Archibald eyes Track Champions League success ahead of Paris Olympics

– Britain’s Katie Archibald is among the big-name athletes in action at the Track Champions League finale this weekend in London.
– Archibald leads the women’s endurance competition after last weekend’s third round in Paris.
– She has been brilliant in Paris and has been throughout the 2023 league, dominating the Elimination Race in different situations and finishing highly in the Scratch Races despite not winning them.
– She heads into the final two rounds of competition with a 12-point lead over Anita Yvonne Stenberg and has looked unbeatable in the Elimination.
– The former multiple-time Olympic and World Champion appreciates the exposure to high-level racing provided at the Track Champions League, knowing she can make mistakes and use them going into preparation for Paris 2024.
– This is the Champions League’s third season with Archibald ever-present.
– She won the overall women’s endurance crown in 2021 and backed that up with second in 2022.
– Archibald has two Olympic Gold Medals to her name from the Team Pursuit in Rio 2016 and the Madison with Laura Kenny in Tokyo 2020.
– The final two rounds of the Track Champions League take place on Friday and Saturday evening, November 10 and 11.
– Archibald knows all too well how important it is to perform on both Friday and Saturday, having lost the overall lead in 2022 on the penultimate day of competition which she was unable to bring back despite winning the last race.

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