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World
& Olympic Champion Luke Roberts to race Bradley Wiggins in Pursuit
Match : 23/3/06
The
SCCU Good Friday Track Meeting on April 14 is shaping up nicely with riders
coming from Belgium, Holland, Italy, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany,
Japan and Australia swelling the largest field ever in the history of
the meet.
Star Rider Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis) is challenged in
the Pursuit Match by Australian Luke Roberts (CSC). More announcements
about this will follow shortly.
Other events
on the almost settled progame include;
- The SCCU Golden Wheel 20km Scratch Race is the richest race of its kind
in the country, with a prize fund of £2850 and £1000 going
to the winner.
- National Derny Paced Champion Bryan Taylor will be looking for a win
in the BPA Derny Paced Race. More announcements about this will follow
shortly.
- The gates open at 10 am with Sprint preliminaries starting at 11. The
main meeting starts at 1 pm and is scheduled to finish about 6 pm.
- Admission is £6 for children, £12 for adults and a Super
Saver Family Ticket is only £30 and are available from the Good
Friday Box Office c/o Classic Wills, 11 Addington Road, West Wickham,
Kent, BR4 9BW or at the gate on the day.
Luke Roberts
Luke Roberts rides for top professional road race team CSC is the man
that Bradley Wiggins beat at the 2003 Pursuit World Championships.
His Palamares
include World Championship & Olympic successes as well as making a
mark on the professional road race scene. Without doubt Roberts will offer
the huge Easter crowd something special as he takes on local man, Bradley
Wiggins in the Pursuit Match.
Palmares
2005
6 TAEG Hainleite
8 San Francisco GP
17 GP Cholet
2004
1 Olympic Team Pursuit
1 Team Pursuit World Championship
1 Stage 1, Rheinland Pfalz Rundfahrt
3 Australian Championship, ITT
4 Individual Pursuit World Championship
4 Madison World Championship
5 Olympic Individual Pursuit
7 CSC Classic
8 Grand Prix SATS
9 Tour Down Under
2003
1 Team Pursuit World Championship
1 Prologue, Giro del Veneto, U/23
1 Stage 4, Giro del Veneto, U/23
1 Stage 5, Ringerike Grand Prix
2 Individual Pursuit World Championship
2 Herald Sun Tour
2002
1 Team Pursuit World Championship
2 Individual Pursuit World Championship
2001
1 Stage 4, Tour Down Under

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