Sir Chris Hoy took the gold in the men's sprint of the track World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, adding to his keirin silver medal. He beat Denis Dmitriev in the final, with Shane Perkins taking bronze. The women's keirin was taken by Frenchwoman Clara Sanchez, ahead of Germany's Kristina Vogel and Russia's Ekaterina Gnidenko.
Alexander Edmondson and Glenn O'Shea took the madison gold for Australia, ahead of Silvan Dillier and Loic Perizzolo (Switzerland) and Artur Ershov and Kirill Sveshnikov (Lokosphinx). In the women's omnium, Evgeniya Romanyuta (Rusvelo) took the gold ahead of Dani King (Great Britain) and Li Huang (China).
It was a good day for British cycling, with Hoy's gold and King's silver. Hoy had missed the European Championships due to a chest infection. "Chris had a good comeback winning the sprint and finishing second in the keirin, after being ill for the Euros - we're really pleased with that," said coach Jan Van Eijden. Hoy overcame Russia's Dmitriev in the final without the need for a decider.
For the British team, everything points towards the Olympics. "I think in terms of times we achieved what we wanted to achieve, we have got loads of numbers now we can take away and go forward to the next bit of the season with London, then the Worlds in Melbourne, so we're on the right path but there are a few bits we need to change," Van Eijden said.
In the qualifier Hoy's time was slower than that of Frenchman Kevin Sireau, but when it counted, Hoy was there. In the quarter-finals he overcame compatriot Matt Crampton, who had to settle for seventh in the end. Dmitriev beat Sireau in the quarter finals in three runs. The semi-final was straightforward for Dmitriev, who beat Perkins in two runs. Hoy lost the first run against Forstemann, but took number two and three to set up the final. Perkins won the race for bronze in two runs as well.
Dani King moved into second overall in the women's omnium with a first place in the individual pursuit, averaging over 50km/h and well over half a second ahead of her nearest opponent. She had also taken the flying lap event. King took sixth place in the scratch race, keeping her in second in the women's omnium. She sealed her silver with a second place in the time trial.
Romanyuta had won the points race and finished second in the individual pursuit. A fourth place in the time trial was enough for her to win the omnium, with 26 points, seven points clear of King. Third-placed Hunag had 43 points. Romanyuta was the only racer to score a top ten in each of the six events.
The men's madison event came down to the points, as none of the top ten team was able to take a lap. The Australian squad was on fire, taking four times the top spot at the sprints (the fourth, fifth and seventh sprints ). To top it off, the Aussies took the final sprint. The Swiss team was third in the final and managed to win one of the intermediate sprints. They were eventually at 14 points, eight points less than the Australians had amassed. The Lokosphinx team was two points behind the Swiss, after receiving no points for their sixth-place finish.
The next World Cup is December 1-3 in Cali, Colombia.
Men's sprint
Gold Chris Hoy (Sky)
Silver Denis Dmitriev (Moscow Track Team)
Bronze Shane Perkins (Team Jayco-AIS)
Men's Madison
Gold Australia (Alexander Edmondson and Glenn O'Shea)
Silver Switzerland (Silvan Dillier and Loic Perizzolo)
Bronze Artur Lokosphinx (Ershov and Kirill Sveshnikov)
Women's omnium
Gold Evgeniya Romanyuta (Rusvelo)
Silver Dani King (Great Britain)
Bronze Li Huang (China)
Women's keirin
Gold Clara Sanchez (France)
Silver Kristina Vogel (Germany)
Bronze Ekaterina Gnidenko (Russia)