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Grenchen hosts Europe’s two-wheel track stars as the European Track Cycling Championships gets under way on Wednesday. The British team, loaded with luminaries such as Sir Bradley Wiggins and Laura Trott, are expected to consolidate their place atop the all-time medal table in this event and are also hoping to accumulate those last imperative qualifying points for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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Another tournament with a youthful complexion is the ATP Shanghai Rolex Masters, which starts on Sunday. In its seventh year, this event is the flagship Asian competition on the ATP World Tour. Roger Federer is the defending champion, having defeated Gilles Simon in the final last year. However, the Swiss will face a stern challenge in China, with the world No1 and US Open winner, Novak Djokovic, in devastating form, as well as a seemingly resurgent Rafael Nadal.
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The final race weekend of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship takes place at Brands Hatch. With Spitfires and spectacle aplenty, the finale has two men still in contention for the crown. In pole position sits Milwaukee Yamaha’s Josh Brookes, who has never won the championship and was rumoured to be leaving British Superbikes before the season started. Forty-seven points behind Brooks is Shane Byrne, a four-times champion and a man hopeful that a tidal wave of domestic support can see him do the improbable and sweep past the Australian.
