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UCI Track Cycling World Championships

UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The Manchester velodrome awaits the weekend's action Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Flags of the 47 competing nations which will be used in medal ceremonies Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Tyres and rims waiting to be prestretched in the mechanics' workshop Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Gear sprockets in the GB mechanics' workshop Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
An electrician preparing the lighting rig casts a shadow over the red carpet Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Electrical and telecommunications cabling for some of the 200 journalists' workstations Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Shanaze Reade takes to the rollers in the warm-up area Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The GB team prepare themselves in the warm-up area Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Lizzie Armitstead prepares for a training session on the track Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
GB team members on their way to the track Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
A training session is reflected in the wing mirror of a pace bike Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The British team take a relaxed attitude to their warm-up Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Riders mirrored in the trackside wall Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The Britain line-up in training for the team pursuit Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
A cyclist's shadow falls on the sunlit track Photograph: Christopher Thomond/freelance
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