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The Independent UK

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Flo Clifford

UCI Track World Championships 2025: Schedule, results, and how to watch

Track World Championships Emma Finucane Matt Richardson Anna Morris Katie Archibald Alex Whitehead Charlie Tanfield Chile Josh Tarling Josie Knight

A strong women’s team pursuit will be among the GB hopefuls bidding for world glory this week - (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Six defending world champions lead a strong British squad at the Track World Championships, held in Santiago, Chile this week.

22 titles are up for grabs, 11 each for men and women, as preparation begins in earnest for a tilt at the sport’s highest honours: Olympic gold in LA in 2028.

Among those hoping to get their campaigns off to the best possible start are the two-time defending women’s pursuit champions, with Meg Barker, Josie Knight, Anna Morris and Jess Roberts part of the 22-strong British squad heading to the Chilean capital.

Fellow team pursuit defending champion Katie Archibald will miss out on their bid at a hat-trick but will compete in the Madison and elimination races, while two-time sprint world champion Emma Finucane aims for a hat-trick of her own.

The men’s team is helmed by Matt Richardson, who demolished the 200m flying lap world record in August - becoming the first man to go under nine seconds with a blistering time of 8.857 - and will resume his duel with 16-time world champion Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands in the best possible form.

Here’s everything you need to know:

When are the Track World Championships?

The 2025 Track World Championships begin on Wednesday 22 October and run until Sunday 26 October at the Velódromo Peñalolén in Santiago, Chile, which hosts the event for the first time.

How to watch the Track World Championships

The 2025 Track World Championships will be broadcast live on BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Friday’s events from 9pm-1am BST will be live on BBC Three, while Sunday’s action will be broadcast from 4.30-7.15pm GMT on BBC Two and 7.15-9pm on BBC Three.

Team GB's Matt Richardson will head to Chile having broken the flying lap world record twice this summer (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Track World Championships schedule

Wednesday-Saturday times BST, Sunday times GMT

Wednesday 22 October

Morning session (3pm – 8.14pm)

Team pursuit qualifying - Women
Team pursuit qualifying - Men
Team sprint qualifying - Women
Team sprint qualifying - Men

Afternoon session (10pm - 12.26am)

Team sprint - First round - Women
Team sprint - First round - Men
Scratch race 10 km - Final - Women
Team pursuit - First round - Men
Team sprint - Final - Women
Team sprint - Final - Men

Thursday 23 October

Morning session (3pm - 5.43pm)

Keirin - First round - Men
Sprint - 200m qualifying - Women
Keirin - Repechages - Men
Sprint – 1/16 final - Women
Keirin - Second round - Men
Sprint – 1/8 final - Women

Afternoon session (9.30pm-12.26am)

Team pursuit - First round - Women
Sprint - 1/4 Final 1 - Women
Keirin - 3rd Round - Men
Team pursuit - Finals - Men
Sprint - 1/4 Final 2 - Women
Elimination - Final - Women
Sprint - 1/4 Final 3 - Women
Keirin - Final (7th-12th place) - Men
Keirin - Final (1st-6th place) - Men
Scratch 10 km - Final - Men
Team Pursuit - Final - Women

Friday 24 October

Morning session (3pm to 5.55pm)

Kilometre time trial qualifying - Men
Omnium - Scratch 10km - Women
Individual pursuit - qualifying - Men
Omnium - Tempo race 10km - Women

Afternoon session (9pm to 12.59am)

Points race 40km - Final - Men
Sprint - Semi-Final 1 - Women
Omnium - Elimination - Women
Sprint - Semi-Final 2 - Women
Kilometre time trial - Final - Men
Sprint - Semi-Final 3 - Women
Individual pursuit - Finals - Men
Sprint - Finals 1 - Women
Omnium - Points race 20km - Women
Sprint - Finals 2 and 3 - Women

Saturday 25 October

Morning session (3pm to 7.43pm)

Kilometre time trial qualifying - Women
Sprint qualifying - Men
Omnium - Scratch 10km - Men
Sprint - 1/16 Final - Men
Individual pursuit - qualifying - Women
Omnium - Tempo race 10km - Men

Afternoon session (9.30pm to 1.10am)

Kilometre time trial - Final - Women
Sprint - 1/4 Final 1 - Men
Madison 30km - Final - Women
Omnium - Elimination - Men
Sprint - 1/4 Final 2 - Men
Individual pursuit - Finals - Women
Sprint - 1/4 Finals 3 - Men
Omnium - Points race 25km - Men

Sunday 26 October

Morning session (2pm to 3.11pm)

Sprint - Semi-Final 1 - Men
Keirin - 1st round - Women
Sprint - Semi-Final 2 - Men
Keirin - Repechages - Women
Sprint - Semi-Final 3 - Men

Afternoon session (4.30pm to 8.18pm)

Keirin - 2nd round - Women
Sprint - Finals 1 - Men
Points race 25km - Final - Women
Keirin - 3rd round - Women
Elimination - Final - Men
Sprint - Finals 2 - Men
Keirin - Final (7th-12th place) - Women
Keirin - Final (1st-6th place) - Women
Sprint - Finals 3 - Men
Madison 50km - Final - Men

Four-time Olympic medallist Jack Carlin will not be part of the squad after announcing his retirement last week (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Who are the Brits competing?

This year the British squad encompasses both multiple Olympic and world champions in Archibald and Finucane - the latter competing in the sprint and team sprint - and debutants including Rhian Edmunds, Iona Moir and Rhianna Parris-Smith.

Individual pursuit reigning champion Anna Morris has set two world records already this year and will look to translate that form into a successful title defence, while world team pursuit silver medallist Charlie Tanfield will be hoping to go one better this time around alongside Michael Gill and Will Tidball.

Giro d’Italia stage winner Josh Tarling will also make his elite track world championships debut after a lengthy injury lay-off on the road, partnering Mark Stewart in the Madison.

Matt Richardson will finally make his track world championships debut for Great Britain after switching from representing Australia after last year’s Paris Olympics.