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SPORTS A17
Wednesday 2 March 2016

Wiggins returns BOLT OF
for Britain at THUNDER
track cycling
worlds Westbrook has 20-15-13, OKC bounces back

LIZ BYRNES Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, left, and Okla-
Four-time Olympic cham- homa City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook battle for the
pion Bradley Wiggins will ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game
race at his first Track Cy- Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. The Thun-
cling World Champion- der won 131-116.
ships since 2008 when the
worlds start Wednesday in Associated Press
London. Page 21
Wiggins is one of the stand-
out names competing at
the five-day event at Lee
Valley VeloPark, which
hosted the 2012 Olympic
cycling program.
The men will compete in
10 events with the women
riding in nine - the Madison
being the only event re-
maining that’s only for men
- in the final competition of
the track cycling season.
The track program at the
2016 Olympics in Rio gets
underway on Aug. 11
and London represents
for some a final chance
to earn selection for the
Games in Brazil.
Wiggins won the time trial
at the 2012 Olympics in
London, 10 days after cap-
turing the Tour de France.
The Team Wiggins rider is
aiming to compete at his
fifth Olympics where he
would become the most-
decorated British Olym-
pian in history if he wins a
medal. Wiggins, co-most
decorated with Chris Hoy
at seven, is not guaran-
teed a place on the Britain
team with London deter-
mining whether he goes to
Rio.
Wiggins will race in the
team pursuit and team up
with Mark Cavendish in the
non-Olympic Madison; the
pair won the world title in
2008. Cavendish is aiming
to compete in the omnium
in Brazil.
Gregory Bauge races for
his ninth world title in the
sprint events.