Pendleton also competes in three events, riding in the two-woman, two-lap team sprint alongside BMX ace Reade for Sky Track Cycling against Britain's Becky James and Jess Varnish.

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Hoy opens his campaign on Friday in the men's sprint and will ride in all three sprint events - individual sprint, team sprint and Keirin - for Sky Track Cycling.

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Campaigners say that one track south of Sky Hill has a strip of damage as wide as a four-lane motorway.

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