Articles from the 2021 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cairo and beyond: the story and results of the championships, track cycling explained, Cairo and Egypt for visitors, and the betting side of the velodrome.
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From Junior Worlds to Elite Careers: How the Pathway Works
Junior world championships are the shop window of track cycling. How riders move from the junior ranks to the elite, why some stall, and…
Cairo 2021 Results: The Champions and Riders to Watch
All 22 junior world champions from Cairo 2021, the medal table, and the riders whose junior results turned into elite medals within a…
Live Betting at Velodrome Events: An In-Play Guide
Track cycling is made for in-play betting: short races, constant scoring and qualifying data. How live markets work at velodrome events and…
The 2021 UCI Junior Track World Championships in Cairo
For five days in September 2021 Cairo hosted the junior world track championships, the first time the event came to Africa. How it…
A Cycling Fan's Guide to Cairo: Where to Stay and What to Do
Travelling to Cairo for a track meeting? Where to stay near the Nasr City velodrome, how to get around, what to do between sessions and the…
Betting on the UCI Track World Championships and Olympics
How to approach betting on the elite UCI Track World Championships and the Olympic track programme: the events, the favourites' nations,…
The Cairo Velodrome: Africa's Track in Nasr City
The Cairo velodrome sits in the Cairo International Stadium sports complex in Nasr City: a 250 m wooden track under a huge roof with open…
Pursuit and Time Trial: Racing the Clock
The individual pursuit, team pursuit and time trial explained: distances, how the races are run, pacing, aerodynamics and why the team…
Red Sea and Sharm el-Sheikh Resort Casinos
Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada and other Red Sea resorts pair coral reefs with hotel casinos for international guests. Where they are, what they…
Omnium, Madison, Points, Scratch and Elimination
The bunch races are track cycling at its most chaotic: the omnium, madison, points race, scratch and elimination explained, with tactics,…
Sprint, Keirin and Team Sprint Explained
How the match sprint, keirin and team sprint work: qualifying, tactics, the pacer, the relay and the type of rider who wins each, with…
Casinos in Cairo and Egypt: A Visitor's Guide
Egypt's casinos are found in major hotels and by law admit foreign passport holders only. How they work, what games to expect, dress codes,…
Track Cycling Events Explained: A Guide to All 11
Sprint, keirin, team pursuit, omnium, madison, points, scratch, elimination and the time trials: every world championship track event…
Useful Egyptian Arabic Phrases and Etiquette for Visitors
A few words of Egyptian Arabic go a long way: greetings, thank you, numbers for the market and how to haggle, plus etiquette tips for…
Keirin and Pari-Mutuel Betting in Japan Explained
Keirin was invented in Japan in 1948 as a betting sport. How Japanese keirin works, the velodromes, the riders' school, the pari-mutuel bet…
Egypt Travel: Visas, Money, Transport and Practical Tips
Practical information for visiting Egypt: visas and e-visas, flights to Cairo, the Egyptian pound, getting around the city, weather, dress,…
Experience Egypt: Luxor, Aswan, Sinai and the Red Sea
Cairo is the hub, but Egypt offers far more: the temples of Luxor, Abu Simbel and Philae, St Catherine's Monastery, and the reefs and…
Betting on Track Cycling: Sprint, Keirin and Pursuit Markets
How bookmakers price track cycling, the sprint, keirin, pursuit and bunch race markets, and how junior results help you spot future stars…
Experience Cairo: A Visitor's Guide to Egypt's Capital
Cairo is the largest city in the Arab world, a mix of ancient Egypt and the modern world on the Nile. The sights to see, from the pyramids…