Track Asia Cup of cycling from Nov 18

The second edition of the Track Asia Cup, which is a qualifier for the upcoming Rio Olympics, will be held here from November 18 to 20.
The two-day event, which is organised by the Cycling Federation of India, is scheduled to be held at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, CFI said at a press conference.
According to the CFI officials, the event, graded class 1 by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), is also an Olympic qualifier whereby the points attained by a cyclist will add to the ranking of the individual and thus make it more competitive and interesting.
The first edition of the event, hosted in India last year, had seen the participation of four countries. This year the participation is set to go up to 10.

Two teams, SAINCAQ and CFI will be representing India this year in the competition which is also seen as a test for the UCI World Championships scheduled to organised next year.
"The preparations are done for the Track Asia Cup and we are expecting a spectacular event this time where in top Asian cyclists will the competing for the Olympic and World Cup qualifications." Said Onkar Singh, Secretary General of the CFI.

"CFI is fully committed to the development and promotion of the sport in India and that is the reason we have decided to field our two additional academy teams in this event, so that our cyclists can get more exposure while competing against top Asia cyclists," he added.

The event will see a total participation of 13 teams from 10 countries, including one continental team ASTANA, and more than 150 cyclists would be the part of the competition.
The event at IG Sport Complex will be open to spectators free of coast.