Laura Trott takes bronze in Cali omnium

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Britain's Laura trott came third in the women's omnium in Cali, Colombia, only beaten by the two riders who remain favourite for the new Olympic title in London.

American Sarah Hammer was a comfortable winner of the world cup gold medal on 14 points* after winning two events and coming second in another two. She finished on 14 points, while Trott accumulated 29, just one more than Tara Whitten (Canada) in second place.

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.