2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
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The 2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a
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season. It was the 24th series of the
UCI Track Cycling World Cup The UCI Track Cycling World Cup (formerly known as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics) was a multi race tournament held over a track cycling season - usually between October and February. Each series is divided into several rounds, each held ...
organised by the UCI. The series ran from 30 October 2015 to 17 January 2016 and consisted of three rounds in
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,
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and Hong Kong.


Series

This season of World Cup consisted of three rounds, in Cali (Colombia), Cambridge (New Zealand) and Hong Kong.


Cali, Colombia

The first round was hosted in Cali. Cali is the 3rd most populated city in Colombia and a regular host of the World Cup series, hosting the series for the thirteenth time this season. Unlike the other two rounds of this series, the racing was held on three full days between 30 October 2015 and 1 November 2015 at the
Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño The Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño is a velodrome in Cali, Colombia. It was opened in 1971 and renovated in 2007. It is a regular location for the UCI Track Cycling World Cup and hosted the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The ven ...
. The venue had hosted the
UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
in 2014.


Cambridge, New Zealand

The second round was hosted in Cambridge, which is a small town in the
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of New Zealand. It is 24 kilometers away from the closest city
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. This round was held between 5 and 6 December 2015 at the Avantidrome. Avantidrome is an indoor velodrome built in 2014.


Hong Kong

The last round of this World Cup series was hosted in Hong Kong. This round was held between 16 and 17 January 2016 at the
Hong Kong Velodrome Hong Kong Velodrome is a velodrome in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. It has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,000 people. It opened on 30 December 2013 next to the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground. History The Hong Kong governme ...
. It was the second international event after the velodrome was built in 2013.


Overall team standings

Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. The top ten teams after the third and final round are listed below:


Results


Men


Women


References


External links

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