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Steffie van der Peet

Steffie van der Peet

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    Lorena Wiebes wins world scratch title as Dutch women miss team sprint final

    Lorena Wiebes won the women's scratch race in Shanghai on 14 October, while the defending champions in the women's team sprint failed to reach the final. The men's team sprint, known as The Bullet Train, faces Australia in the afternoon.

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