Johanna Konta falls just short of another major scalp as she loses to Venus Williams while Liam Phillips looks forward to this weekend's Olympic BMX test event. Here's our review of the last 24 hours.
Johanna Konta admits she is looking forward to a well-earned rest after she produced a dogged performance to go down fighting against Venus Williams at the Wuhan Open.
Williams took the match in three sets 6-4 3-6 7-5 but the five-time Wimbledon champion was pushed all the way by the 24-year-old Brit.
The performance was another in a remarkable streak of form for Konta who is set to overtake Heather Watson as Britain's number one.
That run reached its crescendo with a stunning fightback victory over world number two Simona Halep on Wednesday to set up the clash with Williams.
And it looked like there might be another moment of magic for Konta who served for the match in the decider before Williams fought back for the win.
"I was happy with my overall performance and even thought I was serving for the match I don't feel I lost it; Venus raised her game and played incredible tennis," she told Sky Sports.
"I grew up watching her and feel lucky that I got to share a court with a champion. But I also definitely wanted to win out there and I did give my best but in the end it wasn't good enough. I'm now looking forward to a good night's sleep.
"For me, rankings are neither here nor there. What really makes me happy are the consistent performances I've put in here day in, day out." Read more here.
The urge to win will never subside for Liam Phillips but he says this weekend’s Olympic BMX test event is about the bigger picture.
Phillips is one of Britain’s most successful BMX riders having taken the World Championship crown in 2013 before adding World Cup titles in 2014 and 2015.
Rio is next on the horizon for the 26-year-old and he already has plenty of Olympic experience having taken to the track in Beijing and London.
And, with an Olympic medal still missing from his collection, Phillips believes this weekend is the perfect opportunity to begin his preparations – though winning on the day will still be on his mind.
“There’s obviously a race there, and we’ll go there to race,” he told British Cycling.
“But the emphasis will be much broader than that. It’s not just about going there and getting a performance.
“It’s so much more than just looking at the result (from the race). There’s so much more to learn away from that.”
Chris Froome is not a man short of ambition with the two-time Tour de France champion looking to make history in 2016.
While the priority for Froome will be to retain his title in France, the 30-year-old has also set his sights on Rio 2016 as he targets a unique treble.
With the Olympic road race coming just 17 days after the final stage of next year’s Tour and the time trial four days after that, Froome is thinking about victory in all three.
"It's going to be an exciting year, that's for sure,” Froome told Sky Sports.
“The main focus for me is going to be the Tour de France again, but just on the back of the Tour de France, we have got the Olympic road race over in Rio, and a few days following that, potentially the Olympic time trial is also on the cards.
"That's a massive goal to set and I think I'm just going to have to take each event as it comes, but it's exciting. It's really exciting."
A party atmosphere, some the world’s best track cyclists and all under one roof at the Lee Valley Velodrome for six consecutive evenings of action – what’s not to love about London’s Six Day racing later this month?
From 18th to the 23rd October, the home of Team GB’s track success at London 2012 will host the city’s first Six Day racing event since 1980 as teams of two riders battle it out over consecutive evenings and across a variety of sprint and endurance racing.
London 2012 gold medallists Dani King and Dame Sarah Storey are set to feature alongside future track stars as the teams compete in well-known six day events such as the Madison, derny and elimination races.
“With being a track cyclist I had heard about six day racing but I had never heard of the UK having a Six Day competition,” said King.
“I thought it would be a nice event to go and watch. And then when I heard it was going to be held in London and that there was women’s racing too I got in touch to see if I could ride.” Read more here.
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