New Zealand sprint cyclists Eddie Dawkins and Simon van Velthooven have carried their strong European form into the first day of the international track series in Adelaide.
Southlander Dawkins won the keirin on Wednesday, with Olympic time trial bronze medallist van Velthooven third as they kept the Australians off of the podium
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Dawkins won his heat which included compatriots Matt Archibald and Ethan Mitchell, who both missed out on the repechage.
Van Velthooven headed off five Australians in his heat but couldn't match Dawkins and Malaysian second placegetter Josiah Ng in the final.
Timaru rider Shane Archbold leads the men's omnium competition after the first of two days.
Taking a break from his professional road contract in Europe, Archbold is competing at his first track competition since the London Olympics a year ago.
Ashburton's Lauren Ellis and fellow-Olympian Jaime Nielsen of Southland are in third and fifth positions respectively in the women's omnium
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The Kiwi contingent are competing at the five-day UCI tier one competition to accrue qualifying points for upcoming World Cup events.
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