Cycling's world governing body said last month they wanted to even up the number of men's and women's events.

 

Currently, cycling has seven men's events and only three for the women at the velodrome during the Olympics.

 

The men have the individual and team pursuits, points race, madison, individual sprint, team sprint and keirin.

 

The women only have the individual sprint, points race and individual pursuit.

 

But under the revised programme, which Wiggins' British team-mate Victoria Pendleton has led the campaign for, they are expected to each have five events.

 

Wiggins has won gold in the past two Olympics in the individual pursuit, one of the events tipped to go in the new programme.

 

He also won gold in the team's pursuit in Beijing last year.

 

Wiggins said: "They've changed the programme now, given the women a load of events.

 

"It's a shame, it will probably end up killing off track endurance cycling."

 

The 29-year-old Wiggins, who today won Victoria's Jayco Herald Sun Tour, claimed it was unfortunate "for the younger guys" coming up in the sport.

 

The Londoner said: "We're pawns in their game.

 

"We're just riders, it doesn't matter what we think."

 

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid said last month that there was "urgency" about devising the new line-up of events, as the International Olympic Committee wanted to announce the programme for London by December 12.

 

 

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