Azizulhasni is the world No. 1 again

Mohd Azizulhasni Awang celebrates after qualifying into the Men's Keirin finals at Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 27, 2014. GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Azizulhasni Awang will head to next month’s Track World Championships in London as the world’s No. 1 ranked men’s keirin cyclist.

The 28-year-old Azizul reached the zenith of cycling in the latest UCI world rankings in keirin with a 508-point total. This is not accounting the points accumulated at the recent Asian Championships, where he finished third.