Teenager Georgia Williams heads to her first European cycling experience buoyed in the knowledge her elevation to the elite ranks has met with considerable success over the summer.

Olympic medallist Simon Van Velthooven showed his class to dominate the heats of the keirin on the third day of qualifying at the BikeNZ national track cycling championships in Invercargill today.

The cyclist known as Rhino – Simon Van Velthooven - charged through a world class field to claim an exciting keirin final at the BikeNZ national track cycling championships in Invercargill tonight.