Cooper was locked in a qualification duel with fellow double Commonwealth Games medalist Sam Gaze.

He says at least the decision provides clarity.

Cooper's already been in lockdown for 10 days after returning from the northern hemisphere.

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17 Apr: A cyclist has critical injuries after a collision with a truck on Auckland's Dairy Flat Highway

15 Apr: Ellesse Andrews has collected victory in the keirin at the latest UCI Track Nations Cup round in Canada

15 Apr: An unlicensed driver is expected to take years to pay off reparations, after fatally striking and running over a motorcyclist, and fleeing the scene

13 Apr: An unlicensed driver who ran over a motorcyclist before fleeing in Hastings will carry out a community-based sentence

29 Mar: Star Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert has had surgery after suffering multiple fractures in a crash which has put his Giro d'Italia entry in doubt

27 Mar: A motorcyclist has been seriously injured after a crash this evening, on Auckland's Pakuranga Road

20 Mar: A motorcyclist has been critically injured, after colliding with a vehicle at Kaipara Flats near Warkworth

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