Men’s Keirin
Rayan Helal (France) would win the first heat, sending Jason Kenny (Great Britain) and Sam Webster (New Zealand) to the repechage. The second heat saw a big crash which meant a re-ride, won by Jack Carlin (Great Britain). Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) won heat three with Yutai Nidda (Japan) taking the fourth heat and sending Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) to the repechage. The final heat saw Yuki Watimoto (Japan) take the win. Both Lavreysen and Kenny would come through the repechage. In the first quarter-final, it was Quintero Chavarro (Colombia) who took the win with Nicholas Paul (Trinidad and Tobago) taking the second and Watimoto winning the third. Kenny won the first semi-final, qualifying alongside Matthew Glaetzer (Australia) and Jair Tjon En Fa (Suriname). In the second it was Awang ahead of Maximilian Levy (Germany) and Lavreysen. In the final, Kenny would lead behind the derny and as it left the track Kenny would take a massive lead. It was an incredible performance as he left everyone else half a lap behind.
🥇Jason Kenny 🇬🇧
🥈Azizulhasni Awang 🇲🇾
🥉Harrie Lavreysen 🇳🇱
Men’s Madison
It was France and Great Britain who would take the early lead on ten points apiece. By halfway, Great Britain led on 20 just a point ahead of Denmark. France would soon go off the front and the scores were soon reversed with Denmark leading on 33, ahead of France on 32 and Great Britain on 26. Spain would aggressively go after a lap only to be pulled back before Belgium would set off. With just one final sprint to go Denmark would lead on 41, France on 36, Britain on 30 and Belgium on 26. Britain aware of the threat of the double points in the final sprint would chase it down and try to steal a lap that would confirm gold. They would not get it but would manage to do enough for silver.
🥇Belgium 🇧🇪
🥈Great Britain 🇬🇧
🥉France 🇫🇷
Men’s Omnium
The opening scratch race was as always a tactical affair. Szymon Sajnok (Poland) and David Maree (South Africa) were first to try and open a gap but were slowly reeled in. Just before the halfway mark Niklas Larsen (Denmark) attempted a break. He was eventually joined by Matthew Walls (Great Britain), Benjamin Thomas (France), Jan Willem van Schip (Netherlands) and Artyom Zakharov (Kazakhstan) who went on to get a lap. At the finish line, Walls beat Thomas and van Schip. In the tempo race, the early breakaway came from Thomas, Larsen, Ella Viviani (Italy), Kenny de Ketele (Belgium) and Thery Schir (Switzerland). Walls and Sajnok would launch their own attack behind which would also get the 20 points for taking a lap. Gavin Hoover (United States), Albert Torres Barcelo (Spain) and van Schip were next to join. The Dutchman would take the tempo win ahead of Thomas, Walls and Schir. This would see van Schip, Walls and Thomas all on 76 overall points. In the elimination race, an early shock came as Roger Kluge (Germany) went out before Sajnok went the following elimination. With ten remaining, it was de Ketele who went out, with Thomas just passing him on the line. With just six remaining it was Thomas eliminated. Campbell Stewart (New Zealand) was fifth with van Schip fourth. Schir took third and in the battle for first, Walls got the early lead but Viviani soon passed him. Heading into the final race this left Walls on 114, van Schip on 110 and Thomas on 106. Kluge would take a lap with Yauheni Karaliok (Belarus) but neither were really in medal contention. Walls and Hoover would take a lap themselves. Stewart was next to take a lap, before Viviani took a massive acceleration looking to get a lap of his own, soon to be joined by Kluge and Karaliok. As the trio joined back onto the main group, it left the standings Walls on 140, Thomas on 112, Viviani on 112, van Schip on 110 and Stewart on 104. Viviani would go ahead of Thomas with a fourth in the seventh sprint. Walls was keeping an eye on the attacks, knowing he would win as long as he was not lapped. In sprint eight it was Viviani again beating Thomas. Stewart would attempt a breakaway which would allow him into a medal place. He would just about make it with a lap to go to allow him to take silver.
🥇Matthew Walls 🇬🇧
🥈Campbell Stewart 🇳🇿
🥉Ella Viviani 🇮🇹
Men’s Team Pursuit
Canada was the first team out and rode a 3.50.455 to be just outside the Olympic record. Germany was a further 0.375 behind. Italy would set the Olympic record, a massive 3.45.895. New Zealand would follow, beating the old record with a 3.46.079. Denmark, the current world record holders would not quite beat their own world record but beat the Olympic record again, with a 3.45.014. An awful crash for the Australians, saw the handle come off, meaning they got to do a re-run. Britain would only ride 3.47.507, leaving them relying on the Australians to not beat them out to medal runs. Unsurprisingly given what had gone on before, the Australians were not able to beat the British time. Australia would set an Olympic record of 3.44.902 in their heat but Italy would destroy that with a 3.42.307 world record. In a controversial final heat, the third Danish rider went into the back of the British rider who had been distanced. It was eventually decided Denmark would go through to the gold medal final, having caught the British team. The battle for bronze was incredible close at halfway. However, a crash happened for New Zealand as the final rider touched wheels with the bike in front and took a spill. This saw the team disengage and Australia cruise to a catch. In the final, Italy held an edge of 0.142 at halfway. Denmark would steal the lead at 2500m as they both dropped the third rider. At 3000m, Denmark had opened the lead up to 0.867 but Italy did start to come back into the race. With 125m to go, Italy was back within a tenth of a second and they would cross the line as gold medal winners, setting a World record.
🥇Italy 🇮🇹
🥈Denmark 🇩🇰
🥉Australia 🇦🇺
Men’s Sprint
In the qualifying, Jack Carlin (Great Britain) was not a particular favourite but laid down an impressive 9.306 Olympic record which had the field chasing him. It was not until the final ten, that riders begin to come near. Nigel Paul (Trinidad and Tobago) rode 9.316. The only two who would beat him were the Dutch pair of Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands) and Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) set a joint Olympic record of 9.306. Maximilian Levy (Germany) scored the first upset as he edged Jair Tjon En Fa (Suriname) whilst Sam Webster (New Zealand) beat Mateusz Rudyk (Poland). Tjon En Fa would make his way back in through the repechage. In the following round, it was the favourites who all made their way through in the round of sixteen clashes, but Tjon En Fa was eliminated in the repechage. The top five seeds would make their way through rather easily. In the final race, Levy managed to get Webster on the outside. Jason Kenny (Great Britain) won the first repechage with Sebastien Vigier (France) taking the other. The four seeds would all take their first quarter-final. It would be the same in the second quarter-finals, apart from Denis Dmitriev (Russia) getting the win over Paul after he was relegated due to deviating off his line. Dmitriev would win the third quarter-final making the final four Hoogland, Lavreysen, Carlin and Dmitriev. In the opening semi-finals, the Dutch riders both took the first race on the track and followed it up in race two, despite both of the races being closer. Carlin would take the first matchup in the bronze medal event. The final saw a fast-paced contest with Hoogland edging a photo. Carlin would take the second race to win the bronze medal. The second race between the Dutch riders saw swings and Lavreysen managed to edge Hoogland on the line to send it to a third race. In the final race, Hoogland took the lead with a sharp move and two laps to go. As the bell ring it was Hoogland in the lead but Lavreysen would come round the outside and take the most comfortable victory of the three.
🥇Harrie Lavreysen 🇳🇱
🥈Jeffrey Hoogland 🇳🇱
🥉Jack Carlin 🇬🇧
Men’s Team Sprint
Australia would set an Olympic record of 42.371 ahead of Russia who set the initial fastest time of 43.097. The Netherlands would go faster in their attempt, setting a time of 42.134. France would slot themselves in with a 42.722. New Zealand would only go into fourth place with a 43.066. Great Britain would go into second with a 42.232. In the quarter-finals France beat New Zealand with a 42.294 and Australia would edge Russia with an Olympic record 42.103. Great Britain would go faster with a 41.829. The Netherlands went even faster with a 41.431. In the bronze medal matchup, the third Australian could not keep touch with his teammates, despite the first cycling really well. France would win the bronze in a 42.331 time with Glaetzer disconnecting from his team. In the final, Britain led the first lap by 0.091, but again the final rider was disconnected, this time for Britain. The Netherlands would improve on their Olympic record to 41.369.
🥇Netherlands 🇳🇱
🥈Great Britain 🇬🇧
🥉France 🇫🇷
Women’s Keirin
The heats saw numerous shocks. Katy Marchant (Great Britain) won heat one but was relegated due to an illegal move, handing the win to Laurine van Riessen (Netherlands). Lea Friedrich (Germany), Kelsey Mitchell (Canada), Olena Starikova (Ukraine) and Lauriane Genest (Canada) were the winners. Perhaps the biggest surprise of those not making the semi-finals were Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) and Anastasiia Voinova (Russia). The quarter-finals were incredibly tough. Lee Wai Sze (Hong Kong) won the first heat with Katy Marchant (Great Britain) taken out by Laurine van Riessen (Netherlands) costing them a semi-final place. In the second semi, it was Shanne Braspennincx (Netherlands) with Mathilde Gros (France) and Friedrich both going out. Mitchell won the third quarter-final. Wai Sze and Tianshi Zhong (China) both missed out on qualification to the final with Starikova winning the first semi. In the second semi, Emma Hinze (Germany) took the early lead only for Mitchell to take charge with two laps to go. On the bell, it was Braspennincx who led with Hinze and Kaarle McCulloch (Australia) knocked out. In the final, it was the Ukrainians who led the field out. Braspennincx led with a lap to go and managed to hold on around the corner to take gold.
🥇Shanne Braspennincx 🇳🇱
🥈Ellesse Andrews 🇳🇿
🥉Lauriane Genest 🇨🇦
Women’s Madison
France attempted an early attack but it was closed down eventually by Britain, Italy and Netherlands. Britain won the first three sprints ahead of the Netherlands. The first team to take a sprint other than Britain was Australia. At halfway Britain had scored 27, ahead of the Netherlands on 13. Soon France was back on the attack but Britain quickly reeled them in. The duo dominated a sprint before they were joined by Denmark, Russia and Belgium. France was soon dropped and a Belgium crash ruled them out. Soon the trio had gained a lap. Of the first 11 laps, Britain had won 9 sprints, a third and a fourth. The final sprint was worth double points and Britain took a massive victory, ahead of Denmark and Netherlands in third. The third for the Netherlands was not enough to get them into a medal position. Britain ended on 78 points, a massive 43 ahead of the next team.
🥇Great Britain 🇬🇧
🥈Denmark 🇩🇰
🥉Russia 🇷🇺
Women’s Omnium
The scratch race saw no one attempt any attacks, leading to a bunching up of riders. The pace would pick up with six laps to go but still, all the riders were separated by bike lengths. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) took the lead with three laps to go only to be passed by Annette Edmondson (Australia). Heading into the final laps there were two massive crashes including Laura Kenny (Great Britain), Lottie Kopecky (Belgium), Elisa Balsamo (Italy) and Clara Copponi (France). The race was won by Jennifer Valente (United States) ahead of Yuki Kajihara (Japan) and Edmondson. With ten laps to go in the tempo race, it was Kenny and Wild tied. Kenny would take the victory ahead of Wild and Valente. That left the standings with Valente on 76, Wild and Kajihara on 70. Edmondson was shocked by the second elimination in the elimination race. Balsamo was another to be eliminated early and Kenny did not even make the top ten. Wild was another who did not make the top ten. Valente was eliminated in fourth place, with Amalie Dideriksen (Denmark) in third. In the final sprint, it was Copponi who got the win over Kajihara in second. Valente on 110 lead Kajihara on 108 with Anita Yvonne Stenberg on 94 and Dideriksen on 92. Dideriksen would launch an attack with just over 50 laps to go, and was soon joined by Wild but by halfway they had been pulled back in. With two sprints remaining Valente led Kajihara and Dideriksen. Most of the sprints had been taken by a breakaway. The seventh spring went to Wild ahead of Dideriksen, leaving Wild in third.
🥇Jennifer Valente 🇺🇸
🥈Yumi Kajihara 🇯🇵
🥉Kirsten Wild 🇳🇱
Women’s Team Pursuit
France set a strong time straight away with a 4.12.502 only for Italy to follow with a 4.11.666. Germany would be the third to begin and rode a world record 4.07.307, smashing the old record. Australia started fast but could maintain that speed. The United States would beat the old record, going into second with a 4.10.118. Great Britain was the final team up in qualifying and had opened up an early lead but the final 1000m were tough and they could only ride a 4.09.022. Britain would take on the United States in the semi-final and would start at a more sensible pace. They would come on in the second half, setting a world record pace of 4.06.748. Germany would improve it in the following heat, going 4.06.166. At halfway in the bronze medal match, the United States led by 0.081. The gap would oscillate but Canada would never go ahead. In the final, at 1000m, Germany had a 1.3 edge. By halfway the gap had increased to 2 seconds. It was dominant and Germany would set a ridiculous 4.04.249 to take gold, with Britain nowhere near their best.
🥇Germany 🇩🇪
🥈Great Britain 🇬🇧
🥉United States 🇨🇦
Women’s Sprint
The Olympic record was set early in the qualifying phase by Ellesse Andrews with a time of 10.563. Mathilde Gros (France) would go even faster with a 10.400. It was another Olympic record set by Lea Friedrich (Germany) as the times kept falling. 17 riders beat the Olympic record. The opening round of matchups saw the first eleven seeds come through. In the twelfth Anastasiia Voinova (Russia) edged Daria Shmeleva (Russia) by 0.056 to take the final space. In the repechage, the four to go through were Yuka Kobayashi (Japan), Bao Shanju (China), Kaarle McCulloch (Australia) and Madalyn Godby (United States), meaning Shmeleva went out. The top eight seeds all went through. The repechage saw Lee Wei Sze (Hong Kong), Tianshi Zhong (China), Andrews and Voinova making it through, knocking McCulloch out. The top three seeds all went through to the quarter-finals but Wei Sze managed to beat Mathilde Gros (France). Katy Marchant (Great Britain) beat Lauriane Genest (Canada) and Shanne Braspennincx (Netherlands) upset Olena Starikova (Ukraine). In the repechage, it was Genest and Starikova who made it through. Starikova would upset Friedrich in the first heat of the quarter-final. Mitchell and Hinze would win the following two with Wei Sze taking the final one. The second semis would all see a repeat apart from Friedrich getting the win back on Starikova. Starikova again would edge the final race, 3 races decided by a combined 0.038. In the first semi-final, Starikova and Mitchell would both victories from behind. Starikova would take the second from the front with Hinze doing the same in their second heat. Mitchell would take the big lead in the final heat and hold on to make the final. In the first heat, it was Mitchell and Wei Sze who took victories. Wei Sze showed she could do it both ways by winning from behind. Mitchell would also take the second race to win gold.
🥇Kelsey Mitchell 🇨🇦
🥈Olena Starikova 🇺🇦
🥉Lee Wai Sze 🇭🇰
Women’s Team Sprint
Germany went out and set the fastest time with a 32.103 ahead of China riding 32.135. Netherlands and Russia were the other teams riding under 33 seconds. Those were the four teams who went through to the medal matchups, with China setting a new world record of 31.804 in the quarter-final. Russia won the bronze medal race against the Netherlands. China started incredible fast and were leading by 0.3 after the first lap. That gap would slow and they managed to edge it by 0.085.
🥇China 🇨🇳
🥈Germany 🇩🇪
🥉Russia 🇷🇺
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