Overall a good championships, and a clear lesson to GB. The tactics in the women's TP seemed strange, losing a rider too early after two "big turns", was, I thought, weakening and overloading the other three. Comments about missing Dani King - spot on, she adds consistency and power. The sprinters were, to put it brutally, a bit of a disaster. Plenty of work for the coaches (and maybe talent spotters) there. Where is the new Chris Hoy, because on what happened in Paris, Jason Kenny didn't have it.
Comments about the application of the rules, track racing is very technical, rules are very explicit, and commissaires have little or no leeway. It's simple as that. Criticism is easy when you are not there and I wouldn't have their job, especially when the inane comments of know nothing TV presenters do nothing to help. If the DQ incident referred to had been treated differently, and the race stopped and restarted, work out (it takes one second) the reaction of the other riders and team managers who KNOW the rules. Then tell us that the commissaires are wrong to strictly implement the regulations. Having talked to some, these officials are no mugs, and they are aware of having to make difficult decisions which won't make them popular, but still do so. I respect that, as everyone should respect the officials. that's spoken as someone who has now and again been on the wrong end of what I thought was harsh, but then they don't always get you for everything!
