Track racing, Rio 2016 **spoilers**

[smutchin]

Been out on my bike. Back just in time to see Kenny nail it... pretty close in the end though. Blimey.

 

[coffeejo]

Becky's up again.

 

[coffeejo]

Phew, she just made it.

 

[coffeejo]

Marchant's turn. *bites nails*

 

[HF2300]

Great, good win for James. Useful to get rid of the world champion early as well.

 

[Buddfox]

They will keep Marchant and James apart for the semis?

 

[coffeejo]

 

[HF2300]

Wow. (again)! Marchant accelerating in the saddle and still beating Krupeckaite on power.

 

[coffeejo]

They will keep Marchant and James apart for the semis?

Boardman said yesterday that he hoped they wouldn't see each other until the final...

 

[Buddfox]

Boardman said yesterday that he hoped they wouldn't see each other until the final...

I seem to remember for the men that they said it was deliberate to keep Kenny and Skinner apart (ie the rules dictated competitors from the same country didn't race each other in the semis). But I might have misheard or misunderstood, and may not apply to the women's sprint.

 

[brommers]

Boardman said yesterday that he hoped they wouldn't see each other until the final...

The Brits were 1 and 2 qualifying, so expect that counts

 

[HF2300]

That was a heck of a race. Determined riding by Vogel, great win.

 

[HF2300]

Cookson looking smug again.

 

[andrew_s]

The Brits were 1 and 2 qualifying, so expect that counts

The initial timed runs are seeding as well as qualifying the top 18(?) for the head to heads, so 1 & 2 won't meet until the final unless one loses and has to go through the repechages.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Just seen on Twitter fom Tom Cary, Telegraph correspondent "Just to put to bed any rumours of a late Cav protest UCI says no case to answer. Dealt with in-race. Park had concussion.out of hospital now"