As mentioned above, on the track it was the Lavreysen show, with the impressive sprint sweep. As always, the track provided drama between Great Britain and the Dutch. Portugal’s Luri Leitao and Rui Oliviera had a strong showing at the Games, while Frenchman Benjamin Thomas won the grueling omnium race.
On the women’s side, New Zealand’s Ellese Andrews was always in the mix, winning two bronze medals in the sprint and keirin along with a gold in the team sprint. The U.S. women had a highly successful Games with Valente defending her omnium title and the pursuit team winning gold.
Women’s omnium medalists:
🥇: Jennifer Valente (USA)
🥈: Daria Pikulik (POL)
🥉: Ally Wollaston (NZL)
RECAP: American Jennifer Valente defends women’s omnium gold, earns second gold medal in Paris
Women’s sprint medalists:
🥇: Ellesse Andrews (NZL)
🥈: Lea Sophie Friedrich (GER)
🥉: Emma Finucane (GBR)
RECAP: Ellesse Andrews dominates women’s sprint to win gold, third medal of the Games
Men’s keirin medalists:
🥇: Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
🥈: Matthew Richardson (AUS)
🥉: Matthew Glaetzer (AUS)
RECAP: Harrie Lavreysen completes the hat trick in men’s track cycling, wins gold in men’s keirin
Men’s Madison medalists:
🥇: Luri Leitao & Rui Oliveir (POR)
🥈: Simone Consoni & Elia Viviani (ITA)
🥉: Niklas Larsen & Michael Morkov (DEN)
RECAP: Portugal’s Luri Leitao and Rui Oliviera take gold in exciting men’s Madison race
Men’s sprint medalists:
🥇: Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
🥈: Matthew Richardson (AUS)
🥉: Jack Carlin (GBR)
RECAP: Harrie Lavreysen defends Olympic sprint title, Jack Carlin claims bronze in dramatic race
Women’s Madison medalists:
🥇: Ciara Consonni & Vittoria Guazzini (ITA)
🥈: Elinor Barker & Neah Evans (GBR)
🥉: Maike van der Duin & Lisa van Belle (NED)
RECAP: Italy claims gold, Americans Jennifer Valente and Lily Williams finish fourth in women’s Madison
Men’s omnium medalists:
🥇: Benjamin Thomas (FRA)
🥈: Luri Leitao (POR)
🥉: Fabio van den Bossche (BEL)
RECAP: Thomas thrills French crowd
Women’s keirin medalists:
🥇: Ellesse Andrews (NZL)
🥈: Hetty van de Wouw (NED)
🥉: Emma Finucane (GBR)
RECAP: Andrews adds to Olympic gold
Women’s team pursuit medalists:
🥇: USA – Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams, Chloe Dygert, Kristen Faulkner
🥈: New Zealand – Ally Wollaston, Bryony Botha, Emily Shearman, Nicole Shields
🥉: Great Britain – Elinor Barker, Josie Knight, Anna Morris, Jessica Roberts
RECAP: Faulkner, Dygert lead U.S. women’s team pursuit to gold over New Zealand
Men’s team pursuit medalists:
🥇: Australia – Oliver Bleddyn, Sam Welsford, Conor Leahy, Kelland O’Brien
🥈: Great Britain – Ethan Hayer, Daniel Bigham, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon, Oliver Wood
🥉: Italy – Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Francesco Lamon, Jonathan Milan
RECAP: Australia wins gold in men’s team pursuit to cap perfect run at Paris Olympics
Men’s team sprint medalists:
🥇: Netherlands – Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland
🥈: Great Britain – Edward Lowe, Hamish Turnbull, Jack Carlin
🥉: Australia – Leigh Hoffman, Matthew Richardson, Matthew Glaetzer
RECAP: Netherlands sprint to gold in world record
Women’s team sprint medalists:
🥇: Great Britain – Katy Marchant, Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane
🥈: New Zealand – Rebecca Petch, Shaane Fulton, Ellesse Andrews
🥉: Germany – Pauline Grabosch, Emma Hinze, Lea Sophie Friedrich
RECAP: Great Britain wins gold in women’s team sprint
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