Olympic Cycling 2016: Track Medal Winners and Times After Tuesday's Results
Laura Trott added a second 2016 Summer Olympics gold medal to her tally on the track on Tuesday, headlining what was once again a fine evening for Great Britain's cycling team.
The 24-year-old won the omnium by a landslide, while countrywomen Becky James and Katy Marchant finished second and third in the women's sprint, respectively, behind Germany's Kristina Vogel. In the final race of the day, Jason Kenny added another gold to Great Britain's tally in the men's keirin.
Here's a look at Tuesday's medallists:
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| Women's Omnium | Laura Trott, GBR | Sarah Hammer, USA | Jolien D'hoore, BEL |
| Women's Sprint | Kristina Vogel, GER | Becky James, GBR | Katy Marchant, GBR |
| Men's Keirin | Jason Kenny, GBR | Matthijs Buchli, NED | Azizulhasni Awang, MAL |
Recap
Tuesday's track action got off to a rocky start for favourites Great Britain, as Callum Skinner was relegated from his heat for moving out of his lane, effectively ending his Olympics.
The 23-year-old, who already has won a gold and silver medal during the 2016 Olympics, took to Twitter and made it clear he agreed with the decision:
The women's sprint races and final two omnium events took centre stage ahead of the men's keirin finals, and things started well for Trott. Belgium's Jolien D'Hoore couldn't crack the top five in the flying lap, and Trott took top honours with a time of 13.708 seconds, adding 40 points to her tally and taking a 24-point lead into the final event.
Former Olympian Brian Smith was loving the action:
James was up next, facing the Netherlands' Elis Ligtlee with a 1-0 lead in the sprint, and she easily beat her opponent out of the bend to qualify for the final. Marchant entered her second heat against Vogel down 1-0, and the youngster couldn't come from behind to beat her opponent, sending her to the race for the bronze medal.
The semi-finals for the men's keirin were next, and Kenny stole the show in a big way. In fifth place with a lap and a half to go, the men's individual and team sprint champion powered his way to the front, leaving his opponents in his wake.
Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy was impressed:
Trott was 100 laps away from another gold medal at the start of the points race, and with an early break stealing the points, she had little to worry about. D'Hoore made her move at the second sprint, but Trott countered well before the outsiders took the lead again.
D'Hoore shifted her focus to USA's third-placed Sarah Hammer, all but ending the battle for the gold. Trott safely rode out the race to claim her second gold medal of these Games, with Hammer passing D'Hoore for silver, per Matt Slater of the Press Association:
Marchant took the first race of the sprint for the bronze, before Vogel took the lead for the gold, using her elbow a bit to beat James to the line in a close race. The 25-year-old Vogel is one of the most consistent riders in the world, and her experience clearly made the difference in the first heat.
After a short break, the second heats took place, and Marchant beat Ligtlee right on the line to grab her first-ever Olympic medal. Per Cycling Weekly's Simon Richardson, it led to this extraordinary statistic:
In the second heat for the gold, Vogel again used her experience, taking a smart line out of the final corner to beat James for a second time.
The final event of the night was the men's keirin final, which had to be restarted after a rider overtook the derny before it left the track. Initially, it was unclear who the rider was, but replays seemed to suggest it was either Kenny or Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang. ESPN FC's John Brewin feared the worst:
Kenny appeared to be on the verge of disqualification, but after a long discussion, the decision was made to start again with the entire field. Incredibly enough, the exact same thing happened, and once again, the race was stopped.
The third time proved to be the charm, with Kenny entering the final lap in third place and taking the lead in the last bend to finish ahead of Matthijs Buchli of the Netherlands.
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