Jason Kenny made it through a crash filled Kerin event to win gold ahead of compatriot Matt Crampton on Sunday 7th November in Pruszkow.
It was a British one-two in the men’s Kerin as Kenny lead muscle-man Crampton over the line. Crampton has the lead going in to the final lap and used his power to get around and looked like gold would be his, but Kenny slipped around just before the line to steal it from his clutches.
Crashes Down the Germans
In Kenny’s second round race German riders Maximilian Levy and Michael Seidenbecher collided resulting in Levy being carried from the velodrome on a spinal board. It was later revealed that he had suffered from a broken collarbone and unsurprisingly Levy was unable to compete in the minor final with Seidenbecher coming last. Initially the man who had come second in the heat Adam Ptacnik from the Czech Republic was blamed for the incident and disqualified from the event. After some reconsideration he was reinstated and allowed to compete in the final and took bronze.
Olga Panarina made up for her disappointment about missing out on third place in the sprint by taking gold in the women’s kerin. She beat world champion Simona Krupeckatie by less than a bike wheel after she lunged across the line. The woman who beat both of them in the pursuit Sandie Clair missed out on a chance for a hat-trick of medals finishing in fourth.
Jess Varnish missed out in the 7-12 place final when she clipped the wheel of the rider in front before the derny rolled away, but fortunately she was ok.
Madison Madness
The only non-Olympic event in the championships is the Madison which has been included as they already hold a European Madison championship. The Czech Republic team of Martin Blaha and Jiri Hochmann was the only team who managed to gain two laps on the field. They made a break with the Ukraine but made a second break almost immediately they reached the back of the group. They were joined by Belgium who were well ahead on points and overtook the Ukraine in the standings.
Omnium Challenge
The omnium event was also concluded with the final three events including the 4km individual pursuit, scratch race and kilo. Roger Kluge won his first ever medal in the event when he came up trumps after a brilliant final day. The German showed the importance of consistency over victories taking a second, third and seventh. World champion Ed Clancy triumphed in the kilo but it was too little too late and he missed out on bronze by one point.
Rafael Ratajczyk had started the day as the leader with nine points only one ahead of second-place man Kluge. His lead didn’t last long once the pursuit began with Tim Veldt taking the single point after he finish almost one second ahead of Kluge.
In the women’s event Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro held on to the lead she made for herself in the second event. The Spaniard’s results were similar to Kluge with a second, fourth and eighth to clinch the title she missed out on in the Olympics by three points. Great Britain yet again missed out on a medal by mere points with Laura Trott finishing two points behind third place.
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