France added another two medals to their haul so far, but will be disappointed that it wasn’t two golds after Kevin Sireau missed out in the men’s sprint on Saturday 6th November in Pruszkow.
Sireau had been on sparkling form since the championships opened on Friday and became immediate favourite for the title after Chris Hoy suffered a shock defeat in the second round. The world number two was given the surprise of his life when the Russian Dennis Dmitriev, who is ranked 25th beat him in two straight races. He only got the chance to race in the final after his opponent in the semis was disqualified.
Controversy in the Semis
Damian Zielinski won his first two heats against Dmitriev, but the Russian argued that the Polish rider had moved in to the sprinters line on the inner track and blocked him. The judges agreed and due to it being his second code violation he was removed not only from the race but the whole event. This left Britain Jason Kenny to take the bronze medal without even having to put a wheel on the track.
Sandie Clair showed she was the woman to beat when she claimed her second gold medal in the individual sprint after she won the team sprint on Friday. Not fazed by losing the opening race in the semi-final she easily in to the final. She met Germany’s sprint queen Kristina Vogel who also needed all three races to beat Simona Krupeckatie. Clair only needed two in the final, however, to beat Vogel and give France their second medal of the day.
Krupeckatie had a much easier time in the third place race and much like Kenny she didn’t have to lay a wheel on track to claim her bronze medal after Belarusian Olga Panarina pulled out.
Ratajczyk Holds on to Lead
The men’s and women’s omniums continued with the elimination race adding to the sprint and points race from the morning session. Rafael Ratajczyk has taken two victories so far and is the overnight leader in the men’s event. The Polish rider sits on top with nine points only one ahead of Germany’s Roger Kluge with 10 points. Omnium world champion Ed Clancy started the event with a bang and victory but has slipped down over the next two events and is now in seventh going in to Sunday.
Leire Olaberria Doronsoro also managed to hold on to her morning’s first place, with another top five finish. The Spaniard, who came third in the world championships in March, is yet to win an event but her consistency has proved good for her. With the world champion Tara Whitten and second place Lizzie Armitstead not competing she is surely the favourite to stand on the top of the podium on Sunday.
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