There was disappointment for Anna Mears and Victoria
Pendleton in the Kerin, but there was success for Chris Hoy and Laura Trott.
Australia kicked off the gold rush, as they dominantly beat
the current Olympic and World Record holders Great Britain. The Brits had a
good start and lead for the first four laps, but Australia was quick to pull it
back. It wasn’t long before the first cracks began to show and Steven Burke
dropped out. Burke was sitting in man three position, forcing his teammates to
quickly rearrange themselves. Things just fell apart from team GB after that
and they lost a further second, before the finish line.
New Zealand didn’t look like they were being pushed too hard
by the Belgians, in the bronze medal ride off. There was one moment of worry
when the Kiwi’s lost their last man, but they were quick to realign themselves
to put a lot of time into the Belgians. All the riders in this event had to
wait since Thursday, when they set their qualifying times.
