Day four of the olympic track cycling carnival will feature the medal races for the men’s sprint, the first three legs of the multi-disciplined Omnium and Anna Meares as she tries to make it through the early rounds of the women’s sprint. Join The Roar for live coverage of all the action from 5am (AEST).
The morning will roll off with the qualifying rounds of the women’s sprint. Australia’s Anna Meares and Stephanie Morton are expected to make their way through to the pointy end of the competition.
The start list also features the gold and silver medallists from yesterday’s tightly fought keirin – Elis Ligtlee (Netherlands) and Rebecca James (Great Britain) – as well as the ever dangerous Kristina Vogel (Germany).
Meares is the reigning Olympic champion in this event. Could she take home the title once again? While the medals won’t be decided today, we’ll definitely know more of our favourite cyclist’s form after this morning’s session.
The medals for the men’s sprint will be decided however, with Aussie Matthew Glaetzer paired up with Russia’s Denis Dmitriev in the race for bronze. Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner will battle it out for gold in an all-British final.
The men’s omnium will also get underway with the first three events to be contested. The riders will hit the boards with a scratch race, an individual pursuit and the always unpredictable elimination race.
Australia will be represented by the versatile Glen O’Shea while Britain’s Mark Cavendish will be trying to capture some Olympic glory after transitioning back to the track following a successful Tour de France on the road.
It all adds up to a fascinating morning of cycling.
Prediction
Anna Meares to show us more of why she is the most decorated track cyclist our country has ever produced.
Be sure to follow all the live action from day four on the track right here on The Roar from 5am (AEST).
Sean Lee
Expert
And now ladies and gentlemen I have to do the school run. I hope you enjoyed this morning's coverage of the track cycling from Rio. Don't forget to join us again tomorrow morning for more Olympic coverage. Cheers!
Sean Lee
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Gaviria from Colombia is out. Two left. And Viviani (Italy) sprints over the top of Boudat (France) to claim full points for this event. Good racing.
Sean Lee
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Kuboki the Japanese rider is out.
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5 riders left. Zakharov is gone and then there were four!
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Suter from Switzerand is eliminated as is Mark Cavendish.
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Prado from Mexico is the next to be eliminated.
Sean Lee
Expert
Looks like Glen O'Shea has been eliminated there.
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Bobby Lea departs for the USA.
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The Chinese rider Lueng has been eliminated as has Roger Kluge
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Sorry my live feed is sketchy at the moment.
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Omnium event three - Elimination race The race is underway, who will be eliminated first? Norman Hansen and Kennett of New Zealand are the first two eliminated.
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Doesn't look like the Tour has hurt him too much!
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After two events of the omnium Lasse Norman Hansen leads with 80 points. 2nd - Kluge 72 points 3d - Cavendish 68 points Australia's Glenn O'Shea is 6th with 54 points.
delbeato
Roar Guru
Cav looks good!
Sean Lee
Expert
Still to come today is the third event of the omnium - the elimination race. This is a fascinating race where every two laps the last rider across the line is eliminated.
Sean Lee
Expert
So Anna Meares makes it through to the next round of the women's sprint. Unfortunately Steph Morton has missed out. A mixed day for the Aussies really with Matthew Glaetzer missing out on bronze in the men's sprint.
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Women's sprint repechage 3 Cueff v Jinjie Gong v Morton Cueff took the lead from Morton at the bell, Morton pushes and pushes around the bend and down the finishing straight but is between by half a wheel. Bad luck there! She was finishing fast. 1st - Cueff 2nd - Morton 3rd - Gong
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Women's sprint repechage 2 Sullivan v Welte v O'Brien Welte lead for the entire last lap, holding off the two Canadian riders to finish first. 1st - Welte 2nd - O'Brien 3rd - Sullivan
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Women's sprint repechage 1 Ismayilova v Van Riessen v Meares A tight 3 up sprint, Meares rounds the final bend in second, fighting, fighting and just manages to get her wheel in front at the line. 1st - Meares 2nd - Ismayilova 3rd - Van Riessen Well done Anna!
Sean Lee
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Norman Hansen's individual pursuit time in the omnium was an Olympic record. 1st - Norman Hansen 4'14" 2nd - Cavendish 4'16" 3rd - Viviani 4'17"