# Olympic champ Andrews won’t defend world title in Ballerup

*By Simon | October 14, 2024*

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## 󠀁[Olympic champ Andrews won’t defend world title in Ballerup](https://globalkeirin.com/2024/10/olympic-champ-andrews-wont-defend-world-title-in-ballerup/)󠁿

14 October 2024

**Ellesse Andrews** is one of several notable absentees from the
[provisional start lists](https://www.uci.org/race-hub/2024-tissot-uci-track-world-championships-ballerup-den/5Vv79v4LxUhur2w4n5gyR)
ahead of this week’s Track World Championships.

Having won both sprint and keirin at the Olympics, the New Zealander skips the
trip to Ballerup, Denmark. The country will be represented only by two women,
Ally Wollaston and Bryony Botha, competing in the endurance events.

But the women either side of Andrews on the Paris podium, **Hetty van de Wouw**
and **Emma Finucane** will be part of full-strength keirin line-ups for the
Netherlands and Great Britain respectively.

Germany’s Emma Hinze and Lea-Sophie Friedrich both give it a miss this year,
providing opportunities to the younger line-up of **Alessa-Catriona Pröpster**
and **Clara Schneider**.

Having failed to reach the second day in Paris, Colombia’s **Martha Bayona**
will be hoping for a return to the form which saw her take silver in Glasgow
last year. And Japan’s **Mina Sato** will be accompanied by **Fuko Umekawa**,
whom she beat at last year’s Girls Keirin Grand Prix.

![Paris 2024 Olympic Games](https://globalkeirin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/AW6_3368.jpg)

_Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com_

On the men’s side, **Harrie Lavreysen** is coming, so that’s probably all you
need to know. _You want more?_ Oh, ok then.

The Dutchman could very well return home with four new rainbow jerseys: he is
entered for sprint, team sprint, keirin – and kilo. ‘This year, I’m taking it
one step further. As you know, I like to push my limits,’ he wrote
[on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DA-9jJDOBSq/?hl=en): ‘Let’s see how
far I can go!’ He will have **Jeffrey Hoogland** for company when the derny
comes out.

Of the other Paris finalists, Malaysia’s **Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom** and
Japan’s **Shinji Nakano** will be in Ballerup, hoping to finish rubber-side down
this time. But Jack Carlin will miss the event entirely, with Great Britain
sending Paris reserve **Joe Truman** and **Harry Ledingham-Horn** instead.

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_Richardson can’t represent GB this time (Instagram)_

~Australia’s~ Great Britain’s Matthew Richardson is unable to compete in his new
colours, following his surprise switch of allegiance to the land of his birth.
UCI rules state that ‘the rider shall not be eligible for selection with another
national team in the subsequent edition of each of the World Championships
and/or Continental Championships.’

And with Matthew Glaetzer having declared Paris to be his last Olympics, that
leaves Australia’s places to **Thomas Cornish** and **Ryan Elliott**.

Quintero, Rudyk, Ota, Yakovlev and Paul also appear on the start list for what
will no doubt be an exciting competition – but it’s hard to imagine anyone but
Lavreysen wrapped in stripes on Thursday evening.

**Men’s schedule: Thursday**

| 14:00 | First round |
| --- | --- |
| 15:18 | First round repechage |
| 16:23 | Quarter finals |
| 19:16 | Semi finals |
| 20:39 | Finals |

 

**Women’s schedule: Sunday**

| 11:08 | First round |
| --- | --- |
| 11:53 | First round repechage |
| 13:32 | Quarter finals |
| 14:33 | Semi finals |
| 15:26 | Finals |

All times are 🇩🇰 local (CEST = UTC+2)

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