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Lysenko snatches women’s world title in Shanghai
Individual neutral athlete Alina Lysenko took victory in the last few metres of the women’s keirin final at Shanghai, adding the world title to the European jersey she took in Konya earlier this year. The Russian had made an early exit from the individual sprint competition, and wasn’t entered for the kilo, giving her two…
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Lavreysen is world keirin champion for the fifth time
Harrie Lavreysen defended the rainbow jersey he reclaimed in Santiago last year, with a series of strong performances in Shanghai. With big names like Nicholas Paul, Leigh Hoffman and Azizulhasni Awang eliminated earlier in the day, the Dutchman’s main threat in the final seemed to be Kaiya Ota, whose recent focus has been on match…
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Shanghai prepares to welcome the world’s best
Any preview of the Shanghai world championship sprint competitions would almost certainly have led with the latest round of the era’s defining rivalry, Harrie Lavreysen vs Matthew Richardson. But of course, all those drafts had to be hastily rewritten when news broke on Monday that Richardson had been sent home by British Cycling, amid allegations…
