Australian cycling sprinters win silver at world championships
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 15:02 · Archive
Australian track cyclists Ryan Elliott, Leigh Hoffman and Daniel Barber won silver in the men's team sprint at the Shanghai world championships.
Ryan Elliott, Leigh Hoffman and Daniel Barber won silver in the men's team sprint at the world track cycling championships in Shanghai. Australia's first medal of the championships came after the trio defeated a British team in an earlier round, with times of 42.346 seconds to 42.716 seconds.
The Australians progressed to the final as second fastest qualifiers and faced the Netherlands, the defending Olympic champions. The Dutch team comprised Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland. Elliott led Australia into an early lead, but the Netherlands pulled back and won the final with a time of 41.954 to Australia's 42.470 seconds.
The British team that Australia defeated in the earlier round had been without Matt Richardson, a triple Olympic medallist who switched to compete for Great Britain after the Paris Games. Richardson was withdrawn from the British squad earlier in the week while being investigated for alleged misconduct. Lavreysen, the five-time Olympic champion, extended his record to ten consecutive medals in the world championship men's team sprint, with eight golds and two silvers.
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- Aussie cycling sprinters grab world championship silverTrack cycling sprinters Ryan Elliott, Leigh Hoffman and Daniel Barber have sped to Australia's first medal of the world championships in Shanghai.The West Australian · 14 Oct, 14:43
- Aussie cycling sprinters grab world championship silverTrack cycling sprinters Ryan Elliott, Leigh Hoffman and Daniel Barber have sped to Australia's first medal of the world championships in Shanghai.Perth Now · 14 Oct, 14:43
In this story: Ryan Elliott · Leigh Hoffman · Daniel Barber · Harrie Lavreysen · Matt Richardson · Netherlands · Australia · Shanghai
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