Italy’s Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini claimed the gold medal within the ladies’s Madison after a poised and assured efficiency within the Paris Olympics.
The crew gained three of the 12 sprints within the 120-lap race, then used a late assault to lap the sphere, incomes 20 factors for that feat. Collectively, the tally got here to 37 factors, six greater than their nearest rivals Nice Britain.
Nice Britain’s Elinor Barker and Neah Evans missed the successful transfer however amassed 31 factors with a constant efficiency that they capped off with a late assault to take house essentially the most profitable dash on the end to win the silver medal.
The British crew simply managed to get forward of the Netherlands’ Maike van der Duin and Lisa van Belle, who stole a lap with 48 laps to go to maneuver into the lead however solely scored eight factors in sprints for a complete of 28 – 10 greater than fourth-placed Jen Valente and Lily Williams (USA).
Britain have been within the lead on the midpoint of the race with 14 factors on the US pair, however slipped to second after the Dutch crew lapped the sphere earlier than dash quantity eight. The Brits took the eighth dash however Italy attacked right away afterward and powered clear forward of a subject stuffed with drained legs.
The Italians stayed away to take the utmost factors on dash 9 to maneuver into the lead, after which managed the race from then on, marking the Dutch duo once they tried to go clear with 16 laps remaining.
From there, it was a struggle for bronze with the British crew getting the higher of the USA within the dying moments of the race and staying clear to disclaim them the bronze.
Outcomes
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Rank
Nation (Riders)
Factors
1
Italy (Chiara Consonni / Vittoria Guazzini)
37
2
Nice Britain (Elinor Barker / Neah Evans)
31
3
Netherlands (Maike van der Duin / Lisa van Belle)
28
4
United States of America (Jennifer Valente / Lily Williams)