Sir Chris Hoy (Britain) made it through in the repecharge.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Perkins and Hoy battle it out for bronze in the Sprint(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Jason Kenny (GBR) made a bold move in the second sprint final but was relegated giving the win to Gregory Bauge(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The reluctant winner Gregory Bauge (FRA)(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Japan vs China in this heat.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Robert Foerstemann (Germany) gives it some.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Australian sprinter Matthew Glaetzer in pre race zone. Maybe Led Zeppelin?(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Sir Chris Hoy (Britain) gets in the zone.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Jason Kenny (Britain) powers off the bank.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Sir Chris Hoy (Britain) makes his precence felt.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Scott Sunderland (Austalia)(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) looked menacing.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Gregory Bauge (France) was the fastest qualifier for the sprint.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Aussie vs Aussie.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
France's Gregory Bauge won the men's sprint at the 2012 Track World Championships in Melbourne this evening, regaining the world title he was stripped of earlier this year for missing dope tests.
Bauge defeated Great Britain's Jason Kenny - who was awarded the 2011 title that Bauge was stripped of - in the final. The Frenchman powered to victory in the opening race of the final before Kenny appeared to have bitten back in the second race only to be disqualified for moving off the sprinting line.
Despite having to be content with silver, Kenny's defeat of his Team GB colleague Chris Hoy in the semi-final earlier in the day has put himself in pole position to claim Team GB's solitary individual sprint place on the 2012 Olympic team ahead of his illustrious teammate, who is the defending champion.
Latest social media video of the two attempts to dispel any notion of tension, but it's hard to believe that the leadership question won't rear its head again this Tour
Including such a big climbing day so early has ensured that Tadej Pogačar is already in the lead by a healthy margin, with two weeks of racing still to go