Hinze, Friedrich dominate women's sprint

Lea Friedrich racing on round 3 of the UCI Track Champions League in London (Image credit: UCI Track Champions League)

Emma Hinze overcame a crash in the opening round of the women's Keirin that saw her eliminated from the event to keep her lead in the UCI Track Champions League by winning the Sprint ahead of compatriot Lea Friedrich.

Hinze clashed with Canadian Lauriane Genest in the Keirin and both riders went down and were knocked out of the competition. Friedrich went on to take the win in the final ahead of Colombian Martha Bayona with Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) in third.

Hinze was determined not to make the same mistake twice and dominated the first heat of the Sprint, with Friedrich, Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell (Canada), Olena Starikova (Ukraine), Yana Tyshchenko (Russian Federation) and Mathilde Gros (France) advancing to the next round.

Hinze knocked Starlikova and Gros out, while Friedrich made light work of beating Tyshchenko and Mitchell to face off against her compatriot in the final where Hinze took the win.

The pair head into the last round separated by two points, with Mitchell in third 25 points down.

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Women's Sprint Standings
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Emma Hinze (Germany)	95
2	Lea Friedrich (Germany)	93
3	Kelsey Mitchell (Canada)	68
4	Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia)	62
5	Mathilde Gros (France)	57
6	Yana Tyshchenko (Russian Federation)	54
7	Olena Starikova (Ukraine)	51
8	Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)	44
9	Lauriane Genest (Canada)	43
10	Miriam Vece (Italy)	38
11	Mina Sato (Japan)	35
12	Shanne Braspennincx (Netherlands)	34
13	Yuli Paola Verdugo Osuna (Mexico)	29
14	Riyu Ohta (Japan)	25
15	Laurine van Riessen (Netherlands)	20
16	Anastasiia Voinova (Russian Federation)	18
17	Sophie Capewell (Great Britain)	12
18	Daria Shmeleva (Russian Federation)	8

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Women's Sprint Round 1 - Heat 1
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Emma Hinze (Germany)
2	Miriam Vece (Italy)
3	Sophie Capewell (Great Britain)

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Women's Sprint Round 1 - Heat 2
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lea Friedrich (Germany)
2	Mina Sato (Japan)
3	Daria Shmeleva (Russian Federation)

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Women's Sprint Round 1 - Heat 3
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Kelsey Mitchell (Canada)
2	Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)
3	Anastasiia Voinova (Russian Federation)

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Women's Sprint Round 1 - Heat 4
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Olena Starikova (Ukraine)
2	Lauriane Genest (Canada)
3	Riyu Ohta (Japan)

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Women's Sprint Round 1 - Heat 5
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Yana Tyshchenko (Russian Federation)
2	Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia)

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Women's Sprint Round 1 - Heat 6
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mathilde Gros (France)
2	Yuli Paola Verdugo Osuna (Mexico)

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Women's Sprint Round 2 - Heat 1
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Emma Hinze (Germany)
2	Olena Starikova (Ukraine)
3	Mathilde Gros (France)

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Women's Sprint Round 2 - Heat 2
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lea Friedrich (Germany)
2	Yana Tyshchenko (Russian Federation)
3	Kelsey Mitchell (Canada)

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Women's Sprint Final
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Emma Hinze (Germany)
2	Lea Friedrich (Germany)

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Women's Keirin Round 1 - Heat 1
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mathilde Gros (France)
2	Miriam Vece (Italy)
3	Sophie Capewell (Great Britain)
DNF	Emma Hinze (Germany)
DNF	Lauriane Genest (Canada)
DNS	Shanne Braspennincx (Netherlands)

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Women's Keirin Round 1 - Heat 2
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lea Friedrich (Germany)
2	Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia)
3	Mina Sato (Japan)
4	Yana Tyshchenko (Russian Federation)
5	Yuli Paola Verdugo Osuna (Mexico)
6	Daria Shmeleva (Russian Federation)

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Women's Keirin Round 1 - Heat 3
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Olena Starikova (Ukraine)
2	Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)
3	Kelsey Mitchell (Canada)
4	Riyu Ohta (Japan)
5	Anastasiia Voinova (Russian Federation)
DNS	Laurine van Riessen (Netherlands)

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Women's Keirin Final
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lea Friedrich (Germany)
2	Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia)
3	Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)
4	Mathilde Gros (France)
5	Miriam Vece (Italy)
6	Olena Starikova (Ukraine)

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura's beat is anti-doping, UCI governance and data analysis.