Kirsten Wild gave the Netherlands the first world title of the 2020 UCI Track World Championships, taking out the women's scratch race with a powerful surge on the final lap.
Wild beat the USA's Jen Valente and Portugal's Maria Martin's in the sprint, with Great Britain's Laura Kenny taking an impressive fourth with a fractured shoulder.
"I'm really happy with this win. It's a nice win in a strong, competitive field. I'm super happy I could hold them off in the sprint and take the win."
Valente and Kenny patrolled the front of the field in the closing laps of a race that stayed largely together. Valente appeared to be boxed in on the inside as Wild came around on the high line on the final lap - stretching out the field and allowing Valente to nudge ahead of Kenny.
Martin was a surprise third with a bike throw at the line.
"My strength is to sprint so for me it was perfect that the race was fast and there were not too many attacks," Wild said. "The timing in the sprint is always a bit tricking and hectic, but luckily I took the right moment and could hold off the other sprinters for the win."
Team Sprints
The host country won its first title of the meet with the women's team sprinters Pauline Sophie Grabosch, Emma Hinze and Lea Friedrich taking gold by defeating defending champions Australia.
Russia was the fastest team in the qualifying heats, with China, Australia and Canada going quicker than the Germans before Hinze stepped in for Friedrich in Round 1 and set the best time in the rounds while topping Canada.
Grabosch and Hinze then faced the experienced duo of Stephanie Morton and Kaarle McCulloch in the gold medal final, but timed their efforts perfectly to take an emotional victory by 0.221 seconds and resurrecting the German women's team sprint programme after the injury to Olympic sprint champion Kristina Vogel.
It was then onto the men's team sprint, where the Netherlands smashed the world record set by Germany in 2013, bettering the altitude-set mark by an astonishing 0.594 seconds at the sea-level velodrome.
Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen, Roy van den Berg made a sign of things to come in the qualifying, topping Great Britain by almost half a second with France in third. In the first round, the trio set their first world record at 41.275 to move onto the gold medal round against Great Britain.
France and Australia faced off in the bronze medal final.
It was hardly a contest for the Dutch in the finals, who went even quicker - 41.225 - to win the rainbow jerseys over Great Britain. Australia beat France for bronze.
Team Pursuit qualifying rounds
The Danish squad of Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg Madsen and Rasmus Pedersen smashed the world record set last year by Australia in the qualifying round, slashing 1.433 seconds off the 3:48.012 mark.
New Zealand qualified second quickest with a time of 3:48.742 followed by France and Italy.
In the second round, Denmark went even quicker - setting a blistering 3:46.203 to beat Italy to advance to the gold medal final.
The Italians rallied on the closing kilometre, however, themselves breaking Great Britain's former record - clocking 3:46.513. But because of their finish in the qualifying, they were only eligible for the bronze medal final.
Denmark will go up against New Zealand, whose pressure made the French team fall apart in their round. Italy will face Australia in the bronze medal final while Great Britain were not quick enough to make the finals.
The USA women's team pursuit squad took a convincing lead in the opening event at the UCI Track World Championships, topping Great Britain in the qualifying round by 0.642 seconds. Canada was third fastest one and a half seconds slower than the USA.
Led by Olympians Chloe Dygert and Jen Valente with newcomers Emma White and Lily Williams, the USA set the fastest time for all but the middle 500m of the 4km race.
Great Britain, lacking Olympic champion Laura Kenny who couldn't take the standing start with a fractured shoulder, Elinor Barker, Eleanor Dickinson, Neah Evans and Katie Archibald rebounded after a tough third kilometre to take second, with Canada and New Zealand rounding out the top four.
Women's Team Pursuit
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 0:04:11.229 |
| Jennifer Valente (United States of America) | ||
| Chloe Dygert (United States of America) | ||
| Emma White (United States of America) | ||
| Lily Williams (United States of America) | ||
| 2 | Great Britain | 0:04:11.871 |
| Elinor Barker (Great Britain) | ||
| Katie Archibald (Great Britain) | ||
| Eleanor Dickinson (Great Britain) | ||
| Neah Evans (Great Britain) | ||
| 3 | Canada | 0:04:12.728 |
| Allison Beveridge (Canada) | ||
| Jasmin Duehring (Canada) | ||
| Annie Foreman-mackey (Canada) | ||
| Georgia Simmerling (Canada) | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | 0:04:14.383 |
| Bryony Botha (New Zealand) | ||
| Rushlee Buchanan (New Zealand) | ||
| Kirstie James (New Zealand) | ||
| Jaime Nielsen (New Zealand) | ||
| 5 | Australia | 0:04:14.934 |
| Georgia Baker (Australia) | ||
| Ashlee Ankudinoff (Australia) | ||
| Annette Edmondson (Australia) | ||
| Maeve Plouffe (Australia) | ||
| 6 | Italy | 0:04:15.255 |
| Letizia Paternoster (Italy) | ||
| Martina Alzini (Italy) | ||
| Elisa Balsamo (Italy) | ||
| Silvia Valsecchi (Italy) | ||
| 7 | Germany | 0:04:15.477 |
| Franziska Brausse (Germany) | ||
| Lisa Brennauer (Germany) | ||
| Lisa Klein (Germany) | ||
| Gudrun Stock (Germany) | ||
| 8 | Ireland | 0:04:21.368 |
| Alice Sharpe (Ireland) | ||
| Lara Gillespie (Ireland) | ||
| Mia Griffin (Ireland) | ||
| Kelly Murphy (Ireland) | ||
| 9 | France | 0:04:21.417 |
| Clara Copponi (France) | ||
| Coralie Demay (France) | ||
| Valentine Fortin (France) | ||
| Marie le Net (France) | ||
| 10 | Belgium | 0:04:21.700 |
| Jolien D'hoore (Belgium) | ||
| Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) | ||
| Shari Bossuyt (Belgium) | ||
| Gilke Croket (Belgium) | ||
| 11 | Poland | 0:04:26.380 |
| Daria Pikulik (Poland) | ||
| Katarzyna Pawlowska (Poland) | ||
| Lucja Pietrzak (Poland) | ||
| Nikol Plosaj (Poland) | ||
| 12 | Belarus | 0:04:33.223 |
| Palina Pivavarava (Belarus) | ||
| Aksana Salauyeva (Belarus) | ||
| Ina Savenka (Belarus) | ||
| Karalina Savenka (Belarus) |
Men's Team Pursuit
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0:03:46.579 |
| Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) | ||
| Julius Johansen (Denmark) | ||
| Frederik Rodenberg Madsen (Denmark) | ||
| Rasmus Pedersen (Denmark) | ||
| 2 | New Zealand | 0:03:48.742 |
| Campbell Stewart (New Zealand) | ||
| Aaron Gate (New Zealand) | ||
| Regan Gough (New Zealand) | ||
| Jordan Kerby (New Zealand) | ||
| 3 | France | 0:03:49.558 |
| Benjamin Thomas (France) | ||
| Thomas Denis (France) | ||
| Corentin Ermenault (France) | ||
| Valentin Tabellion (France) | ||
| 4 | Italy | 0:03:49.995 |
| Michele Scartezzini (Italy) | ||
| Simone Consonni (Italy) | ||
| Filippo Ganna (Italy) | ||
| Francesco Lamon (Italy) | ||
| 5 | Australia | 0:03:50.015 |
| Leigh Howard (Australia) | ||
| Lucas Plapp (Australia) | ||
| Alexander Porter (Australia) | ||
| Sam Welsford (Australia) | ||
| 6 | Germany | 0:03:50.304 |
| Felix Gross (Germany) | ||
| Theo Reinhardt (Germany) | ||
| Nils Schomber (Germany) | ||
| Domenic Weinstein (Germany) | ||
| 7 | Great Britain | 0:03:50.341 |
| Edward Clancy (Great Britain) | ||
| Ethan Hayter (Great Britain) | ||
| Charlie Tanfield (Great Britain) | ||
| Oliver Wood (Great Britain) | ||
| 8 | Switzerland | 0:03:52.888 |
| Cyrille Thiery (Switzerland) | ||
| Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland) | ||
| Robin Froidevaux (Switzerland) | ||
| Claudio Imhof (Switzerland) | ||
| 9 | Japan | 0:03:52.956 |
| Ryo Chikatani (Japan) | ||
| Shunsuke Imamura (Japan) | ||
| Kazushige Kuboki (Japan) | ||
| Keitaro Sawada (Japan) | ||
| 10 | Russian Federation | 0:03:53.523 |
| Nikita Bersenev (Russian Federation) | ||
| Lev Gonov (Russian Federation) | ||
| Ivan Smirnov (Russian Federation) | ||
| Kirill Sveshnikov (Russian Federation) | ||
| 11 | Canada | 0:03:54.469 |
| Derek Gee (Canada) | ||
| Michael Foley (Canada) | ||
| Adam Jamieson (Canada) | ||
| Jay Lamoureux (Canada) | ||
| 12 | Belarus | 0:04:00.955 |
| Raman Tsishkou (Belarus) | ||
| Yauheni Akhramenka (Belarus) | ||
| Yauheni Karaliok (Belarus) | ||
| Hardzei Tsishchanka (Belarus) | ||
| 13 | Ukraine | 0:04:04.735 |
| Volodymyr Dzhus (Ukraine) | ||
| Vitaliy Hryniv (Ukraine) | ||
| Roman Gladysh (Ukraine) | ||
| Maksym Vasyliev (Ukraine) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 0:03:51.561 |
| Edward Clancy (Great Britain) | ||
| Ethan Hayter (Great Britain) | ||
| Charlie Tanfield (Great Britain) | ||
| Oliver Wood (Great Britain) | ||
| 2 | Germany | 0:03:53.577 |
| Felix Gross (Germany) | ||
| Theo Reinhardt (Germany) | ||
| Leon Rohde (Germany) | ||
| Domenic Weinstein (Germany) | ||
| Nils Schomber (Germany) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0:03:48.625 |
| Lucas Plapp (Australia) | ||
| Alexander Porter (Australia) | ||
| Cameron Scott (Australia) | ||
| Sam Welsford (Australia) | ||
| Leigh Howard (Australia) | ||
| 2 | Switzerland | 0:03:51.665 |
| Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland) | ||
| Robin Froidevaux (Switzerland) | ||
| Claudio Imhof (Switzerland) | ||
| Lukas Ruegg (Switzerland) | ||
| Cyrille Thiery (Switzerland) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 0:03:47.501 |
| Campbell Stewart (New Zealand) | ||
| Aaron Gate (New Zealand) | ||
| Regan Gough (New Zealand) | ||
| Jordan Kerby (New Zealand) | ||
| 2 | France | 0:03:54.124 |
| Benjamin Thomas (France) | ||
| Thomas Denis (France) | ||
| Corentin Ermenault (France) | ||
| Valentin Tabellion (France) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0:03:46.203 |
| Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) | ||
| Julius Johansen (Denmark) | ||
| Frederik Rodenberg Madsen (Denmark) | ||
| Rasmus Pedersen (Denmark) | ||
| 2 | Italy | 0:03:46.513 |
| Simone Consonni (Italy) | ||
| Filippo Ganna (Italy) | ||
| Francesco Lamon (Italy) | ||
| Jonathan Milan (Italy) | ||
| Michele Scartezzini (Italy) |
Women's Team Sprint
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 0:00:32.461 |
| Daria Shmeleva (Federation Russian) | ||
| Anastasiia Voinova (Federation Russian) | ||
| 2 | China | 0:00:32.580 |
| Feifei Chen (People's Republic of China) | ||
| Tianshi Zhong (People's Republic of China) | ||
| 3 | Australia | 0:00:32.696 |
| Kaarle Mcculloch (Australia) | ||
| Stephanie Morton (Australia) | ||
| 4 | Canada | 0:00:32.829 |
| Lauriane Genest (Canada) | ||
| Kelsey Mitchell (Canada) | ||
| 5 | Germany | 0:00:32.840 |
| Pauline Sophie Grabosch (Germany) | ||
| Lea Sophie Friedrich (Germany) | ||
| 6 | Mexico | 0:00:32.923 |
| Jessica Salazar Valles (Mexico) | ||
| Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez (Mexico) | ||
| 7 | Netherlands | 0:00:32.929 |
| Kyra Lamberink (Netherlands) | ||
| Steffie van der Peet (Netherlands) | ||
| 8 | Poland | 0:00:32.953 |
| Marlena Karwacka (Poland) | ||
| Urszula Los (Poland) | ||
| 9 | Lithuania | 0:00:33.060 |
| Migle Marozaite (Lithuania) | ||
| Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) | ||
| 10 | New Zealand | 0:00:33.184 |
| Olivia Podmore (New Zealand) | ||
| Natasha Hansen (New Zealand) | ||
| 11 | Spain | 0:00:33.816 |
| Tania Calvo Barbero (Spain) | ||
| Helena Casas Roige (Spain) | ||
| 12 | Colombia | 0:00:33.826 |
| Juliana Gaviria Rendon (Colombia) | ||
| Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia) | ||
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 0:00:34.171 |
| Soohyun Kim (Republic of Korea) | ||
| Hyejin Lee (Republic of Korea) | ||
| 14 | Ukraine | 0:00:34.213 |
| Olena Starikova (Ukraine) | ||
| Liubov Basova (Ukraine) | ||
| 15 | Italy | 0:00:34.914 |
| Miriam Vece (Italy) | ||
| Elena Bissolati (Italy) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 0:00:32.265 |
| Pauline Sophie Grabosch (Germany) | ||
| Emma Hinze (Germany) | ||
| Lea Sophie Friedrich (Germany) | ||
| 2 | Canada | 0:00:32.473 |
| Lauriane Genest (Canada) | ||
| Kelsey Mitchell (Canada) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0:00:32.353 |
| Kaarle Mcculloch (Australia) | ||
| Stephanie Morton (Australia) | ||
| 2 | Mexico | 0:00:32.881 |
| Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez (Mexico) | ||
| Jessica Salazar Valles (Mexico) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 0:00:32.403 |
| Feifei Chen (People's Republic of China) | ||
| Tianshi Zhong (People's Republic of China) | ||
| 2 | Netherlands | 0:00:32.833 |
| Kyra Lamberink (Netherlands) | ||
| Steffie van der Peet (Netherlands) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 0:00:32.415 |
| Daria Shmeleva (Federation Russian) | ||
| Anastasiia Voinova (Federation Russian) | ||
| 2 | Poland | 0:00:32.838 |
| Marlena Karwacka (Poland) | ||
| Urszula Los (Poland) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 0:00:32.163 |
| Pauline Sophie Grabosch (Germany) | ||
| Emma Hinze (Germany) | ||
| Lea Sophie Friedrich (Germany) | ||
| 2 | Australia | 0:00:32.384 |
| Kaarle Mcculloch (Australia) | ||
| Stephanie Morton (Australia) | ||
| 3 | China | 0:00:32.371 |
| Feifei Chen (People's Republic of China) | ||
| Tianshi Zhong (People's Republic of China) | ||
| 4 | Russian Federation | 0:00:32.466 |
| Daria Shmeleva (Federation Russian) | ||
| Anastasiia Voinova (Federation Russian) |
Men's Team Sprint
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0:00:41.987 |
| Roy van den Berg (Netherlands) | ||
| Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) | ||
| Matthijs Buchli (Netherlands) | ||
| 2 | Great Britain | 0:00:42.471 |
| Ryan Owens (Great Britain) | ||
| Jack Carlin (Great Britain) | ||
| Jason Kenny (Great Britain) | ||
| 3 | France | 0:00:42.805 |
| Gregory Bauge (France) | ||
| Sebastien Vigier (France) | ||
| Quentin Lafargue (France) | ||
| 4 | Australia | 0:00:42.996 |
| Thomas Cornish (Australia) | ||
| Nathan Hart (Australia) | ||
| Matthew Richardson (Australia) | ||
| 5 | Poland | 0:00:43.041 |
| Maciej Bielecki (Poland) | ||
| Krzysztof Maksel (Poland) | ||
| Mateusz Rudyk (Poland) | ||
| 6 | New Zealand | 0:00:43.083 |
| Ethan Mitchell (New Zealand) | ||
| Sam Webster (New Zealand) | ||
| Edward Dawkins (New Zealand) | ||
| 7 | Germany | 0:00:43.140 |
| Eric Engler (Germany) | ||
| Stefan Botticher (Germany) | ||
| Maximilian Levy (Germany) | ||
| 8 | Russian Federation | 0:00:43.236 |
| Alexander Sharapov (Russian Federation) | ||
| Denis Dmitriev (Russian Federation) | ||
| Pavel Yakushevskiy (Russian Federation) | ||
| 9 | Japan | 0:00:43.416 |
| Kazuki Amagai (Japan) | ||
| Yudai Nitta (Japan) | ||
| Tomohiro Fukaya (Japan) | ||
| 10 | China | 0:00:43.830 |
| Shuai Guo (People's Republic of China) | ||
| Yongjia Luo (People's Republic of China) | ||
| Miao Zhang (People's Republic of China) | ||
| 11 | Belarus | 0:00:44.352 |
| Aliaksandr Hlova (Belarus) | ||
| Artsiom Zaitsau (Belarus) | ||
| Uladzislau Novik (Belarus) | ||
| 12 | Spain | 0:00:44.630 |
| Alejandro Martinez Chorro (Spain) | ||
| Juan Peralta (Spain) | ||
| Jose Moreno Sanchez (Spain) | ||
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 0:00:45.043 |
| Maxim Nalyotov (Kazakhstan) | ||
| Sergey Ponomaryov (Kazakhstan) | ||
| Andrey Chugay (Kazakhstan) | ||
| 14 | India | 0:00:46.063 |
| Jemsh Singh Keithellakpam (India) | ||
| Rojit Singh (India) | ||
| Esow Esow (India) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0:00:43.044 |
| Thomas Cornish (Australia) | ||
| Nathan Hart (Australia) | ||
| Matthew Richardson (Australia) | ||
| 2 | Poland | 0:00:43.490 |
| Maciej Bielecki (Poland) | ||
| Mateusz Rudyk (Poland) | ||
| Rafal Sarnecki (Poland) | ||
| Krzysztof Maksel (Poland) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 0:00:42.730 |
| Gregory Bauge (France) | ||
| Melvin Landerneau (France) | ||
| Sebastien Vigier (France) | ||
| Quentin Lafargue (France) | ||
| 2 | New Zealand | 0:00:43.205 |
| Edward Dawkins (New Zealand) | ||
| Ethan Mitchell (New Zealand) | ||
| Sam Webster (New Zealand) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 0:00:42.294 |
| Jack Carlin (Great Britain) | ||
| Jason Kenny (Great Britain) | ||
| Ryan Owens (Great Britain) | ||
| 2 | Germany | 0:00:43.144 |
| Stefan Botticher (Germany) | ||
| Eric Engler (Germany) | ||
| Maximilian Levy (Germany) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0:00:41.275 |
| Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands) | ||
| Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) | ||
| Roy van den Berg (Netherlands) | ||
| Matthijs Buchli (Netherlands) | ||
| 2 | Russian Federation | 0:00:42.886 |
| Denis Dmitriev (Russian Federation) | ||
| Alexander Sharapov (Russian Federation) | ||
| Pavel Yakushevskiy (Russian Federation) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0:00:41.225 |
| Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands) | ||
| Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) | ||
| Roy van den Berg (Netherlands) | ||
| Matthijs Buchli (Netherlands) | ||
| 2 | Great Britain | 0:00:42.400 |
| Jack Carlin (Great Britain) | ||
| Jason Kenny (Great Britain) | ||
| Ryan Owens (Great Britain) | ||
| 3 | Australia | 0:00:42.829 |
| Thomas Cornish (Australia) | ||
| Nathan Hart (Australia) | ||
| Matthew Richardson (Australia) | ||
| 4 | France | 0:00:43.213 |
| Gregory Bauge (France) | ||
| Quentin Lafargue (France) | ||
| Sebastien Vigier (France) | ||
| Melvin Landerneau (France) |
Women's Scratch Race
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) | |
| 2 | Jennifer Valente (United States of America) | |
| 3 | Maria Martins (Portugal) | |
| 4 | Laura Kenny (Great Britain) | |
| 5 | Martina Fidanza (Italy) | |
| 6 | Olivija Baleisyte (Lithuania) | |
| 7 | Anita Yvonne Stenberg (Norway) | |
| 8 | Ana Usabiaga Balerdi (Spain) | |
| 9 | Victoire Berteau (France) | |
| 10 | Alzbeta Bacikova (Slovakia) | |
| 11 | Alexandra Manly (Australia) | |
| 12 | Palina Pivavarava (Belarus) | |
| 13 | Lucja Pietrzak (Poland) | |
| 14 | Aline Seitz (Switzerland) | |
| 15 | Amber Joseph (Austria) | |
| 16 | Lena Charlotte Reissner (Germany) | |
| 17 | Katerina Kohoutkova (Czech Republic) | |
| 18 | Rinata Sultanova (Kazakhstan) | |
| 19 | Anastasia Chulkova (Federation Russian) | |
| 20 | Zhilin Huang (People's Republic of China) | |
| 21 | Lydia Gurley (Ireland) | |
| 22 | Kie Furuyama (Japan) | |
| 23 | Verena Eberhardt (Austria) |
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