Dutch team of Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen and Roy van den Berg celebrate winning fourth consecutive men's team sprint title(Image credit: SWpix)
Lauren Bate, Blaine Ridge Davis and Millicent (Milly) Tanner of Great Britain before the women's Team Sprint qualifying(Image credit: SWpix)
Nigeria in action during the women's Team Sprint qualifying(Image credit: SWpix)
Lea Friedrich, Pauline Sophie Grabosch and Emma Hinze of Germany in action during the women's Team Sprint first round (Image credit: SWpix)
Lea Friedrich, Pauline Sophie Grabosch and Emma Hinze of Germany celebrate Gold in the women's Team Sprint(Image credit: SWpix)
Women’s Team Sprint gold medalists in Stab Velodrome, Roubaix, France are Germany - Lea Friedrich, Pauline Sophie Grabosch and Emma Hinze of Germany (Image credit: SWPix)
Women's Team Sprint podium:Lea Friedrich, Pauline Sophie Grabosch and Emma Hinze of Germany (Gold), Natalia Antonova, Yana Tyshchenko, Daria Shmeleva and Anastasiia Voinova of the Russian Cycling Federation (Silver) and Lauren Bate, Blaine Ridge Davis, Sophie Capewell and Millicent (Milly) Tanner of Great Britain (Bronze)(Image credit: SWpix)
Florian Grengbo, Rayan Helal and Sebastien Vigier of France in action during the men's Team Sprint(Image credit: SWpix)
Riding to gold in men's Team Sprint are Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen and Roy van den Berg of the Netherlands(Image credit: SWPix)
Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen and Roy van den Berg of the Netherlands celebrate winning the men's team sprint(Image credit: SWpix)
Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen and Roy van den Berg of the Netherlands sign a Santini Jersey after winning the men's Team Sprint to become World Champions(Image credit: SWpix)
Men's Team Sprint podium: Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen and Roy van den Berg of the Netherlands (Gold), Florian Grengbo, Rayan Helal and Sebastien Vigier of France (Silver) and Stefan Botticher, Joachim Eilers, Marc Jurczyk and Nik Schroter of Germany (Bronze) (Image credit: SWpix)
Martina Fidanza of Italy before the women's Scratch Race(Image credit: SWpix)
Women during the Scratch race on Wednesday, Martina Fidanza (Italy) and Jennifer Valente (USA) out front(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Women charging to the line for final two medals after Martina Fidanza of Italy takes gold(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Italy's Martina Fidanza celebrates after winning the womens Scratch Race(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
L to R podium for women's Scratch race: Maike van der Duin of the Netherlands (Silver), Martina Fidanza of Italy (Gold) and and Jennifer Valente of the USA (Bronze) (Image credit: SWpix)
Martina Fidanza of Italy, winner of the women's Scratch Race signs a Santini jersey after becoming World Champion(Image credit: SWpix)
German riders compete in the women's Team Pursuit qualifying during the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Roubaix(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
The German women were the top team in qualifying Wednesday in team pursuit - members Franziska Brausse, Lisa Brennauer, Mieke Kroger and Laura Suessemilch (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Italian women during qualifying round of Team Pursuit in Roubaix, France Wednesday(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Danish team members Tobias Hansen, CarlFrederik, Bevort Rasmus Pedersen and Robin Skivild compete in the men's Team Pursuit qualifying(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Ethan Hayter (Great Britain) in the men's Team Pursuit qualifying(Image credit: SWpix)
Filippo Ganna pushes pace of Team Italy in qualifying round of Team Pursuit(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Robin Skivild Tobias Hansen CarlFrederik Bevort and Rasmus Pedersen of Denmark during the men's Team Pursuit qualifying(Image credit: SWpix)
Italian team members Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Francesco Lamon and Jonathan Milan were top qualifiers in the men's Team Pursuit(Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
British team members Ethan Hayter, Ethan Vernon, Kian Emadi and Oliver Wood compete in the men's Team Pursuit qualifying (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Team members for France in men's Team Pursuit were second best in qualifying - Thomas Boudat, Thomas Denis, Valentin Tabellion and Benjamin Thomas (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Danish team members Tobias Hansen, CarlFrederik Bevort, Rasmus Pedersen and Robin Skivild compete in the qualifying for men's Team Pursuit (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
The first medals of the 2021 UCI Track World Championships in Roubaix, France were handed out in the women's Scratch Race, Martina Fidanza (Italy) making a move at the right time to win the gold in a solo breakaway.
From a bunch sprint behind, Maike Van der Duin (Netherlands) took silver while Jennifer Valente (United States of America) edged Maggie Coles-lyster (Canada) for the bronze. It was the 13th career medal at Track Worlds for the American.
Fidanza was one of the favourites, having won the Scratch contest in both the elite and Under-23 European Championships in 2020. Van der Duin took the silver medal behind Fidanza at the U23 European Track Championships last year, but earned the gold in the U23 contest earlier this year.
Netherlands and Germany win Team Sprints
The Dutch men's team secured their fourth consecutive gold medal in the Team Sprint storming to victory with Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen and Roy van den Berg.
The team posted the fastest time in the qualifyng round and went on to beat Poland's team of Mateusz Milek, Daniel Rochna and Mateusz Rudyk in the first round.
The Dutch team advanced to the finals to face the French team of Florian Grengbo, Rayan Helal and Sebastian Vigier. They took the victory in a time of 41.979 seconds forcing the French team to have to settle for the silver medal.
Germany's team of Stefan Boetticher, Joachim Eilers and Nik Schroeter won the bronze-medal round against Russia's team of Ivan Gladyshev, Alexander Sharapov and Pavel Yakushevskiy in fourth place.
In the women's Team Sprint, it was Germany that took home the gold medal, and set the world record in the process, with a winning team of Sophie Lea Friedrich, Sophie Pauline Grabosch and Emma Hinze. They beat Russia's team of Nataliia Antonova, Daria Shemleva and Yana Tyshchenko that took the silver medal.
The German team were also the fastest in the qualifying round to beat the Russian and the Canadian teams.
During the first round, Germany and Poland posted the two fastest time and advanced through to the gold medal round where Germany won with a time of 46.064 seconds.
The racing continues on Thursday for Day 2 at the UCI Track World Championships.
Women's Scratch Race
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Final
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Martina Fidanza (Italy)
2
Maike Van der Duin (Netherlands)
3
Jennifer Valente (United States of America)
4
Maggie Coles-lyster (Canada)
5
Hanna Tserakh (Belarus)
6
Victoire Berteau (France)
7
Alzbeta Bacikova (Slovakia)
8
Daria Pikulik (Poland)
9
Petra Sevcikova (Czech Republic)
10
Neah Evans (Great Britain)
11
Tania Calvo Barbero (Spain)
12
Anita Yvonne Stenberg (Norway)
13
Olivija Baleisyte (Lithuania)
14
Yumi Kajihara (Japan)
15
Tetyana Klimchenko (Ukraine)
16
Aline Seitz (Switzerland)
17
Verena Eberhardt (Austria)
18
Victoria Velasco Fuentes (Mexico)
19
Amber Joseph (Barbados)
20
Johanna Kitti Borissza (Hungary)
DNS
Maria Martins (Portugal)
Men's Team Sprint
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Men's Team Sprint - Gold Medal Round
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Netherlands
0:00:42.550
Row 1 - Cell 0
Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands)
Row 2 - Cell 0
Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands)
Row 3 - Cell 0
Roy Van den Berg (Netherlands)
2
France
0:00:42.550
Row 5 - Cell 0
Florian Grengbo (France)
Row 6 - Cell 0
Rayan Helal (France)
Row 7 - Cell 0
Sebastien Vigier (France)
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Men's Team Sprint - Bronze Medal Round
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
3
Germany
0:00:43.141
Row 1 - Cell 0
Stefan Boetticher (Germany)
Row 2 - Cell 0
Joachim Eilers (Germany)
Row 3 - Cell 0
Nik Schroeter (Germany)
4
Russia
0:00:43.717
Row 5 - Cell 0
Ivan Gladyshev (Russian Cycling Federation)
Row 6 - Cell 0
Alexander Sharapov (Russian Cycling Federation)
Row 7 - Cell 0
Pavel Yakushevskiy (Russian Cycling Federation)
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Men's Team Sprint - fifth through eighth
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
5
Great Britain
Row 1 - Cell 0
Alistair Fielding (Great Britain)
Row 2 - Cell 0
Joseph Truman (Great Britain)
Row 3 - Cell 0
Hamish Turnbull (Great Britain)
6
Poland
Row 5 - Cell 0
Mateusz Milek (Poland)
Row 6 - Cell 0
Daniel Rochna (Poland)
Row 7 - Cell 0
Mateusz Rudyk (Poland)
7
Canada
Row 9 - Cell 0
Hugo Barrette (Canada)
Row 10 - Cell 0
Ryan Dodyk (Canada)
Row 11 - Cell 0
Nick Wammes (Canada)
8
Japan
Row 13 - Cell 0
Yuta Obara (Japan)
Row 14 - Cell 0
Kohei Terasaki (Japan)
Row 15 - Cell 0
Kento Yamasaki (Japan)
Women's Team Sprint
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Women's Team Sprint - Gold Medal Round
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Germany
0:00:46.064 WR
Row 1 - Cell 0
Lea Sophie Friedrich (Germany)
Row 2 - Cell 0
Pauline Sophie Grabosch (Germany)
Row 3 - Cell 0
Emma Hinze (Germany)
2
Russian Cycling Federation
0:00:46.718
Row 5 - Cell 0
Nataliia Antonova (Russian Cycling Federation)
Row 6 - Cell 0
Daria Shmeleva (Russian Cycling Federation)
Row 7 - Cell 0
Yana Tyshchenko (Russian Cycling Federation)
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Women's Team Sprint - Bronze Medal Round
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
3
Great Britain
0:00:48.059
Row 1 - Cell 0
Sophie Capewell (Great Britain)
Row 2 - Cell 0
Blaine Ridge-davis (Great Britain)
Row 3 - Cell 0
Millicent Tanner (Great Britain)
4
Japan
0:00:48.612
Row 5 - Cell 0
Riyu Ohta (Japan)
Row 6 - Cell 0
Mina Sato (Japan)
Row 7 - Cell 0
Fuko Umekawa (Japan)
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Women's Team Sprint - fifth through eighth
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
5
Canada
Row 1 - Cell 0
Lauriane Genest (Canada)
Row 2 - Cell 0
Kelsey Mitchell (Canada)
Row 3 - Cell 0
Sarah Orban (Canada)
6
Poland
Row 5 - Cell 0
Marlena Karwacka (Poland)
Row 6 - Cell 0
Urszula Los (Poland)
Row 7 - Cell 0
Nikola Sibiak (Poland)
7
Ukraine
Row 9 - Cell 0
Liubov Basova (Ukraine)
Row 10 - Cell 0
Alla Biletska (Ukraine)
Row 11 - Cell 0
Oleksandra Lohviniuk (Ukraine)
8
Nigeria
Row 13 - Cell 0
Mary Samuel (Nigeria)
Row 14 - Cell 0
Ese Ukpeseraye (Nigeria)
Row 15 - Cell 0
Tawakalt Yekeen (Nigeria)
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