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Team GB’s track cyclists remain on course for three more gold medals in Rio this evening, which would see them win seven of the 10 events for the third Olympic Games in a row – with Laura Trott taking the first of the three up for grabs tonight in an omnium she dominated nearly from start to finish.
On Tuesday, Trott became the first woman to collect a fourth Olympic gold medal in track cycling, surpassing Felicia Ballanger of France on three.
Annette Edmondson fell out of medal contention in the omnium and Matthew Glaetzer did not reach the keirin final.
Hammer has won a silver medal in all four of Trott’s golden triumphs.
To come back and win the omnium, it’s just incredible.
While there are Australian medal hopes in the BMX, it is a chaotic and unpredictable event.
“We’ll look at the good, bad ugly and what could we do different”.
It was Australia’s last chance of a medal in a disappointing Rio track campaign.
He noted that there were improvements on the track from the March world championships to Rio.
“We’re always there for each other”, said Trott.
Tabotta was adamant that Australian cycling’s best athletes and coaches were in the Rio team.
“It would be nice to get back to a bit of normality, if that’s possible”, he said.
With one eye on her closest rivals at every stage of the 25km race, her lead at the top of the leaderboard soon became unassailable after the halfway point.
Common sense prevailed on both occasions leaving Kenny to etch his mark on history by drawing level with Sir Chris Hoy as the owner of most gold medals.
She now has four Olympic medals, the most by a British woman. He also points users in the right direction towards the slightly more famous Jason Kenny.
Jason Kenny claimed his third gold of Rio 2016, and his sixth in total, as he showed a cool head to win the men’s keirin at the Olympic Velodrome. He won the team sprint on Thursday and the individual sprint on Sunday.
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