There is no Olympic double for Benjamin Thomas Related to ! Thomas Budat At the Madison (or American) event on Saturday, Thomas His compatriot finished 12th. While they were among the favourites, the tricolour duo were not really there during the race, failing to overtake their opponents, which was almost mandatory to win a medal. The French even lost a lap that ended the event in a draw.
Video – Benjamin Thomas's Words After Madison
Holy Portuguese, Many Falls
The Portuguese became Olympic champions in Madison. Yuri Leitao and Rui Oliveira They built their success on the final rounds. At the start of the event, the Portuguese were somewhat reserved, taking turns on their opponents in the final loops before mastering the final race perfectly. For a long time, in the lead, the duo Simone Consonni / Elia Viviani He took second place ahead of Denmark. Niklas Larsen And Michael MurkoffThe race was marked by several falls (Italy, Belgium, Great Britain, Spain), especially with the Belgian Lindsay DeVelder Who ran over?
Madison Men's Ranking:
1 – Portugal (Leitao/Oliveira) 55 points
2- Italy (Consoni/Viviani) 47 points
3- Denmark (Larsen/Morkov) 41 points
4 – New Zealand (Jet/Stewart) 33 points
5- Japan (Imamura/Kobuki) 30 points
6- Germany (Cluj/Reinhardt) 23 points
7- Netherlands (Havik/Van Schip) 14 points
8- Czech Republic (Fonice/Rojovac) 11 points
9- Spain (Torres/Mora Vidri) -4 points
10- Great Britain (Wood/Stewart) -9 points
11- Belgium (Van den Bosch/De Velder) -9 points
12- France (Boudat/Thomas) -18 points
13- Australia (Wilsford/Oubrey) -49 points
14- Canada (Foley/Guilmette) Not finished yet
15- Austria (Kokas/Schmittbauer) Not finished yet