Neah Evans and Elinor Barker navigate ‘chaotic’ madison to claim sprint finish silver
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Evans and Barker, who becomes Wales’ most decorated female athlete with her fourth Olympic medal, may be the reigning world champions but, given the context of Evans’ build-up, arrived here as fringe medal contenders. It appeared Britain would win bronze, until Barker pulled out a phenomenal last lap to win the last sprint – worth 10 points – and catapult them to silver. “We have done a huge amount of race analysis and it is very rare in the women’s madison that team laps you like that,” Evans added, “But tonight it happened twice, including to the Dutch, and it is super rare. It is nice to do it with my teammates who have worked hard with and share this with.” open image in gallery Britain’s Jack Carlin held off Jeffrey Hoogland of the Netherlands to win bronze in the men’s sprint race.
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