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British duo Ethan Hayter and Matthew Partitions take SILVER within the madison following gorgeous dash end that noticed them leapfrog France in ultimate few laps to complete second to Denmark… earlier than excited Hayter drops the F-bomb reside on TV
- Nice Britain collected their sixth medal of the Tokyo Olympics within the velodrome
- Ethan Hayter and Matt Partitions took silver following robust end within the madison
- Having clung on to bronze for a lot of the race it seemed like they may miss out
- However very good dash within the ultimate 10 laps noticed them maintain off Belgium and beat France
- Denmark received the 200-lap race by three factors from the British pair
British duo Ethan Hayter and Matthew Partitions produced a shocking end to win silver in an exciting Madison.
Having clung on to the bronze medal place for a lot of the 200-lap race, Hayter and Partitions turned the ultimate stretch right into a time trial to leapfrog France into second.
However they could not fairly match the sport plan and stamina of Denmark’s Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Morkov, who added Olympic gold to their world title as France took bronze.
British duo Ethan Hayter and Matthew Partitions took silver within the madison on the Izu Velodrome
The British pair (yellow helmets) launched a late dash end to leapfrog France into second
Partitions stated: ‘I used to be simply cooked about half approach however we managed to seek out some fuel on the finish to complete it off. I gave every part I had.’
Hayter by chance dropped the f-bomb reside on BBC tv in his post-race interview earlier than shortly correcting himself.
‘We sat out on the entrance to try to get a little bit of a head begin within the early sprints. However my legs began to go first, within the f**king, I imply flipping, first 100 laps or so have been so onerous.
‘I began to undergo, then Matt began to undergo. However then we had run and completed with a flourish to nearly win.’
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The British riders carry out a slingshot handover in the course of the madcap 200-lap madison race
There was a hazard that Belgium would kick the British pair off the rostrum because the race entered its ultimate 10 laps however they dug deep into the power reserves to launch a counter that not solely killed off the Belgian problem however beat France too.
They completed degree on 40 factors with the French pair of Benjamin Thomas and Donavan Grondin and three factors shy of the Danes.
Britain completed forward of France by advantage of profitable the ultimate dash.
It was the sixth medal received by Britain within the velodrome – two golds, three silver and one bronze – with solely the Dutch forward by way of wins.
It offers Partitions his second medal of the Tokyo Video games after his omnium gold, and a primary medal for his Manchester housemate Hayter, a part of the staff pursuit squad who completed seventh earlier within the week.
