Women’s IndividualĀ Sprint
Qualifying
Stephanie Morton qualified with the fastest time setting a new games record, showing just how strong she really is at the moment. It was Englands Katy Marchant who was the big surprise, Marchant was one of the favourites for a medal but posted a disappointingly slow time in qualifying. There were promising displays from teenagers Lauren Bate and Emma Cummings who both help there own and qualified with impressiveĀ on theirĀ games debut.
1 MORTON Stephanie AUS 10.524
2 GENEST Lauriane CAN 10.757
3 HANSEN Natasha NZL 10.76
4 McCULLOCH Kaarle AUSĀ 10.777
5 PODMORE Olivia NZL 10.985
6 JAMES Rachel WALĀ 11.039
1/8 Finals
There were some surprises in the 1/8 finals, the biggest was when England’s Lauren Bate beat GB top dog Katy Marchant, ending Katy’s bid for a medal in the Individual Sprint. Stephanie Morton showed a confidence easily winning her heat, but not by an excessive amount in a display of her excellent sportsmanship
Heat 1
1 MORTON Stephanie AUS
2 REJI Aleena IND
Heat 2
1 GENEST Lauriane CAN
2 MOHD ADAN Farina Shwati MAS
Heat 3
1 HANSEN Natasha NZL
2 COSTER Ellie WAL
Heat 4
1 McCULLOCH Kaarle AUS
2 DEBORAH Deborah IND
Heat 5
1 PODMORE Olivia NZL
2 WALSH Amelia CAN
Heat 6
1 MUSTAPA Fatehah MAS
2 JAMES Rachel WAL
Heat 7
1 BATE Lauren ENG
2 MARCHANT Katy ENG
Heat 8
1 CUMMING Emma NZL
2 STEWART Robyn NIR
Quater Finals
The Australian riders Morton and McCulloch showed their form and strength winning their heats. Bate put up a good fight when she faced Genest, who ultimately had more speed.
Heat 1
1 MORTON Stephanie AUS
2 CUMMING Emma NZL
Heat 2
1 GENEST Lauriane CAN
2 Ā BATE Lauren ENG
Heat 3
1 HANSEN Natasha NZL
2 MUSTAPA Fatehah MAS
Heat 4
1 McCULLOCH Kaarle AUS
2 PODMORE Olivia NZL
Women’s IndividualĀ PursuitĀ
This was an eventĀ expected to be dominated by the Australian riders, however it wasĀ Scotland’s Katy Archibald who caught peoples attention. Archibald rode beautifully setting a new games record and winning a place to ride for gold.
Qualifying
1Ā ARCHIBALD Katie SCO 3:24.119 -Gold/Silver Final
2 WIASAK Rebecca AUS 3:25.936 – Gold/Silver Final
3 EDMONDSON Annette AUS 3:27.255 -Bronze Final
4 ANKUDINOFF Ashlee AUS 3:27.624 -Bronze Final
5 JAMES Kirstie NZL 3:29.192
6 ANDREWS Ellesse NZL 3:33.707
Men’s Individual Pursuit
Qualifying
The qualifying round saw lots of fast rides and strong personal performances. Scotland’s John Archibald lead the field from early on setting a new games record with the ride of his life. Youngster Ethan Hayter, riding for England, gave a strong performance setting a new PB.In the end it was Charlie Tanfield who proved to be the fastest in qualifying. Tanfield came out the gates strongĀ with a very fast opening kilo and managed to put over 2 seconds on the field.
1 TANFIELD Charlie ENG 4:11.455
2 RCHIBALD John SCO 4:13.068
3 KENNETT Dylan NZL 4:13.414
4 KERBY Jordan AUS 4:13.531
5 WELSFORD Sam AUS 4:13.595
6 BIGHAM Daniel ENG 4:17.174