Dhe four of the women set a sensational world record at the Olympic track cycling competitions. Franziska Brauße (Eningen), Lisa Brennauer (Durach), Lisa Klein (Erfurt) and Mieke Kröger (Bielefeld) drove in the qualification in Izu on Monday in 4: 07.307 minutes and thus improved the old fabulous time of the British women in 2016 (4: 10,236) by almost three seconds.
When the time at the Izu Velodrome was stopped, Brennauer clenched his fist to the cheering of the audience. In contrast to the competitions in Tokyo, spectators are allowed in Izu. “I’m going to cry,” said ZDF expert Kristina Vogel.
This means that the German team has a good chance of reaching the finals of the two best teams. In the next round, a win against the Italians, who were almost four seconds slower in qualifying, is enough. The British team (4: 09.022) came closest to the German time. The next round will be played on Tuesday (8.30 a.m. CEST in the FAZ live ticker for the Olympics, on ZDF and on Eurosport).
The two world champions Lea Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze have meanwhile reached the final in the team sprint. The duo defeated the two Ukrainians Lyubow Bassowa and Olena Starikowa in 31.905 seconds at the Izu Velodrome on Monday with the second fastest time. Their average speed was 56.417 kilometers / hour.
In the final they will now meet the Chinese Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi, who set a world record of 31,804. Silver is already safe for Hinze and Friedrich.
The duo improved the German record twice. In qualifying, they had needed 32.102 seconds for the 500 meters. Record world champions Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte held the old best time. Friedrich (Dassow) and Hinze (Cottbus) won gold together with Pauline Grabosch (Erfurt) at the 2020 World Cup in Berlin.
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