Kenny De Ketele just missed a medal in Tokyo with Robbe Ghys as partner, in Grenchen Lindsay De Vylder was his partner.
The Belgian duo was on target from the start and competed for the prizes in every sprint.
De Ketele and De Vylder constantly occupy a podium place, but the possible golden ambitions got a small blow after a first round of victory by the Dutchmen Jan-Willem van Schip and Yoeri Havik.
The Belgians continued to nibble in the sprints, but after a second Dutch bonus round, the European jersey was as good as gone.
Portugal, Italy and Russia continued to harass the Belgians, but our compatriots kept up their tactical plan and finished very neatly in 2nd place.
With a gigantic total of points of 56 units, earned purely in the sprints, they ended up only 4 points behind the gold.
