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Lotte Kopecky (4th) and Fabio Van Den Bossche (6th) fall next to the medals in the omnium | European Championships

Lotte Kopecky and Fabio Van Den Bossche were unable to give our country new medal(s) at the European Track Cycling Championships in Munich. Kopecky finished just off the podium in the omnium, Van Den Bossche started 3rd in the final points race, but ended up 6th.

No 3rd European title for Kopecky

After her European titles in the elimination and the points race, Lotte Kopecky was able to start the omnium with a backpack full of confidence. In the “all-around on the track”, Kopecky was again a medal candidate, but already in the first issue of the day the fatigue was visible in our compatriot.

An 8th place in the scratch was below expectations, in the tempo race she finished in the same place. Our compatriot needed an excellent elimination race and as a brand new European champion in that part she finished 2nd. A medal was still possible.

In the unpredictable points race, the part where Kopecky is world and European champion, our compatriot rode well, but a crash of some competitors put an end to her plans.

A huge scratch on the track caused a long delay. After the repairs were done – and the competition had been able to blow out – the race could start again. In the remaining 36 laps Kopecky tried to force something, but without success. She came in fourth place.

Kopecky: “It can’t always be prize”

“It can’t be a prize every day,” Kopecky responded with a smile. “It was not to my advantage that the points race was stopped, because I am usually strong at the end. I was certainly not exhausted when the crash happened, but now everyone could recover. That was not in my favor.”

“I was 4th, so I knew that if I could take a round and win a sprint, I would compete for the medals. In the end it didn’t work out. I am nevertheless very satisfied with this tournament. less Tour with two jerseys to go home.”

Young Van Den Bossche meritorious 6th

A cautious medal heap rested on the young shoulders of Fabio Van Den Bossche. The top talent of 21 also started his omnium excellently. After a very good game he won the scratch and immediately took the lead.

Van Den Bossche had excellent legs and also put himself in the spotlight in the tempo race. He remained in the lead with a third place, the medal chances increased.

Did our compatriot feel the pressure? In the elimination, the penultimate number, Van Den Bossche was pushed away time and again. After narrowly avoiding an elimination a few times, an early exit eventually followed. With a 9th place he fell back to 3rd place in the standings.

In the points race, our compatriot had to get the job done, but Van Den Bossche couldn’t find the super legs from earlier in the day. After a nervous match he finally ran behind the facts. The gold went to the Frenchman Grondin, Van Den Bossche finished 6th after a more than creditable omnium.

Belgians at European Championship track cycling August 15
Arthur Senrame1 km time trial men1’04″072 (17e, out)
Maxwell The Brother1 km time trial men1’03″533 (16e, out)
Lotte Kopeckyomnium: scratch8th
Fabio Van Den Bosscheomnium: scratch1e
Lotte Kopeckyof all: temporarily8e (stand: 8e)
Fabio Van Den Bosscheof all: temporarily3e (stand: 1e)
17.05 uLotte Kopeckyof all: afalling2e (stand: 4e)
17.41 uFabio Van Den Bosscheof all: afalling9e (stand: 3e)
18.09 uLotte Kopeckyomnium: points race4e
18.45 uFabio Van Den Bosscheomnium: points race6e

  1. 8 pm 10. Grondin takes European title, Van Den Bossche 6th. The Pole Staniszewski has passed Van Den Bossche in the final, our compatriot is 6th. The title is for the Frenchman Grondin, who just managed to hold off the Italian Consonni in the final sprint. .
  2. 8 pm 07. Consonni, Grondin, Mora, Van Den Bossche and company have their bonus round. Our compatriot is going to be 4th or 5th. The final sprint is approaching. .
  3. 8 p.m. 05. Heijnen falls through, while Mora and Consonni blast away. The two drive themselves to get a round, but for the time being they can’t get it done. Van Den Bossche will also join the two after a while. .
  4. 8 p.m. 03. Van Den Bossche watches it from a distance, while Mora, Consonni and Heijnen battle for the gold. Did the medals fly? 22 more rounds. .
  5. 7 pm 58. The Dutchman Heijnen takes a bonus round and jumps to the top. The gap between the bronze and Van Den Bossche is now 8 points. It will be difficult for our compatriot, but a medal is still possible. .
  7. 7 p.m. 56. With 55 rounds to go, everything is still playable. Van Den Bossche is two points behind Grondin’s bronze, but the Frenchman races around alert. Mora and Consonni are holding gold and silver for the time being. .
  8. 7 p.m. 54. Fabio radiates a lot of confidence. Co-commentator Jules Hesters.
  9. 7 pm 51. Van Den Bossche shows himself and tries to jump twice, but leader Mora reacts to everything that moves. That effort may soon be worth it. .
  10. 19 hours 50. This is a very exciting points race that can go in many directions. Renaat Schotte.
  11. 19 hours 48. Van Den Bossche has not yet been richly rewarded in the first sprints. The damage is limited, because our compatriot is currently fourth on 3 points of bronze and 7 points of silver. The Spaniard Mora leads with 113 points, but the race is still long. .
  12. 7 p.m. 46. Kopecky: “It can’t be prize every day”.

    Kopecky: “It can’t be prize every day”

  13. 7:40 PM. The men are gone. 125 laps have to be completed. Will Van Den Bossche provide a new Belgian medal in Munich? .
  14. 7 p.m. 38. Time for Van Den Bossche. There is a delay in the schedule, so the songs now follow each other in rapid succession. The men are ready to finish the closing number of their omnium. Fabio Van Den Bossche has bronze in his hands for the time being, but a lot can still happen in the final points race. .
  15. 7 p.m. 33. German sprint success after a very close denouement.

    German sprint success after extremely close denouement

  16. 19 hours 32. In the women’s sprint final, world champion Emma Hinze made the arena go crazy. The home favorite only passed the French Mathilde Gros in the very last meters, the difference was only a few centimeters at most. .
  18. 7 p.m. 29. Correction: Kopecky finishes 4th. The Munich scoreboards indicated Kopecky as 5th, but our compatriot did indeed finish 4th in the omnium. She finished ahead of the Dutch Van der Duin in the points race, which was decisive for the final result. .
  19. 7 pm 25. Barbieri takes gold in the omnium, Kopecky is 5th. The hoped-for miracle did not come, Lotte Kopecky finishes 5th in the omnium, her medal counter remains at two. The Italian Rachele Barbieri surprised the French Copponi and the Polish Pikulik in the final and takes gold. .
  20. 7 p.m. 10 p.m. It’s Barbieri who’s actually going to attack herself. In no time she rushes to a bonus round, which actually puts her in the lead. With that, she immediately also gives the neck shot to Kopecky, who will now almost certainly fall outside the medals. .
  21. 7 pm 6 pm The Italian Barbieri, currently in possession of bronze, follows like a shadow in Kopecky’s wheel. Kopecky will have to be punished if she wants to force something. .
  22. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Starting gun sounds (for the second time). The riders start again. There are still 36 laps to go. Can Kopecky still win a medal? .

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