Medals, debuts and the Kennys: Team GB hopes in the Olympic velodrome

Great Britain had a tough world championships in 2020 but optimism is high for a return to form in Tokyo

Day one of the Olympic track cycling at the Izu velodrome will give an instant idea of how Team GB will fare in the two flagship disciplines, the four-rider, 4,000m team pursuits for men and women.

The quartets have been dominant in recent Games, but with barely any international track racing in the past 12 months, form is almost impossible to predict in the sport that has turned into Team GB’s medal banker. At the last world championship, in Berlin in 2020, GB managed only seventh in the medal table with one gold medal, but the consensus is that an extra 12 months’ preparation will have been put to good use.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3BDT8PX