Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer win silver and bronze in chaotic keirin final

Australian duo Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer have won silver and bronze respectively in a chaotic keirin final on Sunday night (AEST).

Richardson looked a sneaky chance of taking gold, but Dutch great Harrie Lavreysen had too much power during the blistering sprint.

Richardson, who had already won a silver and bronze in Paris, finished just 0.056s behind Lavreysen.

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But there was carnage at the back of the field.

Muhammad Sharom, Jack Carlin and Shinji Nakano all crashed on the final bend, which allowed Aussie Glaetzer to cruise through for bronze.

Glaetzer had earlier stormed to the front, but couldn’t maintain the pace before the sprint began.

He looked destined to finish out of the medals until the brutal collision. Carlin and Nakano failed to finish, while Sahrom crossed the line in fourth but was then relegated to sixth after the race.

Three cyclists crashed out during a brutal collision. Three cyclists crashed out during a brutal collision.
Three cyclists crashed out during a brutal collision. Credit: Getty

But for Glaetzer, it was reminiscent of Steven Bradbury, who famously won gold in the Winter Olympics when the speedskaters crashed in front of him.

“Glaetzer was the first one to go. Got out in front. And into the final bend is where it all went really pear-shaped,” Scott McGrory said in commentary.

“You can see there, three riders go down with Glaetzer doing a Bradbury, not for a gold, but for a bronze medal as the three riders in front went down and Glaetzer went through to collect the bronze medal for third place.”

Richardson and Glaetzer celebrate their medals.Richardson and Glaetzer celebrate their medals.
Richardson and Glaetzer celebrate their medals. Credit: Getty Images

Lavreysen swept the men’s sprint events, with the Netherlands also dominating the team sprint.

He is the first rider to sweep the men’s sprint gold medals since British great Sir Chris Hoy in 2008.

There was heartbreak for Aussie Georgie Baker in the women’s omnium after she missed out on a medal in the final event of the night.

After three races of the gruelling four-race epic, Baker was placed second behind American defending champion Jennifer Valente (144 points).

But she failed to pick up any points as Poland’s Daria Pikulik (131) stormed to silver and Kiwi Ally Wollaston (125) took bronze.

It was a disappointing end for Baker, who appeared certain to medal after placing in the top four in the first three events.

New Zealander Ellesse Andrews beat German Lea Friedrich to win the women’s sprint gold after also taking out the keirin.

– With AAP

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