Australian sprint cycling star Matthew Richardson has won through to the final as crashes marred the men’s keirin at the Track Nations Cup.
But after Richardson dominated his heat, compatriot Matthew Glaetzer was knocked out when he finished fourth in the other round-two race.
Also on Saturday night at Adelaide’s Super-Drome, the Australian pair of Georgia Baker and Alex Manly won silver in the madison behind a dominant British win.
Baker, who also shone in the team pursuit bronze medal ride on Friday night, stormed home to take out the final sprint.
The British pair of Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker had sewn up the gold medal with 31 points, while the double points for the final sprint gave Australia the silver on 27, ahead of the USA on 23.
In an ominous display of their depth ahead of the Paris Olympics, the British also fielded a second team, with Neah Evans and Sophie Lewis finishing fourth.
Evans and Barker won the madison world title last year ahead of Baker and Manly..
Thai rider Jai Angsuthasawit was disqualified for dangerous riding earlier on Saturday after a crash in his round-one repechage heat left Great Britain’s Hamish Turnbull and Italian Mattia Predomo needing medical attention.
Colombian Cristian Ortega and Muhammad Mohd from Azerbaijan also crashed out of a separate repechage heat.
Richardson also won his round-one heat to reach the second round, and Glaetzer took out his repechage ride, with the final to be held on Saturday night.
Colombian Kevin Quintero, who won last year’s keirin world title ahead of Richardson, did not reach the second round.
Richardson and Glaetzer were key members of the combination that won the men’s team sprint, Australia’s one gold medal on Friday night.
Also on Saturday, Australian Kristina Clonan was knocked out in the sprint quarter-finals.
French rider Mathilda Gros, the 2022 sprint world champion, recovered from a flat tire to win their best-of-three heat 2-0.
Earlier, Clonan beat compatriot Alessia McCaig in the first round and then dispatched British rider Sophie Caldwell to reach the quarters.
British rider Emma Finucane, the reigning sprint world champion, was knocked out in the quarters by Japan’s Mina Sato.
New Zealander Ellesse Andrews, the reigning keirin world champion, crashed out of her sprint semi-final after she clipped Sato’s rear wheel in their opening heat.
German star Emma Hinze comfortably beat Gros 2-0 to also reach Saturday night’s final, while the French rider won the bronze medal because Andrews was too badly hurt to start their ride-off.
Australian Oliver Bleddyn was 11th after two rounds of the omnium, with Italian star Elia Viviani in the lead.
Australian Associated Press