Already crowned in the sprint on Sunday, Sébastien Vigier doubled the bet on the keirin on Tuesday after a great demonstration during the last two laps.
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And three. Already crowned in individual speed and silver in the team sprint, Sébastien Vigier has added a medal to his collection. The track rider became European keirin champion on Tuesday August 16 in Munich (Germany).
Despite a bad placement (gone to lane 6 after the draw), the Frenchman beat the German Maximilian Dörnbach to the end of the last two laps where he showed all his power. Passed very high on the track to take the lead, the 2017 European speed champion put his opponents in the background in the 400 meters, even offering himself the luxury of turning around at the exit of the bend, a few meters from the line. ‘arrival.
“To be honest, I didn’t have much hope because here, in six, it’s very difficult to come back. Everyone wants to take the lead from the start. (…) I told myself that my luck , it was to make a big effort 400m from the finish, to try to pass everyone with a lot of speed. And it worked!”, explained the winner to the microphone of France Télévisions.
His compatriot Melvin Landerneau, holy monday on the kilometer, took home the bronze medal. The Martiniquais thus won his third medal in these championships.
Thus, the tricolor harvest in track cycling continues. The Blues now have 14 charms. A good omen before the Worlds of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, from October 12 to 16.