Harrie Lavreysen🇳🇱 dropped a SAUCY 9.378 to lead all comers in Milton Tissot UCI Nations Cup Men's Sprint Qualifying
T&T's world record holder 🇹🇹Nicholas Paul was 4th fastest in 9.527 and five men were within two-tenths of the Dutch world champ
🇹🇹Kwesi Browne went sub10 with 9.926 and qualified for the 1/16, however, he would bow out after he faced 🇱🇹Vasilijus Lendel. Brown would end the event ranked 23rd overall.
The Quarterfinals matchups were:
H1
🇳🇱Harrie Lavreysen
🇫🇷Sebastien Vigier
H2
🇸🇷Jair Tjon en Fa
🇱🇹Vasilijus Lendel
H3
🇮🇱Mikhail Yakovlev
🇵🇱Mateusz Rudyk
H4
🇹🇹Nicholas Paul
🇫🇷Rayan Helal
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🇹🇹Nicholas Paul 9.940✅ and 9.972✅ had straight wins over 🇫🇷Rayan Helal (+0.036 & +0.050) in two very close rides to advance to the semis, where he faced world champion, 🇳🇱Harrie Lavreysen in Heat 1. 🇸🇷Jair Tjon en Fa faced 🇮🇱Mikhail Yakovlev in Heat 2
Paul would suffer two straight defeats at the hands of a clinical Lavreysen in the semis, and would eventually win two straight versus Yakovlev to take the 🥉bronze medal at Milton.
Video source: Tissot UCI Nations Cup Milton