Irvine in the elimination race on the velodrome at London 2012
Martyn Irvine has put in a mixed day on the London Olympic velodrome; posting two good rides in the opening rounds of the omnium but perhaps coming up a little short in the third race on the first day of competition yesterday, Saturday.
The Irishman finished exactly midway – ninth of an eighteen-man field - in the 250 metre flying lap, the opening round of his six-race omnium event.
In the second event, the 30km points race, Irvine showed the skills and power that have made him a truly world class rider at this event over the past couple of years. He was one of a small number of riders to lap the field and ended that race in sixth place.
Combined with his ride in the opening round, that left him in seventh place overall; on 15 points and just four points off the bronze medal position.
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However, he appeared to be living dangerously right from the early exchanges in the round three elimination race; where the last rider across the line every second lap must pull out.
He seemed to be riding within himself – albeit towards the back of the field – and well able to surge just enough when it mattered to remain in the race.
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However, that approach saw him undone much earlier than he would have expected, being the fourth rider of the group to be forced out; a result far below his capabilities and one that saw him drop to 10th overall at the midway point.
With three races remaining on day two today, Sunday – the 4km individual pursuit, the 15km scratch race and the 1km TT – Irvine will be looking for more if he is not to finish his Games with a result that undervalues his genuine higher standing on the biggest of stages.
250metre Flying Lap (Round 1)
1 Edward Clancy (Great Britain) 12.556
2 Shane Archbold (New Zealand) 13.112
3 Glenn O’Shea (Australia) 13.222
4 Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 13.236
5 Bryan Coquard (France) 13.347
6 Elia Viviani (Italy) 13.359
7 Zachary Bell (Canada) 13.406
8 Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Colombia) 13.469
9 Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 13.504
10 Bobby Lea (United States of America) 13.559
11 Roger Kluge (Germany) 13.571
12 Hosung Cho (Republic of Korea) 13.614
13 Gijs Van Hoecke (Belgium) 13.633
14 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain) 13.655
15 Ki Ho Choi (Hong Kong, China) 13.659
16 Carlos Daniel Linarez Zambrano (Venezuela) 13.863
17 Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina) 14.036
18 Luis Mansilla (Chile) 14.270
Men's Omnium - 30km Points Race (Round 2)
1 Roger Kluge (Germany) 79 pts
2 Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 59
3 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain) 55
4 Bryan Coquard (France) 51
5 Elia Viviani (Italy) 47
6 Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 47
7 Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina) 26
8 Glenn O'Shea (Australia) 25
9 Gijs van Hoecke (Belgium) 23
10 Cho Hosung (Republic of Korea) 20
11 Edward Clancy (Great Britain) 18
12 Bobby Lea (United States of America) 8
13 Zachary Bell (Canada) 4
14 Choi Ki Ho (Hong Kong, China) 3
15 Shane Archbold (New Zealand) 3
16 Carlos Daniel Linarez Zambrano (Venezuela) -18
17 Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Colombia) -18
18 Luis Mansilla (Chile) -40
Elimination Race (Round 3)
1 Bryan Coquard (France)
2 Elia Viviani (Italy)
3 Glenn O'Shea (Australia)
4 Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina)
5 Edward Clancy (Great Britain)
6 Shane Archbold (New Zealand)
7 Roger Kluge (Germany)
8 Bobby Lea (United States of America)
9 Cho Hosung (Republic of Korea)
10 Zachary Bell (Canada)
11 Choi Ki Ho (Hong Kong, China)
12 Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)
13 Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Colombia)
14 Carlos Daniel Linarez Zambrano (Venezuela)
15 Martyn Irvine (Ireland)
16 Luis Mansilla (Chile)
17 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain)
18 Gijs van Hoecke (Belgium)
Overall Classification after three of six rounds
1 Bryan Coquard (France) 10 pts
2 Elia Viviani (Italy) 13
3 Glenn O'Shea (Australia) 14
4 Edward Clancy (Great Britain) 17
5 Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 18
6 Roger Kluge (Germany) 19
7 Shane Archbold (New Zealand) 23
8 Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina) 28
9 Zachary Bell (Canada) 30
10 Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 30
11 Bobby Lea (United States of America) 30
12 Cho Hosung (Republic of Korea) 31
13 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain) 34
14 Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Colombia) 38
15 Gijs van Hoecke (Belgium) 40
16 Choi Ki Ho (Hong Kong, China) 40
17 Carlos Daniel Linarez Zambrano (Venezuela) 46
18 Luis Mansilla (Chile) 52
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