
Irvine looking focussed on the London velodrome this morning
Ireland’s Martyn Irvine has gotten his omnium event underway at the London Olympics with 9th this morning in the 250metres Flying Lap. He clocked a time of 13.504.
The first of six races in the two-day schedule was won by Britain’s Ed Clancy, who was part of Team GB’s gold-winning team pursuit quartet last night.
An Post Ras rider in 2011 and points winner in that race, Shane Archbold of New Zealand was second to Clancy in this morning’s opener.
We’ll bring you news later of Irvine’s two remaining events today. You can see his full schedule for today and tomorrow here.
Omnium: 250metre Flying Lap
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
Irvine’s Split Times:
| Intermediate Times | Rank | Time | TBL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m | 11 | 2.673 | +0.152 |
| 150m | 9 | 8.038 | +0.518 |
| 250m | 9 | 13.504 | +0.948 |
| Split Times | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Start - 50m | 11 | 2.673 |
| 50m - 150m | 9 | 5.365 |
| 150m - 250m | 7 | 5.466 |
Average Speed 66.646 Km/h
Omnium Classification after round 1
1 CLANCY Edward 1 pts
2 ARCHBOLD Shane 2 pts
3 O'SHEA Glenn 3 pts
4 HANSEN Lasse Norman 4 pts
5 COQUARD Bryan 5 pts
6 VIVIANI Elia 6 pts
7 BELL Zachary 7 pts
8 ARANGO CARVAJAL Juan Esteban 8 pts
9 IRVINE Martyn 9 pts
10 LEA Bobby 10 pts
11 KLUGE Roger 11 pts
12 CHO Hosung 12 pts
13 van HOECKE Gijs 13 pts
14 TERUEL ROVIRA Eloy 14 pts
15 CHOI Ki Ho 15 pts
16 LINAREZ ZAMBRANO Carlos Daniel 16 pts
17 PEREZ Walter Fernando 17 pts
18 MANSILLA Luis 18 pts