Martina Fidanza (21), daughter of former professional rider Giovanni Fidanza, won the first World Track Cycling title in the women’s scratch event. The Italian attacked six laps from the finish in this 40-lap (10 km) race. She won clearly, far ahead of the peloton set by the Dutch Maike van der Duin.
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The American Jennifer Valente, Olympic champion of the omnium in Tokyo, took third place in this event which is not on the Olympic program.
The three-time world champion of the event, the Dutch Kirsten Wild (2015, 2018, 2020), was not entered.
The Northerner Victoire Berteau, 9th in the scratch of the previous Worlds (2020), placed sixth.
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