Disappointing Outcome: Martina Fidanza’s Fall Ruins Italy’s Chances for a Podium Finish in Madison

Such a pity! Thus the comment on the female Madison can be closed, with the coach Villa who had tested the couple – unpublished – made up of Martina Fidanza and Chiara Consonni. The two from Bergamo performed very well, managing the race without overdoing it, hunting for the points needed to reach the podium. Two sprint wins and also an attempt to conquer the lap, which failed due to the hole created by the Uzbekistan athlete. Not bad until the last sprint, when the blues were still in the running for the silver medal. Just before the last sprint, however, the crime with the fall of Martina Fidanza who found van der Duin on the ground right in front of her. The Irishman also crashes and we start again several minutes after the neutralization of the race. All the athletes involved in the fall leave again, except Martina Fidanza, visibly bruised after the thud against the parquet. Which forces Chiara Consonni to do 9 laps alone, without having the possibility of making the last sprint, with Italy slipping to 5th place. What a pity! The winners are then the British Evans and Barker who, despite Archibald’s absence, still remain the strongest (however the Belgian World Champions Kopecky-Bossuyt were missing). Manly’s Australia takes second place in front of the French who come back right in the final.
2023-08-07 22:52:30
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