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| Familiar faces (those of Trott, Edmonson & Hammer) look set to set to dominate the Women's Omnium once again at London 2012 |
We’ve already seen Britain take 5 golds at the Velodrome
during London 2012 and hopes are very high for the precious Laura Trott – World
Champion earlier this year who boasts 7 carrier gold medals – to take Women’s
Omnimum gold and cap off a fantastic week for the young Brit. Part of the team
that set six world records when smashing Sarah Hammer’s Team USA in the
Pursuit, her flying lap win over specialist sprinter Clara Sanchez – has put
her in pole position for gold after 1 of 6 events. Since the introduction of an
elimination race to this event, Sarah Hammer (Silver in the team pursuit with
Jennie Reed and Dotsie Bausch) has taken silver and a bronze from two world
championships and won the London test event for this. Only fifth in the flying
lap, she has stronger events to come and is tempting for a medal, considering
how much ground she made up in the latter events of the world championships
where she let herself down badly in the elimination and also the scratch there,
leaving herself 10 points down after three events. Anette Edmonson (closest to
Trott in Melbourne on home turf) is currently third in the standings and is an
interesting 5-1 shot for glory although it’s hard to see her reversing Melbourne
form. The 4/5 on Trott could look very big after the points and elimination
races – she was eighth in this at Melbourne and then 17th in London’s
test event – and she looks set to have a cracking chance of gold. Canadian Tara
Whitten (fourth at the Worlds) can’t be discounted either although these top
three looks to have the measure of the field.
In the men’s Sprint, Jason Kenny should get gold and has
looked exceptional on the track so far despite being beaten by Gregory Bauge in
the World Championship final. If ever that should change then it’ll be here but
Gregory Bauge can’t be 11/4 in a two horse race given his record at major
finals, having beaten Kenny in Melbourne earlier this year.
Advice
2 pts Laura Trott (4/5 Skybet)
1 pt Gregory Bauge (11/4 Skybet)
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