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Vogel earns seventh gold medal of 2017-2018 World Cup season in Milton

Great Britain leads with six medals so far

December 2, 2017
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Although the Canadian athletes and their medals were the big draws in Milton on Saturday, riders from other countries had plenty of glory too. Great Britain leads with six medals so far, while Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand all have three.

In the women’s individual sprint qualifying German track legend Kristina Vogel set the fastest time of 10.796. Before Milton Vogel had already won six gold medals in the first two 2017-2018 World Cups, taking the keirin, team sprint and individual sprints in Pruszków, Poland and Manchester.

Vogel looked to be on a collision course with the Netherlands’ Shanne Braspennincx, runner-up to the German in the Manchester keirin. Both won their quarterfinal match-ups in two straight races. In the semis Vogel dispatched Braspennincx’s compatriot Laurine van Riessen—who made the mistake of sprinting early in the second race—while Braspennincx brushed aside Kiwi Natasha Hansen.

The German powered to victory over Braspennincx by two bike lengths in the first race. In the second race once again a rider went early on Vogel, with two-and-a-half laps to go. Vogel dropped low with a lap remaining to triumph.

Powerhouse Kristina Vogel now has seven victories in the 2017-2018 World Cup season.

Vogel also has nine World Championship gold medals and two Olympic gold medals on her palmares.

The bronze medal match took three races to decide, with the first race going to Manchester silver medalist van Riessen before Hansen evened the score. Van Riessen claimed the rubber match to put two Dutchwomen on the sprint podium.

Men’s team sprint world champions New Zealand clocked the best qualifying time on Friday. The squad overwhelmed Mexico in Saturday’s first round and looked to beat Great Britain, bronze medalists in Poland, for gold. France, the silver medalists in Poland, encountered the Czech Republic.

The gold match was a thrilling one, with the Brits leading by .001 seconds after 250-metres, but the Kiwis taking the victory. The Czech team earned bronze, their first medal of the season.


Allison Beveridge’s silver in the women’s omnium was very well-earned, and an equally compelling story was winner Yumi Kajihara’s. The Japanese trackie put on a dominant display while winning all four events. She was 16th at the Worlds last year.

Kajihara dominated the women’s omnium.

Hugo Barrette had a fine showing in the men’s keirin, coming sixth. Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen captured the gold, Brit Lewis Oliva claimed the silver and silver medalist in the Poland World Cup round, Joachim Eilers of Germany, completed the podium.


Saturday’s final event was the hand-slinging of the men’s madison. The Belgians seized the gold, their second World Cup medal of the season. The Kiwis were the silver medalists, and Great Britain’s bronze gave the Brits six medals so far at Milton.