2013 USA Cycling Junior Track Championships. here's
how the 100 lap madison went down: eleven teams started, sprints every 20 laps,
crash at 92 laps to go. Crash at 81 laps to go. Our
heroes restart at 86 to go and take 5th in the first sprint (no
points). They set up the next sprint (60) perfectly and Matthew
takes it over Tyler Nothstein. 4th at 40 to go so Matt and Jack have
6 points and sit in 4th. At 20 to go they take 3rd (two points) but
they are sitting 4th place. They roll after the sprint, get a small
gap with one other team but the team is disqualified for going under the
exchanges (cause of first two crashes). Jack goes solo and quickly
gains half a lap. They go to work in not only keeping the gap but
opening it. If they win the final sprint they may get 2nd, but the pack is
slowing. Taking a lap looks possible. They see the pack
and bridge across at two laps to go sealing the win in the last minute!
Larry
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