Paris 2024 track cycling: All results, as the Netherlands set world record to win gold in men’s team sprint

The Netherlands rode to victory in the men’s track cycling team sprint, clocking a world-record time of 40.949 seconds to claim the gold medal at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome on Tuesday, 6 August.

The trio of Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland rode faster than any trio in history, becoming the first team to ride 750m in less than 41 seconds.

Van den Berg got off to a flying start over the first 250m, nearly leaving his teammates outside his draft. Nevertheless, Lavreysen caught it before the changeover, setting up an ideal second lap for the Dutch trio.

Lavreysen put his powerful legs to use, gradually increasing his speed and building a larger gap for Hoogland to utilise in the final lap.

Hoogland took over from Lavreysen at the 500m mark, speeding away to a world record and Olympic gold medal.

Team GB couldn’t match the sheer speed of the Netherlands, riding to the finish line in a time of 41.814 to claim the silver medal.

Ed Lowe got off to an equally strong start as Van den Berg, but his teammates rode outside his draft for much of the first lap. This created an uphill battle for Team GB, with Hamish Turnbull and Jack Carlin losing time to the Dutch trio.

It wasn’t the race the British trio dreamt about before Paris 2024, but they were still pleased to finish with the silver medal.

Australia won a tight battle against hosts France in the bronze medal match to claim the final spot on the podium with a time of 41.597.

The Australian trio of Matthew Glaetzer, Leigh Hoffman and Matthew Richardson got off to an untidy start, but they recovered to overpower the French trio of Florian Grengbo, Sebastien Vigier and Rayan Helal by the end of the second lap.

The crowd saluted the effort of the French riders, who raced to fourth in a time of 41.993.