Felix English marginally missed out on the podium, finishing fourth in the Men’s Scratch Race at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup today in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
English has been consistently in the top five in this event over the past year, adding this fourth to his fifth place finish at the European Championships and fourth in the Track World Cup in Hong Kong last year.
In the Women’s Omnium, Lydia Boylan finished in 9th place with a strong performance in the final Points Race when she lapped the field.
The Scratch Race was very active from the start with English chasing across to the main move, just getting pipped for bronze by Belgium’s Moreno de Pauw.
Gold went to Raman Ramanau (MCC) with GB’s Christopher Latham taking silver.
Speaking after the race English was disappointed to miss out on the medal, while being satisfied that his racing is consistent.
He said: “The race was really active from the gun, and I was doing my best to cover everything. However, I missed the main move and had to ride across the half lap gap.
“I managed to recover for the finale, but a moment of hesitation lost me a medal again, similar to the Europeans. I’m happy to be showing some consistency in the major events, but gutted to once again miss out on a medal.”
English will be competing with Mark Downey in the Madison Race on Sunday.
Tomorrow sees Ireland’s first female track Olympian, Shannon McCurley, in action in the Keirin, along with Eoin Mullen in the Men’s Sprint.
Also in action will be 20-year-old Mark Downey, competing in the Men’s Points Race, an event in which he excels.
The Track World Cup in Apeldoorn runs from Friday 11th November to Saturday 13th November in the Omnisport Velodrome in Apeldoorn, in The Netherlands.
