Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison

The men's madison event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 7 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome.[1] 32 cyclists (16 teams of 2) from 16 nations competed.[2]

Men's Madison
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic track cycling
VenuesIzu Velodrome
Date7 August 2021
Competitors32 from 16 nations
Teams16
Winning points43
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lasse Norman Hansen
Michael Mørkøv
 Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethan Hayter
Matthew Walls
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benjamin Thomas
Donavan Grondin
 France
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Background

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This was the 4th appearance of the event. It was held from 2000 to 2008, then dropped for 2012 and 2016 due to there being no women's equivalent. The event was returning in 2020 with a new women's counterpart.

The reigning (2008) Olympic champions were Juan Curuchet and Walter Pérez of Argentina. The reigning (2020) World Champions were Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv of Denmark.

Russia, Germany, China, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands are traditionally strong track cycling nations.[3]

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 1 team of 2 cyclists in the madison. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The 8 top nations in the team pursuit rankings automatically qualified a team in the Madison. The best 8 NOCs in the madison rankings (not already qualified through the team pursuit) also qualified to enter madison teams. The NOCs qualifying directly in the madison also earned 1 spot in the omnium.[2] Because qualification was complete by the end of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on 1 March 2020 (the last event that contributed to the 2018–20 rankings), qualification was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competition format

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A madison race is a tag team points race that involves all 16 teams competing at once. One cyclist from each team competes at a time; the two team members can swap at any time by touching (including pushing and hand-slinging). The distance is 200 laps (50 km). Teams score points in two ways: lapping the field and sprints. A team that gains a lap on the field earns 20 points; one that loses a lap has 20 points deducted. Every 10th lap is a sprint, with the first to finish the lap earning 5 points, second 3 points, third 2 points, and fourth 1 point. The points values are doubled for the final sprint. There is only one round of competition.[4][5]

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[6]

Date Time Round
7 August 2021 16:55 Final

Results

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All three medalists were separated by only three points, and no team able to take a lap in the entire race. Although they won only 3 of the sprints, Denmark's Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv had, with consistent points finishes, sewn up the gold medal before the final sprint for ten points. This left the final sprint between the British pair of Ethan Hayter and Matthew Walls and the French duo of Benjamin Thomas and Donavan Grondin. The British pair held off all challengers to win silver, claiming the ten points for the final sprint, bringing them level with France on 40 points, but leaving the French with the bronze medal based on finishing position in the final sprint.

Rank Cyclist Nation Sprint Laps Finish
order
Total[7]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 +
  Lasse Norman Hansen
Michael Mørkøv
  Denmark 3 3 5 3 5 3 3 2 1 5 3 3 2 2 4 43
  Ethan Hayter
Matthew Walls
  Great Britain 3 2 5 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 10 1 40
  Benjamin Thomas
Donavan Grondin
  France 5 5 1 3 5 5 5 3 1 2 1 4 3 40
4 Kenny De Ketele
Robbe Ghys
  Belgium 1 5 5 3 2 5 5 6 2 32
5 Yoeri Havik
Jan-Willem van Schip
  Netherlands 2 5 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 6 17
6 Sebastián Mora
Albert Torres
  Spain 2 1 2 2 5 2 5 14
7 Robin Froidevaux
Théry Schir
  Switzerland 2 1 5 7 8
8 Szymon Sajnok
Daniel Staniszewski
  Poland 10 0
9 Roger Kluge
Theo Reinhardt
  Germany 2 3 1 5 3 20 9 –6
10 Simone Consonni
Elia Viviani
  Italy 1 1 5 3 1 20 11 –9
11 Campbell Stewart
Corbin Strong
  New Zealand 3 20 8 –17
12 Kelland O'Brien
Leigh Howard
  Australia 3 20 DNF
Adrian Hegyvary
Gavin Hoover
  United States 1 5
Andreas Graf
Andreas Müller
  Austria 20
Mark Downey
Felix English
  Ireland 40
Michael Foley
Derek Gee
  Canada 20

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling Track Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Road Cycling" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Olympic Track Cycling at Tokyo 2020: Top Five Things to Know". Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 3 TRACK RACES" (PDF). UCI. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ Liam Nee (26 March 2021). "Cycling 101: Competition format". NBC. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's Madison – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.