GB dethroned in men’s Olympic team pursuit amid Danish crash controversy
03-Aug-2021 09:45:38 | The Guardian
- Madsen of Denmark crashes into Tanfield in semi-final
- Calls for Danes’ disqualification over use of illegal equipment
Great Britain’s reign as Olympic men’s team pursuit champions ended in bizarre fashion on Tuesday as the Danish rider Frederik Madsen crashed into Charlie Tanfield during their semi-final.
With Britain – Olympic champions in this event since 2008 – among the teams calling for Denmark to be disqualified in a row over illegal equipment used in qualifying, this match-up was already something of a grudge contest, but no one foresaw such an outcome.
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