New Zealand’s most experienced track cyclist Bryony Botha joined with relative newcomer Prue Fowler to claim a silver medal in the two-rider madison on day two of the UCI Track World Cup in Malaysia.
After their gold medal in the team pursuit on the first day, Botha and Fowler produced a strong performance. The New Zealand pairing finished second to the Netherlands, scoring points on 10 of 12 sprints.
Earlier Keegan Hornblow finished an impressive fifth place in the four-event omnium, finishing third in the Scratch race, seventh in the Tempo and Elimination races and sixth in the final Points race.
Sam Dakin finished second in his repechage of the men’s keirin competition to move to the second round. He drew world champion Harrie Lavreysen and ultimate winner Aliz Awang in his second round and was eliminated in the resulting repechage in a much-improved performance.
Sprinter Olivia King qualified 11th fastest in the women’s sprint in 10.597s, beating Cho Yiu Yeung (HGK) in the first round but was eliminated by Iana Burlakova in the second round in a photo-finish.
The final day will include Dakin in the sprint, King in the keirin, Samantha Donnelly in the omnium and George Jackson with Tom Sexton in the madison.