Greig Leach

Kristen Faulkner (USA) has been chasing hard with little help from the race favorite Lotte Kopecky (Belgium). Kopecky may be excused she worked very hard to bridge up to the chasers after getting caught behind the crash on the first circuit through the streets of Paris. As the two chasers rode through the grounds of the Louvre they could see the two leaders riding out through the gates on the other side. It was looking like it would be a four woman race for the three medals available at the Eiffel Tower. Not at all what both Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Blanka Vas (Hungary) were hoping to see. Since this is the last painting of the four women, I'll tell you that one slipped off the front. The other three sprinted for the two remaining medals, with Vos just getting the better of Kopecky for Silver and Bronze respectfully.