Denmark reached Sunday, up three medals at the WORLD championships.
It came to pass, when Lasse Norman Hansen, Casper Folsach drove a great cooperation and won the silver. Only Germany could be the strong Danish pair did not turn. Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt finished at 105 points.
Lasse Norman Hansen, Casper Folsach harvested 84 points ahead of Belgium, who won the bronze with 82. The danes were among medaljekandidaterne before the race.
Both have more medals at major championships on the track behind him.
After a somewhat quiet start, they opened for the seriousness up, and with 120 laps to the goals they had snatched a game on the field and was thus in fourth place with 26 points.
Førerparret from Germany was listed for 35. Away smoke Norman and Folsach a little on the defensive and had to use much effort to close the holes and keep others from tweak laps on the field.
In the front won the germans spurt after spurt and built the lead. But Denmark held on to, came in bursts and both received a spurtsejr and even one won game out of the effort. It brought the total up to 54 points and a third place finish. Germany had 73 points, and Australia ran around with 59.
Belgium, however, would also have the metal, and with 40 laps to the final sprint with double points, lay the blåklædte duo in third place.
Therefore, went to Denmark in a last attack with 35 laps again. Five points in a spurt brought the good running of danes back in third place – one point from silver.
And Lasse Norman continued in the hunt for even a won game.
With 20 laps to goal won the Denmark therefore, even a spurt, and was now on 64 points and in second place with only 16 points up to Germany.
With 13 laps left Denmark got the game and was thus for the gold with 84 points. But Germany was also in outbreak and won the penultimate sprint. Thus reached the germans 85 points.
Shortly after also got Germany a place and settled the de facto final to their advantage with 105 points in the account. Then it was a question of whether Denmark could keep both Belgium and Australia behind him.
But Australia did not up, and neither did Belgium got points in the last sprint.
Earlier, Denmark has won two bronze medals in this WORLD cup: At the Amalie Dideriksen and Julie Leth in the women’s cooperation, as well as in the men’s 4000 metres holdforfølgelsesløb. In holdløbet was both Norman and Folsach in action.
