It could look like harassment of the Danish OLYMPIC opportunities.
the First was letvægtsfireren in rowing peeled completely of the OLYMPICS programme. A discipline where Denmark in 20 years was a force with numerous medals at the OLYMPICS. And then followed the transformation of the omnium championships, where Lasse Norman Hansen in 2012 won gold in London.
Omnium is shaved down from the six disciplines to the four – and the competition runs now in one day, where it was previously two days.
It gets the result from the Danish side, to Lasse Norman, who won the bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro in the discipline, not to start in Japan. At least not in the omnium.
The place falls in the spot another shining talent in the Danish championships, 22-year-old Niklas Larsen.
Lasse Norman is, however, present in Tokyo – and even in more than one discipline. Thus he is an important man in the strong 4000 meter-team, while the personal life, is new on the OLYMPIC program also has the dane with. Even among the favorites after a strong 2019, when he formed a pair with the experienced Michael Mørkøv.
together, We can win the OLYMPIC gold. I have a much better sense that it can be done in cooperation rather than omnium, says Lasse Norman, who at the coming WORLD cup on the track in Berlin at the end of February have agreed to ‘stand in’ in the omnium.
the Reason is that Niklas Larsen continues to contend with a overbelastningsskade, and he is likely not running. So Lasse Norman, who was number two at the european championships in the Dutch Apeldoorn to again try their strength with the omnium without the time trials, which gave safe points to the dane in the past.
Omnium is continuing to scratch, udskilningsløb and points race. As something new, they introduced a tempoløb with a sprint on each lap, where only the first over the line scores the points in a new scoring system.
Out is slid individually forfølgelsesløb, time trial over 1000 metres as well as a flying lap against the clock.
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