World Cycling Championships: Hinze and Friedrich in the sprint semi-finals

Multiple world champions Emma Hinze and Lea Sophie Friedrich reached the semi-finals in the supreme sprint discipline. This means that at least one German rider will be on the podium. The decision will be made on Wednesday.

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Friedrich even defeated the reigning world champion Mathilde Gros in two runs in the quarter-finals, successfully taking revenge. Last year, the 23-year-old lost the sprint final against the Frenchwoman at the title fights in Paris. Hinze also won both of her runs against Liying Yuan from China with ease. Team-mate Pauline Grabosch, on the other hand, finished in the round of 16.

Hinze, Friedrich and Grabosch had won gold with the team for the fourth time in a row at the start last Thursday. Hinze then also won gold in the 500 metre time trial, in which Friedrich finished third. Friedrich also took bronze in the keirin.

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