Katy Marchant eliminated at track cycling World Championships
Last Updated: 13/04/17 11:36am
Katy Marchant was eliminated from the sprint competition in the first round on the second day of the track cycling World Championships in Hong Kong.
Britain did not enter the team sprint on Wednesday's opening day, and the 24-year-old Leeds rider, who won Olympic bronze in Rio, was the only female sprinter to travel.
The top four qualifiers - Australia's Stephanie Morton, Hong Kong's Lee Wai Sze, Vogel and Mathilde Gros of France - received a first-round bye.
Former heptathlete Marchant qualified in 16th place and met 17th-fastest qualifier Lin Junhong of China in the first round on Thursday.
Morton clocked 10.724 seconds, while Marchant's 11.151secs was 0.018 quicker than Lin.
The qualifying ride - a flying 200 metres - established seedings for the head-to-head match sprints and Marchant was paired with Lin.
The Chinese rider led out the Briton, but Marchant was unable to round her and exited the competition.
"I'm really disappointed," Marchant said. "I feel like I'm just missing a little bit of zing, which is something that coming off Rio is to be expected, I guess.
"It's hard to comprehend, but that's bike racing. I didn't get the roar when I got the number on my back today - maybe the fact it's not an Olympic Games or something in the back of my mind telling me that I'm not feeling great.
"Last time I was up on the world stage was in the Olympic Games and I was winning a bronze medal.
"I know to get knocked out in the first round is not what we expect from a medallist, but the preparation coming into this competition is about the process leading on to Tokyo."
Marchant is scheduled to ride in two more events at Hong Kong- Saturday's 500 metres time-trial and Sunday's Keirin.
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