Albert Torres (34 years old) fought for the bronze medal in Olympic Games in Paris until the end of the omnium track cycling test that took place this Thursday afternoon at National Velodrome of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. The cyclist Ciutadella He accelerated his chances of winning a medal on points, launching a smart and bold attack twelve laps from the end that left him just four points away from the bronze medal.
Torres, got lost in the lap and stuck to the wheel of the first and second classified, the Frenchman Thomas and from Portuguesesaid Leitao. A smart move. Torres did not give up. This is a turn. It was a complicated task and Albert sometimes dreamed of him winning an Olympic medal on the track, but in the end he was on the verge of glory, 4th.
Torres (Madison world champion in 2014, 5-time European champion, sixth among teams at the 2012 London Games) added 127 points, compared to the Belgian’s 131. Fabio van den Bossche, bronze medal, behind Frenchman Benjamin Thomas and Portuguese Iuri Leitao, gold and silver respectively.
Excellent Olympic diploma for Torres, who improved on the tenth place achieved in Tokyo 2020.
next saturday Albert Torres there will be a new opportunity in madison with Sebastian Mora.
Source: La Verdad
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