Benjamin Thomas pockets the silver medal in the points race at the Track Cycling Worlds

The counter is open! Frenchman Benjamin Thomas took second place in the points race for the track cycling world championships, Friday October 16 in Shanghai (China), behind Briton Mark Stewart. Olympic champion in the omnium at the Paris Olympics, Benjamin Thomas, three-time European champion and world champion (in 2021) in points, offers France its first medal this week. The Portuguese Carlo Salgueiro completes the podium.

Benjamin Thomas and Mark Stewart alternated at the head of the race at the rate of sprints contested every ten laps (out of 160 laps in total, or 40 km). The Frenchman finally lost after two poorly negotiated final sprints. The 31-year-old French cyclist allowed France to place fourth in the team pursuit on Wednesday with Valentin Tabellion, Oscar Nilsson-Julien and Mathieu Dupe.

The rider will compete again this week in the omnium and the American (or Madison) where he will team up with Bryan Coquard who is making his return to the track after seven years devoted exclusively to the road.