Three races, three times golds! Team NL off to flying start at Track World Championships as Brits take double silver in Team Sprint

Wiebes kicked things off for the Dutch track team in South America. As the defending champion, all eyes were on the SD Worx-Protime rider, who started as the big favorite. She lived up to expectations early on, reigning supreme over the rest of the pack. However, Lithuania's Olivija Baleistyte had a good idea and put the Dutch rider under pressure with an attack with seven laps to go.

She rode away on her own, and the rest of the field naturally looked to Wiebes. She remained calm, allowing the Lithuanian to struggle for a long time. She let the other contenders do the work, and only in the last two laps did she show herself again. Baleistyte was caught, after which the Danish Amalie Dideriksen started the sprint. Wiebes had to give it her all, but succeeded in her remontada and once again claimed the world title.

In the women's race, Hetty Van de Wouw, Steffie van der Peet, and Kimberley Kalee were tasked with securing another major title. Earlier this year, they had already won the European title, but the British had a strong team. With Emma Finucane, part of the gold medal-winning team at the Paris Olympics, they were formidable competitors.

The two teams faced each other head-to-head in the final. The Dutch team got off to an excellent start, taking an early lead thanks to Kalee. Van de Wouw maintained the lead, after which it was up to Van der Peet to finish it off. Finucane closed the gap slightly, but never enough to close the gap: another gold medal for the Netherlands.

The day couldn't get any better for TeamNL, but the Bullet Train still had to do its thing. The male Team Sprinters were eager to defend their title, especially against Great Britain's Matthew Richardson, the fastest man on the track. Once again, the two countries faced each other in the final. A battle of the titans in Chile!

As always, Great Britain got off to a flying start. At the beginning, the Netherlands, led by Roy van den Berg, was more than three tenths behind, but Harrie Lavreysen closed the gap slightly. But it was Jeffrey Hoogland who won the gold for the Netherlands with a fantastic final lap. He turned it around completely and took the third Dutch title of the day.