Olympics-Cycling-Italy win gold in women’s Madison

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (Reuters) – Italy won the Olympic track cycling women’s Madison event on Friday, with Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini producing a stunning ride at the National Velodrome on Friday.

Britain’s Elinor Barker and Neah Evans surged to the silver medal by winning the last sprint, while the Netherlands duo of Maike van der Duin and Lisa van Belle took the bronze.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Hugh Lawson)