APELDOORN, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands won two gold medals and a silver in front of their home fans on the opening day of the track cycling world championships.
The hosts had a perfect start to the championships as Kirsten Wild claimed the first gold on offer Wednesday by taking the women's scratch race ahead of Jolien D'Hoore of Belgium and Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark.
The Dutch team then won the men's team sprint as well by beating Olympic champion Britain by half a second.
"That we could win in our own country in front of our own crowd is special," said Dutch team member Jeffrey Hoogland.