KOGA History

Elis Ligtlee has been very successful since her entry into track cycling in 2011 and was a wholesaler in many national and international titles. Her specialties were the sprint, 500 meter time trial and the keirin. At the Olympic Games in 2016 she surprised friend and foe by winning Olympic gold in her part of the keirin.

Matthijs Büchli took silver in the keirin competition. The Dutchman finished after a great final sprint just behind the towering top favourite Jason Kenny. It was preceded by a bizarre scene. The keirinfinale started hectic. For a moment it seemed that one or two riders were kicked out of the final after passing the pace-setter too early, but the jury didn't dare to make a decision and opted for a restart with all the riders in the track. The second start was also shot down, as there was again the appearance of a too early passage of the derny. Again no decision was made.