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'It's pretty nice, I'm usually not so good at points races.'ġ7-year-old Matthew Baranoski provided the big surprise of the night by besting comparative giants Giddeon Massie and Jimmy Walker to win the men's keirin. I was too far back with three laps to go, but I got in the right spot and got up there. 'I was thinking I would lead Austin out, because I didn't think I would have enough, but when I rolled the sprint I thought, well I guess I do have some gas left. He was surprised to still have enough left to gain the critical points in the final sprints to earn the bronze medal. O'Reilly bounced back from a late-race crash, jumping back on his bike with torn shorts and a four-inch long splinter still lodged in his leg. It was about surviving and holding on for second.' 'I just sat in the rest of the race - I started cramping pretty bad, so I didn't have my sights on winning anymore. I got across and Holt came with me, and from there it was just go as hard as you can and take the lap. I watched the race play out for a while, then saw the opportunity when guys were starting to hurt. 'I knew I had just one solid effort in me.

Kline seized the opportunity to make his first trip to an elite podium, conserving his energy early in the race and then making the move when it counted.

'I noticed everyone was getting a little tired, and I made the right move and got with the right guys,' Holt said. Harm's attack came after a series of moves had shattered the field, and Holt and Kline sensed it was the right time to put in the effort to steal a lap. But the defining move of the night was a mid-race attack by Dan Harm, who had been present in a number of earlier breakaways. Austin Carroll mopped up points while Cody O'Reilly went on a solo attack to gain several sprints.

A number of moves went during the middle part of the race, with the revived OUCH team being particularly aggressive.

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