IT was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time for Leeds cyclist Katy Marchant, as she saw her Olympic keirin bid end in a massive crash. 

The 28-year-old was towards the rear of the field and gearing up for a sweeping overtake around the outside on the final lap of her quarter-final. 

But a twitch from Germany’s Emma Hinze caused Netherlands’ Laurine van Riessen to lose control of her bike and collide straight into an innocent Marchant, knocking her flying. 

The pair skidded 30 metres before coming to a tangled halt, before Marchant hopped back up and finished the race in case the judges would go on to hand her a reprieve and wave her through. 

They didn’t so Marchant’s medal bid was over but attention quickly turned to Van Riessen, who came off worse.  

She was knocked out and required medal attention for ten minutes on the side of the track before being stretchered off. She was conscious when moved and taken to hospital as a precaution. 

Meanwhile, there was better for the Dutch team shortly after as Shanne Braspennincx went on to win the final and take gold ahead of New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews in second and Canada’s Lauriane Genest in third. 

But Marchant was just thankful she walked away unscathed.

"I think that's just bike racing - wrong place, wrong time. I just hope that everyone is alright,” said Marchant, who is able to train full time and benefit from world class facilities, technology, coaching and support teams thanks to National Lottery funding – which has never been more important in getting her to the start line after a turbulent year. 

"I'm alright, a little bit battered and bruised, but alright.  

"I needed to finish the race in case anything came up on the results, with a relegation or something like that, I'm not really sure what happened but I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got caught up in it. 

"But I'm back tomorrow to start the sprint competition." 

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