Now comes the tricky part: the keirin. It is, says Emma Finucane, her favourite discipline, one devoid of the aching nerves she feels in the pit of her stomach on the start line for the sprints.
In the former, she already has Olympic gold; in the latter, she is the favourite on the final day of the Games. The big question mark remains in the keirin itself, a race as much about tactical acumen and experience as the pure power and speed that are a prerequisite.
