The packed grandstands witnessed two sprint finishes for the ages in Tiszaujvaros on Sunday afternoon, as first the women’s and then the men’s World Cup races boiled down to flat-out charges from some of the best in the business over the final 200 metres.

In the men’s race, Eli Hemming (USA) emerged on top from a pack of strong runners, flying through the final 100m to grab gold moments ahead of Ryan Fisher (AUS) and Wian Sullwald (RSA).