The favoured New Zealand trio of Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins have failed to qualify for the men's team sprint finals at the World Track Cycling champs in Poland.
The three times world champions were stunned by Russia in the first round after clocking the third fastest time in qualifying.
The Netherlands will race France for gold while Russia and Germany will race for bronze.
The men's team pursuit also failed to ride for a medal after a poor showing in the first round of racing.
New Zealand finished 16 seconds behind Australia who qualified for the gold medal ride with Great Britain.
