Cycling World Championships 2023: Great Britain's Neil Fachie claims 19th world title
Great Britain's Neil Fachie claimed his 19th world title and Frances Brown also took gold at the Cycling World Championships in Glasgow.
And it arrived in scintillating fashion with a superb burst of power that took over a second out of Italy in the final lap of their gold-medal race. "It is really tactical and awareness is really important. I find it very hard to look behind me and ride because of my disability. It has been difficult especially with the broken ribs.
Her British team sprint colleague Sophie Capewell bowed out in the quarter-finals, losing a best-of-three encounter against New Zealand's current world keirin champion Ellesse Andrews.Defending points race champion Evans was aiming to win a second gold in 24 hours after her success inBut she saw her hopes slip away after making a promising start to the 100-lap race containing 10 sprints.
And while Evans was in contention for third until the final lap, her earlier efforts saw her slip back in the final sprint as Japan's Tsuyaka Uchino came through to take the bronze medal. A British team containing Pfeiffer Georgi, Elynor Backstedt, Anna Shackley, Dan Bigham, Ethan Vernon and Josh Charlton - a late replacement for Turner - finished more than a minute behind gold medallists Switzerland."It's another one of those 'what if' moments," said Bigham, who was narrowly beaten into second in the individual pursuit on the track on Sunday night.
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