After experiencing disappointment in the team pursuit at the UCI Track World Championships, where his Great Britain squad came into the event as heavy favourites but had to settle for second behind Australia, Jonathan Dibben earned his first rainbow stripes on Friday by winning the points race.
The 22-year-old from Southampton started the race by taking the opening sprint and then secured the final victory by taking the finishing sprint as well.
“It was good, yeah. Unbelievable. I had really good legs,” he told Cyclingnews in the infield of Lee Valley Velodrome in London, adding that Friday’s result was the biggest win of his career so far.
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“Well, there’s the Olympic goal and then world champs,” he said. “It’s by far, by far far, the biggest thing I’ve ever won.”
Dibben established an early lead in the competition by taking the first sprint and then put up points in seven more rounds before wining the final sprint to secure the gold medal ahead of Andreas Graf of Austria.
The pair were tied with 48 points each at the end, with the rainbow jersey going to Dibben on count-back. Dibben seized the day with a late move that put his competition on the back foot, allowing him to cruise across the finish line by several bike lengths and with plenty of time to celebrate.
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