Jennifer Valente (United States) claimed gold in the women’s omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester, building on her silver medal from a week earlier in Poland.
At the second round of the World Cup in Manchester, Valente, 22, went head-to-head against home favourite and world champion Katie Archibald (Great Britain) and Denmark’s Amalie Dideriksen. In a nail-biting finale, it was Valente who came out on top, wining with 139 points to Archibald’s 134. Dideriksen was forced to settle for bronze.
“It’s an incredible result and it certainly exceeded by my expectations,” Valente told Cyclingnews ahead of an early flight home to the US on Sunday morning.
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“I looked at how I was riding each race over the last two weekends, and tried to take as much information as possible from each situation. Going home with a silver and a gold is really incredible.”
Valente has a strong background in track racing and has come through the ranks at USA Cycling, picking up medals at national and world championship level. She was also part of the women’s team pursuit squad that won silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016. However, London represented a new chapter in her blossoming career, and marked her first individual world cup win.
“It’s a little bit of a turning point, having done so much team pursuit in the last couple of years, but I’m excited to see how it goes looking forward. The Olympics are always the long term goal, and I have great teammates in the pursuit and that’s still a priority.”
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