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Josh Tarling and Josh Charlton won great britainfirst gold medal of on the third day of Track Cycling World Championships In santiago.
Tarling delivered a points race masterclass to win the gold medal before Charlton took his first rainbow jersey in the individual pursuit. Meanwhile, Joe Trueman won a bronze medal in the men’s kilo.
Tarling scored maximum points in the third sprint of the points race before launching a bold solo move to gain the lap. From there the 21-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider, who won a stage at the Giro d’Italia earlier this year, regularly collected points in the sprint, finishing second in the final dash to take the title by eight points over American Peter Moore.
Tarling said: “It felt great. I think it was good that I got the early points, so I knew the legs were there.”
Charlton, who won a silver medal in the same event last year, produced an impressive performance to qualify for the final 2.248 seconds faster than rival Rasmus Pedersen of Denmark.
The Briton established a two-second lead within the opening kilometer and eventually crossed the finish line more than three seconds ahead.
Dutch riders Hetty Van de Wouw and Lorena Wiebes won their second world titles, capping another dominant day for the Netherlands in the Chilean capital.
In the women’s sprint, Van de Waul defeated Japan’s Mina Sato in two heats and became the second Dutch woman to win the event after Ingrid Haringa in 1991.
The 24-year-old reflected on the sprint gold the team won with Steffi van der Peet and Kimberly Kelly on Wednesday and said afterwards: “I can’t believe it yet. It’s so good.”
“I was confident because I already felt very strong yesterday. When I beat Olympic champion Alessie Andrews in the quarter-finals, I thought: OK, I’m good. But it’s really strange to be world champion.”
Wibes won the women’s omnium, taking control in the final sprint after France’s Marion Bourras briefly led the field. The win marked his third world title in two weeks, following victories in the scratch race and the gravel world championships.
“A lot can happen in an omnium. It’s definitely what you expect, but I didn’t expect it at all,” Wiebs said.
“When I still felt strong in the elimination races, I became confident. Winning three titles in two weeks is the icing on the cake for a great season.”
Additional reporting by Reuters