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22/02/2013
Irish Cyclist Wins Gold
Martyn Irvine has won gold and silver at the World Track Championships.
The 27-year-old cyclist from Newtownards has become the first member of the Irish team to win a gold medal at the championships for 117 years.
He won the scratch race by accelerating into a clear break with 10 laps to go.
He won the silver medal in the individual pursuit.
Irvine is the first Irish male competitor to win a medal at the World Cycling Championships since Harry Reynolds took the one-mile amateur title in 1896.
"I can’t believe I did that," Irvine said. "I gave it everything in the individual pursuit and my legs felt absolutely hollow before the start of the scratch. I went with about 12 laps to go because I started to feel good but I could sense a shadow on my shoulder before the last two laps. I didn’t know if I could hold off Andreas Mueller, the Austrian guy."
(GK)
The 27-year-old cyclist from Newtownards has become the first member of the Irish team to win a gold medal at the championships for 117 years.
He won the scratch race by accelerating into a clear break with 10 laps to go.
He won the silver medal in the individual pursuit.
Irvine is the first Irish male competitor to win a medal at the World Cycling Championships since Harry Reynolds took the one-mile amateur title in 1896.
"I can’t believe I did that," Irvine said. "I gave it everything in the individual pursuit and my legs felt absolutely hollow before the start of the scratch. I went with about 12 laps to go because I started to feel good but I could sense a shadow on my shoulder before the last two laps. I didn’t know if I could hold off Andreas Mueller, the Austrian guy."
(GK)
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