Elinor Barker claims third medal of Track Cycling World Championships
Last Updated: 16/04/17 9:05am
Elinor Barker claimed her third medal of the Track Cycling World Championships on Sunday with a brilliant gold in the women's points race.
Barker won her second silver medal on Saturday's fourth day, claiming second place in the inaugural women's Madison alongside Emily Nelson.
And she was determined to prevail in the 100-lap (25-kilometres) points race, which featured 10 sprints, on Sunday's final day of competition after also finishing second in the scratch race on Wednesday's opening day.
Barker won with 59 points, Sarah Hammer of the United States was second on 51 and Kirsten Wild of Holland third with 35.
The 22-year-old Cardiff rider had to show all her composure and dig deep when Hammer claimed a second lap of the field on her own and Barker combined with Wild and Belgium's Lotte Kopecky to take her second lap 10 laps from the end and seal victory.
It was Britain's fifth medal and second gold of the five-day competition, following Katie Archibald's omnium success on Friday.
Archibald and Barker won Olympic team pursuit gold in Rio, but the pair were given an individual focus here.
And Barker now has a third world title following team pursuit wins in 2013 and 2014.
Earlier, Katy Marchant made a first-round exit from the women's Keirin and Joe Truman finished 11th in qualification for the one-kilometre time-trial, recording a personal best but missing out on a second ride.
