Cycling star Joanna Rowsell on top of the world
JOANNA ROWSELL raced to a personal best for her second gold of the World Track Championships in Colombia yesterday.
The Brit won the individual pursuit, beating five-time champion Sarah Hammer of the United States by 1.2secs.
Olympic golden girl Rowsell, 25, notched up a personal best time of three minutes 30.318secs over 3km.
Rowsell, who won gold in the team pursuit 24 hours earlier, said: “I can’t believe I went that quick.
“This has been a goal for a while. It means the world to me.
“I was ill with a chest infection two weeks ago so I missed three team training sessions, which in hindsight perhaps did me good.
“That gave me a bit more rest. I wasn’t bed-bound, but I couldn’t train.”
She led Hammer, 30, the defending champion, by a second after the first lap, and never relinquished her advantage as she claimed a first individual world title after four gold medals in the team event.
Australia’s Amy Cure took bronze in 3:36.174.