Track gold rush for Great Britain on day two of the World Championships

Hosts take four new para-cycling titles, while the USA also continue track success

Jody Cundy in the men C4 1km time trial
Jody Cundy earned a 20th world title inside the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
(Image credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix)

No national anthem played more than 'God Save the King' inside the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on Friday evening, as Great Britain bolstered its rainbow jersey tally, taking four world titles in the track para-cycling. 

There were gold medals for Paralympic stars Jody Cundy and Jaco van Gass, as well as tandem duos Jenny Holl and Sophie Unwin and Neil Fachie and Matt Rotherham on day two of the home World Championships. The success meant GB tripled its title count, adding to the two earned on Thursday

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.