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Evans wins points race gold with stunning late show, Hayter and Wood grab silver in madison at UCI World Championships

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Britain's Neah Evans won gold, and her first major individual title, in the women's points race at the 2022 Track Cycling World Championships.

She grabbed gold with 60 points after a thrilling finale, ahead of Denmark's Julie Leth (53) and American Jennifer Valente (51).

Ad The three medallists all earned 40 lap points, but Evans pulled ahead of her competitors during the sprint laps, earning 20 points compared to Leth’s 13 and Valente’s 11.

European ChampionshipsFrance enjoy golden night on second day of action, Evans takes bronze for GB06/10/2021 AT 20:33 It was tight with 10 laps to go, with Leth totalling 53 points and Evans following behind with 36.

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