The fighting spirit of Amy Cure was on display on Saturday as she and Alex Manly overcame two crashes to capture bronze in the women’s Madison at the UCI Track World Championships in Hong Kong.
Saturday’s 120-lap final, the first time the event had been staged at a championships, featured a litany of attacks, and with it some crashes, as the field tussled for positioning the changeovers.
Three teams, Belgium, Great Britain and Australia, emerged as leading the contenders across the first half.
However, Australia’s two crashes put them out of contention for the top step of the podium, with Belgium pulling away from Great Britain in the final stages of the race to win a memorable rainbow jersey.
“It was a really tough race, we were unlucky to have two crashes, but we fought pretty hard to bring it back, and never gave up,” Cure said.