In the qualifying round we got to go off last because we had won it the previous year which I was apart of. The Russians came out and rode a 4.05 which took two seconds off the previous world record of 4.07.

So we were pretty shocked but we kept our heads on and rode a very comfortable 4.05 to beat Russia by .2sec. so we were stoked! We had a rest for three hours or so then we were back warming up for the final, which we knew was going to be tough. The Russians had the home crowd advantage and in the final the plan was to control early and then bring it home strong.

We took off nicely and controlled with Russia in front by around two seconds with 2km to go. We started to bring it home pulling over half a second each lap but then the unthinkable happened when my team mate clipped a wheel and came down.

The home crowd was so loud that we couldn't hear what had occurred so I swung up not knowing and missed the wheel and never got back on meaning Russia had won!

We were all devastated to lose the world title like that, but in saying that, after the first disappointment we were still happy to have a silver medal at junior worlds! Also two of us still had to race so we had to keep heads up and carry on.

The next day I had the Madison which I was riding with Alex Carver from NSW. We had done a fair bit of training for this so we were looking for a good result. We had to qualify which is always nerve-racking just in case you miss out on the final from a crash or bad position.

But we got through quite comfortably and ran second with nine points after the Italians had taken a lap for the win. In the final the plan was considering Alex is a stronger sprinter than I, that I would get us into position with two laps before a sprint, and then sling him in on the sprint lap hopefully resulting in him winning the sprint points.

The final was contested over 100 laps, equating to 33 km with sprints after every 20 circuits. There were five sprint points on offer, scoring 5,3,2,1 pointswith 17 teams and 34 riders on the track.

From the word go it was on with attacks and breaks and crashes all the go. The first sprint we ran second, which was good. Belgium won the points and looked quick, but they never did any work on the front!

The next sprint an Italian rider got in our way so we missed points which hurt us. The third sprint we ran in third position, meaning we were sitting in fourth on 5 points.

That's when fatigue started setting in and we were smashed. But we had to win the next sprint to be in it! I slung Alex in second wheel and he came off the Swiss rider with lots of speed to win the sprint points.

We were level with the Belgians, so who ever won the last sprint won the race. The French broke away but weren't in contention so we let them go. Coming into the final sprint after leading out for three laps, Alex was on the front for the bell lap. At the final corner Belgium came up beside Alex, but he found something else in him to kick again and win the sprint.

We had won the world Madison! I couldn't believe it! There were lots of Australian parents in the crowd and they we going nuts haha. It was a perfect way to finish a successful junior worlds trip.

I had won the road time trail, Madison and taken silver in team pursuit. I also became the first Australian male to win a road and track world title at the same championships! Australia topped the table after winning the most medals out of any country, so it was truly a fantastic trip.

For me now I race a couple of Australian road tours and will then turn my focus back to track, where hopefully I might get some starts in some senior world cups. So to all out there, hope you are well and thanks for all the support, it makes things a lot easier!

Cheers