Sebastian Mora’s gold at the World Track Cycling Championships

Spanish Sebastian Mora He is declared world performance champion in track cycling. Eight years later, a Spaniard rises to the top of the podium, and once again it is the man from Villarreal. After 40 kilometers and 160 laps At the velodrome, the Spanish cyclist achieved victory on the last lap thanks to his ten points. Twice ranked second in the world (2019 and 2020)), the third time was the charm for the Villarreal cyclist.

This Friday Mora won the gold medal in score test which takes place in Ballerup (Denmark), ahead of the Danish Niklas Larsen and the Dutch Philip Heinen. In this Ballerup Super Arenathe man from Castellón scored 70 points after completing 160 laps of the velodrome, the last of which was the key to his double-score success. Having monopolized the spotlight almost from the start, Mora gave the final push to win the last of the 16 sprints and add that World Cup title to his World Championship title. scratch in 2016.

However, they were among the favorites Heinen and then Larsen the first to actually attack alongside the Japanese Naoki Kojima. An attentive presence in the front row of the peloton, the Spaniard remained with just four points until he gained a lap in the company of several rivals and found himself in eighth place at the start of the race. circle number 75.

The Villarreal cyclist continued to gain altitude in subsequent sprints and, having completed 63 full laps of the velodrome, he again won the lap next to it. Heinen. The Dutchman then reached temporary first position with 60 points and Blackberry He was second with 51 results and both were worried Larsenwhich slipped between something later.

However, Blackberry He moved with great dexterity, facing last two sprints and in the sixteenth he struck with an ax to render futile the attacks of Belgium’s Fabio Van den Bossche, fifth on 46 points, and a possible threat from the American. Peter Moore -finished fourth place with 48 points-.

Those 70 points that Mora scored were the reason Larsen stayed with silver for him 69 pointsdespite the fact that the Dane had the support of the public and also pushed at decisive moments; in the meantime, Heinen grabbed the medal bronze thanks to your 65 points.