It took the final two rounds of the World Championship points race to make the decision and to crown Neah Evans. At that moment the Danish Julie Leth was leading the dance, already an American bronze medalist last Saturday, she who had been the most restless, with two laps taken by the group (synonymous with 20 points collected each time), one halfway through the race, the other less than ten laps to go.
But following that move, a counterattack that included the three favorites – Neah Evans, Lotte Kopecky and Jennifer Valente – managed to break away, surprise Leth and turn the main group around. Result, the most consistent on the front line since the beginning of the event, Neah Evans, who also won the last sprint of the race, won with 60 points.
The British, 32, thus won her first world track gold, after winning two bronzes at the Roubaix World Championships last year, in the team pursuit and the American, as well as silver at the Tokyo Games in the pursuit. in teams. Julie Leth (53 points) and the American Jennifer Valente (51) complete the podium. Frenchwoman Victoire Berteau, who was part of the final match for the round, finished in 8th place with 25 points.
