New Zealand cyclist Eddie Dawkins has won silver in the men's keirin on the penultimate day of the opening UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Paris on Sunday (NZ time).
Dawkins was forced to come around four riders on the final bend to finish 0.07s behind Japanese star Yuta Wakimoto in the final, who claimed the gold medal.
Dawkins was forced to come around four riders on the final bend to finish 0.07s behind Japanese star Yuta Wakimoto in the final.
The 29-year-old pushed around the field to trail the experienced Theo Bos home by just 0.1s in the first round of the keirin and then rounded up the leaders impressively to win his semi-final.
Dawkins was forced to the back after drawing the outside lane in the final and had to push around four riders on the final bend to chase down Wakimoto in the final.
"In talking with our coach, we didn't have a pre-determined tactic," said Dawkins.
"Anything can happen in such a short amount of time, so Rene said that today was about picking a decision while I was out there and sticking with that decision to the end. It worked out."
It is New Zealand's second silver of the world champs with the New Zealand women's pursuit team finishing second in their race on Saturday.
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