Irvine gives Ireland historic gold
- Published: 22 Feb 2013 at 03.43
- Online news: Sports
Martyn Irvine gave Ireland a first ever world track championships gold medal on Thursday when he swooped to victory in the scratch event, just an hour after securing a silver in the pursuit.
Ireland's Martyn Irvine celebrates his victory in the Men's Scratch 15 km race of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Minsk on February 21, 2013. Irvine gave Ireland a first ever world track championships gold medal on Thursday when he swooped to victory in the scratch event, just an hour after securing a silver in the pursuit.
Irvine, 27, shrugged off his loss to Australia's Michael Hepburn in the individual pursuit to push himself through 60 gruelling laps at the Minsk Arena, attacking 10 laps from the end to edge out Austria's Andreas Muller.
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