Corbin Strong, left, and team-mate Campbell Stewart, celebrate after Strong took out the men’s 15km scratch race.
Corbin Strong has taken out the men’s 15km scratch race to win New Zealand’s sixth gold medal in the velodrome – equalling cycling’s record haul from Glasgow in 2014 after just three days of competition.
The 22-year-old Southlander was the first rider across the line after being superbly led out by team-mate Campbell Stewart during a frenetic final of an otherwise cagey and tactical 60-lap race.
Strong was all but guaranteed to win a medal after getting in the decisive three-man breakaway with Scotland’s John Archibald and Wales’ Will Roberts with 25 laps to go.
With riders from the same three countries controlling the main group, it was down to the three escapees to duel it out for the podium places.
“It’s a dream really,” Strong told Sky Sport. “It was the perfect race for me. It was pretty cagey, lots of attacks going.
“George [Campbell] and Campbell also raced really well. It was just an awesome experience actually. I’m really happy to be at my first Comm Games and for my debut race to finish like this is pretty awesome.”
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