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Plan B Racing Team member is new World Champion
Plan B Racing Team's Josie Tomic has been crowned the first ever women's Omnium World Champion after she won a final 500m time trial at the five-event championship in Poland.
Josie was a joint lead with only the 500m time trial to go and won the race courtesy of gaining maximum points on the second and final sprint of the race.
Delighted with the victory, Josie said that it was a big surprise: "I had a disappointing scratch race and to come back and the win shows that anything can happen. I have asthma and it is pretty dusty in the Velodrome; I had a cough all week but I just got on with the job and it paid off.
"I won the world junior points race in 2007 and it used to be one of my strongest events but I have not done so well in it as a senior. I had nothing to lose and everything to gain so I put everything into the race. I just went into the 500m time trial aiming for a personal best time and to try to medal and I didn't really feel any pressure" she said.
Plan B Wealth Management is proud to support the Plan B Racing Team, part of Cycling WA's High Performance Program and Development Pathway. The Plan B Racing Team aims to provide a clear goal and pathway for junior Western Australian cyclists and raise the profile and awareness of cycling in the state.
Visit the Plan B Racing Team website for all the latest news on the team, or read more about Josie's win at The Australian online.
Source: Cycling News