County Down cyclist Mark Downey has won the men's points race in the third round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Colombia.
The 20 year old from Dromore dominated the race and is now leading the World Cup ranking in the event.
He has secured back-to-back gold medals having won the points race in the second World Cup round in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
And it's Gold for @MarkDowney03 at the World Cup in Cali! #irishcycling #thefuture pic.twitter.com/9OmNViYJsN
— Emerald Fund (@emeraldfund) February 18, 2017
He shared his delight to Cycling Ireland after the race.
"This one means a lot more to me than Apeldoorn in the fashion that I won it, but yeah – I have a goal, and the plan up to it is going smoothly. All I’m saying is on to the next one," he said.
The next World Cup event takes place in Los Angeles next weekend.
Pretty sure the Colombian crowd enjoyed that as much as I did! Back to back World Cup wins unbelievable feeling. #grateful #putyohandsup pic.twitter.com/PRi305uCe4
— Mark Downey (@MarkDowney03) February 18, 2017
