21 Feb 2013

Van Velthooven wins silver at World Championships

7:26 am on 21 February 2013

The New Zealand track cyclist Simon van Velthooven has won a silver medal in the kilo time trial at the world championships in Belarus.

Van Velthooven finished just over half a second behind Frenchman Francois Pervis, while fellow New Zealander Eddie Dawkins was 8th.

Van Velthooven was the top ranked rider going into the event.