The Southland sprinter Eddie Dawkins has won gold on the final night of the World Cup track cycling meet in Beijing.
Dawkins went unbeaten in his quarterfinal, semifinal and final on the Olympic velodrome beating Frenchman Michael D'Almeida in the gold medal ride.
The New Zealand squad grabbed three medals on the final night - one of each colour - with the women's pursuit team winning the silver medal in their final against Australia
while outstanding prospects Tom Scully and Myron Simpson grabbed bronze in the Madison.
It completed an excellent meet for the largely development team with seven medals, including 2 gold.
The squad returns to New Zealand with riders to prepare for the Elite National Track Championships in Invercargill next month, which double as the Commonwealth Games Trials.
