IMOGEN Wolff was thrilled to win two gold medals representing Great Britain at the World Junior Track Championships in China.
The 18-year-old from Silkstone Common followed her team pursuit win last Thursday with individual glory in the points race on Sunday at the meeting in Louyang.
Imogen told the Chronicle: “It couldn’t have gone any better.
“Everything slotted into place for me and my team-mates.
“We entered five competitions between us and won five golds.
“I am glad going all that way was worth it. It was really cool to represent GB on the track which I am still getting used to. The team pursuit was really satisfying because we spend a lot of time working on that.
“We have camps every month to work on just that event because it is quite niche. It was crazy to break a world record.
“We knew it was possible but doing it is very different.
“I like the points race because it needs fatigue-resistence, to just keep going and going.
“That is a strength of mine. The plan was to be aggressive and it paid off.”
Imogen says competing in the Olympics one day is something she would like to aspire to.
“With the team pursuit being an Olympic event and something British Cycling invests heavily in, to pull off a ride like that is hopefully really promising. I really enjoy it and it’s good to compete with some of my closest friends.
“I went to Paris this summer to watch and just being there was incredible. I want to be part of it one day but the next one is four years away so it’s not something I am really thinking about yet.”
Imogen has also had success in road racing and cyclocross as well as on the track.
“Next year I will carry on with all three disciplines and see how that pans out. Going up to under 23s is a big step up and that might help me make my decision when I see how I stack up. But I want to see if I can feasibly do all three. It might be a challenge.”
Imogen received her A Level results on the transfer to the airport to fly out to China and, although she was pleased with them, she had already decided to defer her place at university for at least a year as she focuses on cycling. She has signed with a professional road cycling team, which is due to be announced soon, and has the Road World Championships coming up in Zurich next month. Her career goals are to compete in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, a classic road race in Belgium, the Tour de Femmes – the women’s equivalent of the Tour de France – and win the Cyclocross World Cup.
