Commonwealth Games a crazy experience says cyclist

Winning medals at the Commonwealth Games has finally began to sink in after returning home, cyclist Harry Ledingham-Horn says.

He came away with two medals in the velodrome at this summer's games in Glasgow - a silver in the team sprint and an individual bronze in the keirin.

"I didn't really realise the scale of the Commonwealth Games," the 22-year-old, from Stoke-on-Trent, said.

"I obviously knew it was big, sort of second to the Olympics really in terms of a multi-sport event."

He added attending the competition in Glasgow, his first Commonwealth Games, was "a crazy experience".

Coming home with the bronze medal was a better result than he had been expecting, Ledingham-Horn said.

Having friends and family there to cheer for him had helped spur him on, he added.

"I was really nervous. I just wanted to make sure I got through the first round so they'd at least have something to cheer for and watch."

"You hear the crowd roar, and you can sort of feel the vibrations… the noise really gets you going," he added.

He said it felt "completely different" to training, and he must have operated on instincts.

Since returning home, Ledingham-Horn said he had been taking time to relax, ahead of training for his sport's world championships in about two months.

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