Gold-medallist Bostock inspired by Cavendishpublished at 18:05 BST
Men's 40km points race final
Matthew Bostock has been speaking to TNT Sports after winning gold for the Isle of Man in the 40km points race: "It means the world to me, to my family and everyone back at home. My first memories of cycling were watching [Mark Cavendish] win the Commonwealth Games 20 years ago. It feels full circle and kind of surreal.
"At the start, you're just trying to do well. Halfway through, I thought 'it's in my hands now'. Obviously the mistakes are costly if you're leading and you get it wrong, so I was definitely nervous, especially the last 30 [laps]."
On support from his team-mate Ben Swift, who finished 13th: "We just wanted to be on the front foot. He is one of the nicest professionals that I have ever met. It's honestly been a pleasure, the past few months to work with him. To have him support me at the end is kind of surreal."
Image source, Reuters

