Auckland’s Prudence Fowler delivered a breakthrough performance to win New Zealand’s first medal at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, claiming bronze in her debut.
The 22-year-old stayed with the leaders throughout the 10 km race and powered past two rivals in a thrilling final sprint, finishing behind Dutch champion Lorena Wiebes and Denmark’s Amalie Dideriksen.
Fowler said she hadn’t expected to compete in a bunch race but “held on for dear life” in the early sprint.
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s men’s team pursuit quartet qualified fourth in the 4000 m event but fell short against top-seeded Denmark in their ride-off, setting up a bronze-medal showdown with the USA.
Your Women Scratch Race podium at #Santiago2025 🏆
🥇 Lorena Wiebes 🇳🇱
🥈 Amalie Dideriksen 🇩🇰
🥉 Prudence Fowler 🇳🇿📸 SWpix pic.twitter.com/HR4wmkajTA
— UCI Track Cycling (@UCI_Track) October 22, 2025
Yeah, good achievement, only wrecked by the bloody rainbow BS outfit.
The fat cats in NZ cycling shove their socio-political woke BS down our throats by dressing her not in national NZ colour but as a unicorn.
I have stopped my donations today.