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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Ian Parker

Emma Finucane becomes Britain’s first women’s sprint world champion in a decade

PA Wire

Emma Finucane capped a breakout year as she became Britain’s first women’s sprint world champion in a decade at the UCI Cycling World Championships.

The 20-year-old got the better of Germany’s Lea Friedrich to win the final 2-0, the first time Britain had picked up a medal of any colour in this event since Becky James took the world title in 2013.

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