Retired pro Pete Mitchell had not raced in five years before he won a surprise gold medal in the men’s sprint on day one of the British National Track Championships.
The 34-year-old, a former world champion tandem pilot, ended his career in 2019 after suffering a head injury in a car crash that stopped him training for 10 months. He returned to the track on Friday night, and stunned the Team GB academy prospects, racing masterfully to win a first solo national title.
