Rowing great Hamish Bond 'irked' by track cycling world championships omission PHILLIP ROLLODIANNE MANSON Hamish Bond on his way to the national 4000m individual pursuit gold medal. A "disappointed" Hamish Bond has missed the chance to compete at the upcoming track cycling world championships in Poland despite offering to pay his own way on the back of his record-breaking performance at nationals. READ MORE:* Bond wins first track title* Bond turns focus to track pursuit* Bevin 8th, Bond 25th at worlds"I guess the point that irked me is I think I'm now the second fastest pursuit rider this season and I'm not allowed at the world championships," Bond said. After just a few months he has progressed considerably as his national record in the individual pursuit suggests," Barras said. This will need to be in team pursuit which requires a significantly different skillset than for the individual pursuit.

Source: Stuff February 12, 2019 03:45 UTC