Browne qualifies for World Championships

The 23-year-old Browne qualified for the UCI World Championships in Hong Kong in April on the basis of his seventh-place finish overall in the World Cup standings.

Browne did not advance to the major finals at Los Angeles and had to battle in the minor (seventh- 12th places) finals. However, he suffered a crash and had to settle for joint 11th spot.

Earlier on Sunday, in the preliminary round, Browne came second in heat three to book a spot in the semis.

Last week in Colombia, Browne wrote his name into the history books after finishing in the highest position by a TT cyclist in the Keirin at a UCI World Cup. Browne’s landmark 5th place, also saw him becoming TT ’s first cyclist to qualify for the 1-6 Final of a Men’s Keirin at a UCI World Cup.

At the mecca for track cycling in South America, Santiago de Cali in Colombia, Browne lined up against former World Keirin champions Francois Pervis (FRA) and Shane Perkins (AUS), former World Cup Keirin Champion - Fabian Puerta (COL), Tomas Babek (CZE) and Tomoyuki Kawabata (JPN). The pocket rocket was able to seal fifth (5th) place overall with the hometown favourite, Fabian Puerta taking first ahead of Pervis and Babek.