Kiwi cyclist Aaron Gate. Photo / Getty Images
Aaron Gate has fallen just short of a medal after a gusty display in the final discipline of the omnium at the Track Cycling World Championships in Paris.
Gate started the points race in 12th place overall, but stormed up the leaderboard by lapping the field four times.
But he
left his run too late, finishing in fifth overall and eight points off a bronze medal.
Meanwhile, Rushlee Buchanan's push for a medal in the scratch race also fell just short after she was swallowed up following an attempted breakaway.
Earlier, Sam Webster qualified for the quarter-finals of the men's sprint but Eddie Dawkins failed to progress, while Dylan Kennett finished 10th in the men's individual pursuit.
