Shane Archbold has plenty to work on before the London Olympics. Photo / Getty Images
A fifth placing in the omnium at the world championships in Melbourne last night has convinced Shane Archbold he can go at least two places better in London.
The Timaru rider had a strong second day in the six-discipline event, picking up a third and fourth in the scratch race
and kilo time trial respectively. Those excellent results were balanced by a sloppy pursuit, where he finished seventh, but the real damage was done on day one when he finished a lowly 16th in the points race.
Each placing you receive adds a point to your total, with the low scorer winning. Australia's Glenn O'Shea won with 22 points, while Archbold accumulated 38. The gap between Archbold and bronze was seven points.
"Obviously the points race is not one of my strengths lately," the 23-year-old said. "I'm not winning, so something is going wrong. We're working on some things in training."
The mullet-haired rider was most pleased with his flying lap (2nd) and scratch race (3rd) performances, but the fact he had two relatively poor events has given him plenty of "work-ons" in the next four months.
