CHARLIE Tanfield put in a coming of age performance at the Track World Cup in Minsk.
Tanfield, from Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, put in the standout British performance in the men's individual pursuit.
The 21-year-old, representing trade squad Team KGF, clocked four minutes 12.253 seconds in claiming gold in the four-kilometres event, becoming the second fastest Briton.
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Gold!!@CharlieTanfield wins the men's individual pursuit at the #TissotUCITrackWC in Minsk!
— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) January 20, 2018
Look out for Charlie and his @TeamKGF team mates at the #TrackChamps in Manchester next weekend!https://t.co/RzvdR7uBxc pic.twitter.com/BBM8HCvGq4
Tanfield's time was behind only Chris Boardman's 1996 world record of 4mins 11.114secs, set using the more aerodynamic and now outlawed 'Superman' position, and was quicker than the time recorded when Sir Bradley Wiggins won Olympic gold in the event in 2004 and 2008.
Some serious riding from @CharlieTanfield in Minsk, serious serious bike riding!
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) January 20, 2018
The world record in the now non-Olympic event is held by Australia's Jack Bobridge and stands at 4:10.534.
Wales' Lewis Oliva was third in the men's Keirin.
The Track Cycling World Championships take place from February 28 to March 4 in Apeldoorn, Holland, with the Commonwealth Games following on Australia's Gold Coast in April.