{"id":440380,"date":"2026-02-23T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/440380\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T00:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:01:07","slug":"it-means-the-world-teenager-erin-boothman-pulls-off-shock-victory-against-olympians-at-british-track-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/440380\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It means the world’ \u2013 Teenager Erin Boothman pulls off shock victory against Olympians at British Track Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eighteen-year-old Erin Boothman<\/a> was \u201cover the moon\u201d just to be in the final three of the elimination race at the British Track Championships<\/a> alongside Olympic medallists Katie Archibald and Anna Morris. So when she dispatched them both, and won the gold medal, she cupped her mouth in disbelief.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a top five and I would\u2019ve been happy, to be honest,\u201d the teenager smiled afterwards. \u201cI wanted to come into this weekend for a few medals, but I certainly wasn\u2019t expecting it in the elimination race.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Boothman achieved her medal goal on Friday, when she won bronze in the individual pursuit behind the European champion Josie Knight and world champion Morris<\/a>. In the elimination race, she rode with poise and power, leading most of the event from the front.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I came into the final three and I saw it was those two, it was super intimidating,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re two people I look up to massively, and in my eyes, they\u2019re another league above everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I maybe benefitted from the two of them looking at each other, but I certainly wanted to give it my all and see what my legs could do. I think it paid off in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winning combination required half-second decision-making: first, Boothman pipped double Olympic gold medallist Archibald to the line. Morris then pinned the teenager up to the top of the banking \u2013 \u201cI thought that was maybe my race over,\u201d Boothman said \u2013 but rather than surrendering, she launched her sprint early, carrying her speed round the final bend, and raising her fist in the air in victory.<\/p>\n

As she came off the track, Boothman sobbed tears of joy. She was greeted at the gate by her GB team-mate Carys Lloyd<\/a>, who gripped her by the shoulders and congratulated her. The Scot then staggered slowly back to her paddock, as other riders came out of theirs to hug her.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt means the world,\u201d said Boothman, a four-time junior track world champion, and now Liv AlUla Jayco<\/a> development team rider.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially in an elimination where anything can happen, I couldn\u2019t be happier to win an elite national title for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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