Matthew Bostock emulates Mark Cavendish to win historic gold for Isle of Man - 'What a story!'
Updated 02/08/2026 at 22:57 GMT+1
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Matthew Bostock became just the fourth athlete from the Isle of Man to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal after winning the men's 40km points race final in Glasgow, 20 years on from Mark Cavendish's gold in Melbourne. Watch his golden moment here.
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Bostock, 29, finished on 83 points, three ahead of Australia's Oliver Bleddyn, who took silver. There was a sizeable gap to New Zealand's George Jackson, who claimed bronze with 61 points.
Scotland's Mark Stewart was level on points with Jackson but agonisingly missed out on a medal because of finishing positions in the final sprint.
Bostock, meanwhile, was understandably jubilant, having delivered a rare medal for the island.
"Peter Buckley, Nigel Kelly, Mark Cavendish, and now Matt Bostock," said Rob Hatch on TNT Sports commentary. "A small rock in the Irish Sea now rules the Commonwealth, and it's been 20 years in the making.
"That is the performance of his career. What a story, and what a way to end the action in Glasgow!
"Look at what it means to him, his family, and the man from Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, will be received to great fanfare."
TNT Sports expert Dame Sarah Storey said that she was left "speechless" by Bostock's victory.
"He has ridden the race of his career here," she said in the TNT Sports studio. "This was an absolute masterclass in how you ride a points race when you're not as fast as some of the other guys."
Bostock, speaking to TNT Sports shortly after the race, said: "Until about halfway I was just in the zone. At the start you're just trying to do well, and then halfway through I thought, 'It's in my hands now.' The mistakes are obviously costly if you're leading and get it wrong, so I was definitely nervous [in the] last 30 [laps].
"It means the world to me and my family and everyone back home. My first memories of cycling were watching Cav [Cavendish] win the Commonwealth Games 20 years ago. It feels full circle and kind of surreal."
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Bostock also reserved praise for his team-mate Ben Swift, whose contribution helped secure gold.
"We just wanted to be on the front foot," he said. "He's one of the nicest professionals I've ever met and he's also one of the most professional professionals I've ever met. It's been a pleasure the past few months to work with him.
"To have him support me at the end was surreal. I owe a lot to Swifty."
Storey also credited Swift, adding: "Swifty has been in our sport for such a long time. He's a hero to us all, he's always worked incredibly hard for his team-mates.
"An incredible athlete in his own right but he's always been the selfless rider who's willing to commit his own energy if he thinks a team-mate can go a little bit better. You saw that today, hats off to Swifty."
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