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Elsewhere for Great Britain on Friday, Emma Finucane had to settle for the silver medal in the women’s sprint final, as 21-year-old Yuan Liying of China secured a straight-ride victory on her way to the title in front of a home crowd. <\/p>\n
Sophie Capewell narrowly missed out on bronze in the women’s sprint final, coming out on the wrong side of a photo finish to Japan’s Mina Sato. <\/p>\n
Joseph Truman won bronze in the men’s time trial final. <\/p>\n
Stewart, who was fourth in the points race at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer, said he was “speechless” to finally claim a world title, and thanked British Cycling and his wife and family for their support. <\/p>\n
“It’s a selfish pursuit being an athlete; you kind of lose yourselves in it sometimes,” he told BBC Sport. <\/p>\n
“People need to understand you’re a young person with an immense amount of pressure, and it takes years to learn those lessons sometimes. <\/p>\n
“Over the last 10 years, the culture change at British Cycling, for the better, has been amazing.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n