Sheffield's Steve Peat, having won no less than four silver medals in previous World Championships, finally won the Men's Downhill Mountainbike championship in Canberra.
Peat, a 35 year old veteran who has gained 50 podium places in various World Cup competitions, finally landed the title he covets most when finished the 2.1-kilometer (1.3-mile) course in 2 minutes, 30.33 seconds.
South African Greg Minnaar was second and Michael Hannah of Australia was third at Stromlo Forest Park. Britain's Gee Atherton was sixth.
"I don't think it's sunk in yet, over the years the worlds the World championship has become my nemesi. I'm still pretty overwhelmed with it all," Peat said.
"I'm the oldest guy out there and I've been trying for a long time with a lot of second places, but I felt strong coming into this race."
"It was pretty emotional putting the jersey on, on the podium knowing I could wear it as World Champion for the next year, I've been trying for a long time and it's just an unreal feeling."
He added: "I have had such bad luck at the World Championships but today I had an awesome run."
Australian Michael Hannah, who ended up in third, had set the fastest mark before Peat, runner-up in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2008, clocked his time on the 2.4km course.
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