Gold Medal-winning ride.  Photo courtesy of Australian Cycling Team.

ANNA Dubier (Werrington) recently became Australia’s newest world champion, after winning the Junior Women’s Points Race at the 2025 UCI Junior Track World Championships in Apeldoorn in August this year.

The 17-year-old, from Sydney’s Lidcombe Auburn Cycle Club, produced a ride to remember on the fourth night of racing in the Netherlands, leading from start to finish over the 80-lap race on the boards of Omnisport Apeldoorn.

Anna attacked early before the first sprint opportunity for points, gained the maximum five on offer and continued on with her solo move to gain a lap and 20 points.

From there, she put her elite race IQ to work and maintained control of her points lead by following moves, one of which became another decisive lap gain amongst a group of six inside the final 30 laps.

“With about eight laps to go I started realising what I was about to achieve, that the win was in my hands,” she said.

“I sat up for the last lap of the race, it’s a statement of your efforts and performance in the race to be able to roll across the line celebrating while everyone else is still sprinting. I felt a huge relief and just sheer excitement, I kept looking for all my friends and the Aussies in the crowd cheering me on as I took a few laps celebrating and soaking it in.

“It was surreal, honestly. It’s everyone’s dream to be a world champion and to be living it
right now with all the support I have behind me is just magical. It’s extremely emotional to know that my friends and loved ones who have passed away are very proud of me and they are part of the reason I do what I do.”

Anna has delivered indicators of masterful race craft ahead of her years throughout 2025, winning the National and Oceania Points Race in smart, late points charges, as well as winning the Junior Road Race National crown in a sprint finish.