MADRID, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Wong Kam-Po of Chinese Hong Kong, took the gold of the men's 15-km scratch race at the world track cycling championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on Friday.

    Wong made a daring dash eight laps from the finishing line to reap the glory, beating Wim Stroetinga of the Netherlands and Poland's Rafal Ratajczyk to second and third respectively.

    The 34-year-old Wong thus opened up a substantial lead over the other 21 riders as they hesitated over how to respond, and some of them were even involved in a mass pile-up.

    "I came here to ride the points race, but my coach told me to ride the scratch race as well," Wong told reporters. "I thought maybe I could win because I was under no pressure.

    "My coach told me before the race that I had just one chance and I had to take it. I tried and tried and knew I couldn't relax."

    "For me it is perfect. I've won a lot in Asia, but although I've opened the Asian door I've never managed to open the world one and this time I've done it."