LAMBO’S A BRIT SPECIAL

ROBERT LAMBERT ended what could have been the worst 48 hours of his career as a record-breaker.

Lambert, 20, was in tears on Saturday night when his last place finish in the Grand Final of the Speedway of Nations world championship denied Great Britain their first gold medal in 29 years.

But he bounced back on Monday to add the British Championship to his Under-21 title to become the first rider in history to win both national crowns in the same year.

Lambert cut short celebrations to drive 210 miles from Manchester’s ®Êby PETER OAKES

National Speedway Stadium to Stansted Airport to catch a flight to Sweden for a meeting last night.

He said: “You just don’t imagine it’ll happen so to say I’m delighted is an understatement. I couldn’t be more pleased with my performance.”

Dale Allitt, the man who gave him his first break as a 15-year-old and is his current King’s Lynn team boss, said: “He can go all the way. Saturday was probably the lowest point of his career even though everyone else knew he had done tremendously well. To bounce back the way he has shows he has the mental attitude to go on to very big things.” POOLE have accepted that 2012 world champion Chris Holder, 30, won’t ride for them this season due to a red-tape mix-up.

The Australian has failed to get a new work visa and said: “I won’t be racing in England this year.” DANE Thomas Jakobsen will stay at top-flight Rye House despite the return of injured veteran Stuart Robson, 41.