After qualifying fourth and navigating his way through the early rounds on the penultimate day, Hoffman started the final day in a mouthwatering head-to-head battle against Great Britain's Matthew Richardson in the semifinal.

The 25-year-old South Australian was unable to get the better of his former teammate but didn't allow that disappointment impact a commanding bronze medal final triumph over Trinidad and Tobago's Nicholas Paul to sign off from a intensive week in Chile.

Hoffman said the winning the second individual Track Worlds medal of his career was a terrific feeling.

"Definitely pretty stoked with the individual medal, it’s been a long hard week of racing and I’m really happy with how my legs have gone overall with speed and form," he said.

"I really wanted to beat Matthew to progress into the gold and silver ride off against Harrie (Lavreysen). Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it done, so then I had to reset and regroup going into the bronze ride off."

Hoffman's transition to a bona fide threat in the individual events has arrived off the back of results this week and the potential for further improvement remains open.

Known as the world's fastest team sprint starter up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Hoffman's training for that position hampered his ability to factor in sprint and keirin equations, often competing primarily in the team sprint at international events.

With his team sprint role shifted back to being the second rider post-Paris, Hoffman's individual opportunities and potential have flourished.

"Realistically for me nothing has really changed mentality wise. I still train the same day in day out just now the adjustments to training distances and volume has grown," he said.

"It’s been my first year of training for all three sprint events with that extra volume and to come away with a medal in each event is amazing. I’m definitely keen for next year after another several months of similar training load under my belt."

Article courtesy of Australian Cycling Team