NEW ZEALAND champion Tom Scully sprinted to an impressive victory in last night’s Bendigo International Madison criterium classic in the heart of the city.Scully, 21, joined forces with Bendigo’s own David Pell and Dutch ace Leon Van Bon to break away on the third of the 30-lap duel.They quickly gained a sizeable lead on the peloton, main bunch, and never let up as the field raced along Pall Mall, down Howard Place before the sharp turn into Rosalind Park and then back to View Point.At one stage the margin between the leaders and chasing pack was more than 25 seconds.Sprint points were up for grabs every five laps and it was Pell who captured the La Trobe University Bendigo sprint king jersey.There were plenty of attacks by all three on the desperate final lap.Van Bon led for a lot of the lengthy run through the park, with Van Bon to his right and Pell powering on.With plenty of fans lining the mall and others packed on the Hotel Shamrock balcony, Scully beat Van Bon as Pell fought on to be third. Scully’s winning time was 46.03.The fourth placegetter was Nicholas Turner from Germany’s Leif Lampater, who won the street classic two years ago.Scully was rapt to have won against a high-quality field.“This race was a great indicator of form leading into Sunday night’s madison.”Scully and Shane Archbold are New Zealand’s No.1 team for the track classic.A winner of the third leg of the Jayco Bay Criterium series at Geelong in 2010, Scully said the Bendigo circuit was to his liking.“It’s flat and fast.”The cycling star from Invercargill said Pell and Van Bon worked extremely hard to stay away.“We kept up the momentum all race. My race plan was not to go out so early, but once I was in the situation of the break I thought I would stick at it.”