18 October 2019

Laura Kenny clinches 13th European Track Championship title as Great Britain dominate women's team pursuit in Apeldoorn

Great Britain obliterated Germany in the final of the women's team pursuit as Laura Kenny claimed a 13th European Track Championships title of her career in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

The quartet of Kenny, Katie Archibald, Neah Evans and Ellie Dickinson won by almost three seconds in the final to utterly dominate the event which they have won at the last two Olympic Games.

Elsewhere, Kenny's teammate Emily Nelson added to her gold in the scratch race earlier this week as she took silver in the elimination race behind home favourite Kirsten Wild.

After the race, Nelson said: "The race was fast right from the gun.

"Everyone was fighting for positions and riding into gaps that weren't there, making it very technical, so you couldn't switch off for a second.

"I'm super happy with my second medal of the championships - a bit gutted to have been so close to bringing home two jerseys but to lose to someone as decorated as Kirsten isn't too bad."

Meanwhile, in the men's team pursuit Ed Clancy, Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield and Ollie Wood won bronze after they beat Switzerland by more than half a second.

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