Great Britain once again proved its prowess in the team pursuit as both the men’s and women’s squads took gold at the European championships on Thursday.
Led by Bradley Wiggins, who took over in the final laps and drove the team to a dominant win, Great Britain easily beat Switzerland into silver with a time of 03:55.243.
The men’s final followed the women’s championship heat, where Great Britain again scored the gold, beating Russia with a time of 04:17.010.
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In the Team Sprint finals that followed, Netherlands’ men nipped Poland for the gold by less than two tenths of a second, covering the two laps in 30.190. Germany claimed the bronze ahead of France in the consolation round.
In the women’s team Sprint, Russia claimed gold ahead of Germany, setting a mark of 18.677 to Germany’s 19.040. In the consolation round, Netherlands grabbed bronze ahead of Spain.
Spain’s Sebastian Mora took gold in the men’s scratch race after lapping the field late in the 60-lap event. Tristan Marquet of Switzerland won the final sprint ahead of Poland’s Adrian Teklinski, but with Mora a lap ahead those two had to settle for silver and bronze.
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