Britain Second In World Track Championships

Last updated : 28 March 2010 By Covsupport News Service
Great Britain finished second in the medals table in the UCI World Track Championships which finished in Copenhagen today.

Britain had three gold medals with wins for Sir Chris Hoy, Ed Clancy and Victoria Pendleton, five silvers and a bronze in the annual Championships.

As eyes start to turn towards the London Olympics, Great Britain took eight medals in the events which will be in the 2012 games.

Bernard Eisel won the Ghent-Wevelgem classic this afternoon in Belgium. In a field which included some of the world's top riders including Lance Armstrong, the HTC Colombia rider sprinted to victory.

Bernie won it by two bike lengths," said HTC-Columbia sports director Tristan Hoffman to his team's press office.

"The other guys tried everything they could to get rid of Bernie because they knew he would be the fastest if it came down to a sprint, but it just wasn't possible. "There were some new climbs before the Kemmel, which we'd checked out and ridden over on the Friday before the race, and that was where it all split apart. There were groups everywhere but Bernie stayed calm, got into the right break and then played it perfectly at the finish."