Great Britain triumph in women's team pursuit at European Championships

The foursome of Laura Kenny, Elinor Barker, Neah Evans and Katie Archibald defeated Italy to win the gold.

The victory is the 11th European medal for Kenny and Archibald.

Earlier in the day, Emily Kay took silver in the 10km scratch race and the men's team came in third for the pursuit.

Speaking after her comeback victory, Kenny said:

“For me personally I don't feel fully fit yet, what I compare to is Rio and it seems a long way from that, it took me two years to get to that,” she said. “I'm not there just yet but I certainly feel much better than I did at the World Championships and I feel more like myself.

"The Italians qualified well yesterday and then held up a really good second ride, so you just never know what people are going to come with in the final.

“They're a really strong team and they've really improved over the past two years.

“It's great to see that the level is getting higher and higher and it certainly pushes us to go quicker, that's why it's great to come here to what feels like a home Championships and come away with a win.”

Victory for Archibald in front of a home Scottish crowd was particularly special, and the 24-year-old told reporters after the race:

“We've got a corner filled with Scottish flags and one Welsh flag as well,” she said. “Track cycling is so big in the UK that it feels like a home event, there's so many velodromes here that we get this so often.

“We get this kind of support all over and it's something that the other nations envy. I think both of the teams competing here today will be looking towards the rest of the season looking not just to outdo each other but to outdo the rest of the world.”