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Katie Archibald won a silver medal in the women’s elimination race while Great Britain claimed bronze in the women’s team pursuit at the Track World Championships.<\/b><\/p>\n
Two-time Olympic champion Archibald was competing in the elimination for the first time in a World Championships and the race took three attempts to get started because of crashes.<\/p>\n
With the riders having been whittled down to four in Santiago, Chile, Archibald made a last-ditch sprint to knock out Victoire Berteau of France and secure her 16th world medal overall.<\/p>\n
Belgium’s Helene Hesters then bowed out, leaving a match sprint with Ireland’s Lara Gillespie, who opened a gap as she pushed for the line and Archibald could not catch the European champion from taking her first world title. <\/p>\n
“I’m really happy to get to that point to contend when it’s a different race in the final two [laps, the match sprint],” said Archibald. “I just didn’t have the legs.”<\/p>\n
Gillespie said: “It’s really special and I’m so proud of my country and our small team here. It took focus and composure and I kept believing.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n