Great Britain's Laura Trott wins women's Omnium gold medal

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The second round of the UCI Track World Cup ended on the third and final day at Lee Valley VeloPark in London on Sunday. Great Britain ended the event on a high note with Laura Trott taking the gold medal in the women’s Omnium.

Trott maintained her lead throughout the third day of racing, taking third and fifth place in the Omnium’s Time Trial and Flying Lap, respectively. A steady final points race gave her little challenge at first, however, Jolien D’Hoore quickly crept up in sprint seven. Strengthening her overall point lead in a fantastic penultimate sprint, the Olympic champion brought home the gold.

Elsewhere in the women’s field, China's Guo Shuang secured the gold medal in the women’s Keirin ahead of Germany’s Kristina Vogel, who took the silver medal, and Korea’s Hyejin Lee took the bronze.

Great Britain’s Jess Varnish took another attempt for a medal in the Keirin after disappointing early exits in both the team and individual sprint events. After failing to make it through in the first round, Varnish made the second round via the repechage and faced a challenging heat including Australia’s Anna Meares and Vogel. Narrowly missing a crash with Frenchwoman, Olivia Montauban, Varnish was knocked out in the second round; however, a twist of fate saw her compete in the final after Russian Gnidenko was relegated. Varnish finished fifth in the final round.

In the men’s omnium, Fernando Gaviria of Colombia took the gold medal followed by silver medallist Scott Law of Australia and bronze medallist Bobby Lea from the US.

Great Britain’s Jonathan Dibben started the Omnium's Points Race round in sixth place after bad luck in the Elimination race set him back in yesterday’s racing. The 160-lap race kept a fast pace throughout with Dibben fighting admirably for points. In the end, the Elimination round cost him a hope of a medal and he finished seventh overall.

Dutchman Jeffrey Hoogland earned the gold medal in the Men’s Sprints. He won the final round against Colombia’s Fabian Puerta Zapata, who took the silver medal.

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