Kirsten Wild competes in the elimination race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Kirsten Wild win's the women's elimination race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Kirsten Wild win's the women's elimination race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The winning French men's team sprint squad: Benjamin Edelin, Sebastien Vigier and Quentin Lafargue (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The winning French men's team sprint squad: Benjamin Edelin, Sebastien Vigier and Quentin Lafargue (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Children fly international flags at the European track championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Adrien Garel (France) in the men's scratch race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Italian team pursuit winner Elisa Balsamo and Letizia Paternoster sign a jersey (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Women's team sprint winners Anastasia Voinova and Daria Shemeleva (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Italy's men's team sprint riders crash (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
An Italian coach cheers on the team pursuit squad (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Italy's Letizia Paternoster celebrates the team pursuit win (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Kristin Lodassy (Hungary) rides in the men's scratch race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Superman was on hand at the Euro championhships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
France on the men's team pursuit podium (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Adrien Garel (France) wins the scratch race at the Euro championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Kristin Lodassy (Hungary) was second in the scratch race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Women's team sprint winners Anastasia Voinova and Daria Shemeleva (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Riders compete at the European track championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The men's team sprint podium at the European track championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Riders compete at the European track championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The British women's team pursuit squad won silver (Image credit: British Cycling)
The British women's team pursuit squad in action (Image credit: British Cycling)
The Italian men en route to silver in the team pursuit at the European championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The Italian women's team pursuit riders took gold at the European championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The Italian women en route to winning gold in the team pursuit at the European championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Italy, France and Russia on the European championships team pursuit podium (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The French men en route to gold in the Euro Championships team pursuit (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Children fly international flags at the European track championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Riders compete at the European track championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Press row at the European track championships (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
France rides to gold in the men's team pursuit (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Italy's Maria Giulia Confalonieri finished 3rd in the elimination race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The official bell at the UEC Track European Championships in Berlin (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The Russian Federation in the women's team sprint (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
The velodrome in Berlin (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
France gets started in round 1 of the team pursuit (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Italy competes during round 1 of the team pursuit (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Belgium competes in round 1 during the team pursuit (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Italy competes during round 1 of the team pursuit (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A packed velodrome for the European championships (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Great Britain passes by the crashed German riders during round 1 of the team pursuit (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
German riders compete in the women's team sprint (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Italy competes during round 1 of the team pursuit (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Italy beat Great Britain to gold in the women’s team pursuit on day 2 of the Track European Championships, while France soared to the top of the medal table in Berlin.
The British men had missed out on an opportunity for a medal after Andy Tennant crashed on the final lap of their qualifying effort. However, the women’s team set up a match-up with a strong looking Italian line-up after beating Germany in round 1. Italy proved much too quick for the British squad, going more than three seconds quicker in the finals.
Italy was edged out by the French in the men’s team pursuit, with the French just two tenths quicker over the four kilometres. The French team dominated the top step of the podium on day two with further gold medals in the men’s scratch race and team sprint.
Russia came out on top in the women’s sprint with Anastasiia Voinova and Daria Shmeleva beating Germany’s Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel. Kirsten Wild scored the Netherlands’ gold medal of the competition with victory ahead of Evgenia Augustinas (Russia) in the elimination race.