Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton was denied a golden goodbye and a third Olympic title in dramatic fashion as her perennial rival Anna Meares claimed sprint gold at the London 2012 velodrome.

Great Britain’s men’s team pursuit squad claimed a thrilling Olympic gold in a world record time on the second day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome last night.

England's Chris Hoy’s bid to reclaim his men’s sprint world title was ended by defending champion Gregory Bauge at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen today.