Lara Gillespie wins gold at UEC European Track Championship

Gillespie is back on track tomorrow in the Omnium event, followed by the Points race and Madison with partner Mia Griffin this weekend.

GOLD: Lara Gillespie (Ireland) wins Gold in the Elimination race at the UEC European Track Championship. Pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Lara Gillespie has this evening won the Elimination race at the UEC European Track Championships in Zolder, Belgium.

The race was a stop-start affair early on, as two crashes involving five riders caused damage to the track. Gillespie remained unphased by the stoppages, and remained near the front of the pack for each sprint elimination.