Trott flies flag for hosts with gold on final day

Britain’s track cyclists are used to dominating in the velodrome, but the last of three days of racing at their home track did not begin as planned, as Olympic champion Jason Kenny suffered an embarrassing early exit in the men’s sprint, failing to negotiate qualifying.

Trott, Kenny’s girlfriend, triumphed in the six-discipline omnium after winning the final two events, taking her second gold after victory in the team pursuit on day one.

World champion Becky James was second in the women’s Keirin, claiming Britain’s second medal of the day, as the hosts finished with four gold medals and eight in all.

All five of Germany’s medals were gold, with two claimed on the final day as Kristina Vogel took her third title from three events in the Keirin and Robert Forstemann added the individual sprint title to the team gold claimed on day one.

Trott was sixth overnight at the midway point in the omnium before a second-day rally.

She placed second in the individual pursuit before a gutsy winning ride in the scratch race propelled her to top spot in the rankings with one event remaining. The bunch races are not normally Trott’s forte, yet she seized her opportunity by being the second of two riders to lap the field and out-sprinted Poland’s Malgorzata Wojtyra to win. It was the first time she had gained a lap in a scratch race.

Vogel was imperious in the women’s Keirin, accelerating away from James, with France’s Sandie Clair taking bronze.

James said: “I really wanted to try to get on her wheel and hang on. She’s got so much more speed, everyone was hanging on.

“She had the legs on me.”

Jon Mould, riding for Wales-Team USN, was third in the men’s scratch race, won by Austria’s Andreas Muller, with Britain’s Owain Doull 11th and world champion Martyn Irvine of Ireland 18th.