Archibald wins silver as GB take team pursuit bronze

World track cycling championships in 2025

Location: Santiago, Chile, October 22 through October

At the Track World Championships, Great Britain claimed bronze in the women’s team pursuit while Katie Archibald won silver in the women’s elimination race.

Due to crashes, the race started three times before the two-time Olympic champion, Archibald, who had competed in the elimination for the first time at a World Championships.

In Santiago, Chile, Archibald made a last-ditch sprint to defeat France’s Victoire Berteau and claim her 16th overall medal.

Helene Hesters of Belgium then bowed out, leaving Lara Gillespie of Ireland, who opened a gap as she ran for the line before Archibald could catch the European champion.

Archibald’s participation in the previous two World Championships helped GB capture team pursuit gold. The Scot, 31, plans to play in the team at the 2028 Olympics but has not made the squad for the first time since 2017.

Anna Morris, Josie Knight, Jess Roberts, and Meg Barker made it to the second round with a win over Germany, before Maddie Leech took Roberts’ place as GB comfortably defeated Belgium for bronze.

Emma Finucane defeated GB team-mate Lauren Bell to advance to the women’s quarter-finals in the sprint events.

However, Finucane was relegated for the crucial race because he entered the sprinter’s lane, thereby extinguishing the two-time defending champion.