GB win two golds at Track World Championships

Key points

• Great Britain won gold in the women's team pursuit and the men's scratch race on day two of the World Track Cycling Championships in Shanghai, China.
• Erin Boothman, Anna Morris, Josie Knight and Millie Couzens beat Italy by more than five seconds in the women's team pursuit final.
• Matthew Bostock, 29, took his first world title in the men's scratch race and also earned bronze for riding in the earlier rounds of the team pursuit.

Great Britain claimed two gold medals on day two of the World Track Cycling Championships in Shanghai, China. The women's team pursuit squad and Matthew Bostock in the men's scratch race secured the top prizes.

In the women's team pursuit final, Erin Boothman, Anna Morris, Josie Knight and Millie Couzens came from behind to beat world champions Italy by more than five seconds. Bostock, 29, attacked at the halfway point of the scratch race and held on to win his first world title.

More medals for GB

Henry Hobbs, Noah Hobbs, Ethan Vernon and Ollie Wood won bronze for GB in the men's team pursuit, defeating France in the bronze medal ride-off. Bostock also earned a bronze for riding in the earlier rounds of the team pursuit.

Denmark beat Italy in the men's team pursuit gold medal race, securing their fourth consecutive title in the event.

I will co-operate with a British Cycling investigation into the allegations

— Matt Richardson

Sprint progress and squad issue

Sophie Capewell, who won silver in the women's team sprint with Rhianna Parris-Smith and Emma Finucane on day one, advanced to the semi-finals of the women's sprint. Capewell, 28, beat China's Jiang Yulu in two straight races in the best-of-three quarter-final and will be joined by Finucane, the 2023 and 2024 sprint champion, in the last four.

GB's preparations were overshadowed by Matt Richardson's removal from the squad amid reports he is under investigation for misconduct. British Cycling confirmed the 27-year-old Olympic medallist's removal in a statement but did not give a reason. Richardson, who had been expected to contend for medals in the individual sprint and keirin, said he would co-operate with a British Cycling investigation into the allegations.