Katie Archibald won gold on her return to racing as she, Megan Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris were crowned team pursuit world champions.
The quartet set the tone from the outset in the final, building a formidable lead and reeling in their German rivals in Ballerup, Denmark.
Archibald was back on the bike after missing the 2024 Paris Olympics because of a broken leg sustained in a freak accident .
"It feels good. It’s funny I guess you don’t look your finest when you’re on your knees after a victory but that’s the way you want to feel," Archibald told BBC Sport.
"Last week there was no pressure, even yesterday there was very little pressure but then about half an hour before everything settled in and I was like ‘I really want this’ and we all really wanted this and it was a fantastic race.
"It’s not words [being back], it’s a deep breath. It’s feeling where you are meant to be and a team you are meant to be part of and what a treat to be part of this squad. It is very special." Image caption, Great Britain have won World Championship gold in the women’s team pursuit on eight occasions Archibald ‘happier on the bike’ after freak injury Published2 days ago
Britain’s Ethan Hayter, Josh Charlton, Charlie Tanfield and Ollie Wood had to settle for silver in the men’s team pursuit, with hosts Denmark pipping them to gold.Great Britain started positively and held the lead at the 1000m mark […]
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