Neah Evans takes the gold medal in the women's points race on the final day of the Track World Championships, where Great Britain win 10 medals in total.

Great Britain's Neah Evans capped off a whirlwind five days of cycling at the Track World Championships by taking the gold medal in the women's points race.

The 32-year-old travelled to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines still searching for her first world title, but a total of 60 points was enough for top spot on day five of the Championships.

Denmark's Julie Leth placed second in the event with 53 points to her name, while Jennifer Valente - who won gold in the omnium - finished third with 51 points.

"It's not really sunk in yet, still full of adrenaline from the race but I'm delighted!" Evans told British Cycling. "I felt that I had good legs and a good game plan going in, I was quite confident.

"They rang the bell, I wasn't sure whether that was the lap or what it was, and I just thought to myself 'keep going' so it wasn't quite the magical moment that you sometimes dream of but it doesn't matter!"

Evans's gold medal was not the only one that GB would take home on the final day, as there was a silver for Ethan Hayter and Ollie Wood in the men's madison.

A total of 47 points saw Hayter and Wood edge out Belgian pair Fabio Van Den Bossche and Lindsay De Vylder, who took 43 points for bronze, as France's Donavan Grondin and Benjamin Thomas dominated the field with 65 points for gold.

There was also a bronze medal for Ethan Vernon in the men's elimination race, with the 22-year-old finishing behind silver medallist Corbin Strong and world champion Elia Viviani of Italy.

Elsewhere, Sophie Capewell placed 12th for GB in the women's keirin, while the world title in the men's sprint went to Harrie Lavreysen - his fourth consecutive gold medal in the event.

Great Britain head home from the 2022 World Championships having scooped a total of 10 medals, collecting three golds, two silvers and five bronzes in the French arena.

Only the table-topping Netherlands also won as many medals as the Brits with four golds, four silvers and two bronzes to lead the way at the summit.

GB also ended up behind Italy, France and Germany - who had seven apiece - in fifth place in the overall medal table, with world champions being crowned in the men's team pursuit, men's omnium and women's points events. body check tags ::

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