Elinor Barker took to the track in the women’s omnium, and made a steady start, finishing seventh in the opening scratch race.
In the tempo race however, Barker turned up the pace, winning 11 of the sprint points and taking a lap and a 20 point bonus in the process; taking the race victory and positioning herself to challenge for the overall lead.
A third place finish in the elimination race left Barker in second place behind the Netherlands’ Kirsten Wild going into the final event; the points race.
There was not much to separate the leading pair, who each picked up several points a piece from the intermediate sprints and they finished in the positions they had started in, with the USA’s Jennifer Valente taking bronze.
The Olympic team pursuit champion capped off her gruelling day on the track with another bunch race, this time the scratch race and, incredibly, managed to win her second silver medal of the day - against a field with much fresher legs!
