By Daniel Etchells

Laura Trott successfully retained her European crown in the women's omnium ©Getty ImagesGreat Britain's Laura Trott retained her women's omnium title on the final day of the European Cycling Union Elite Track European Championships in Guadeloupe.

The double Olympic gold medallist triumphed in the 500 metres time trial and flying lap to move level with the overnight leader, Jolien D'Hoore of Belgium, before winning the final sprint of the points race on the line to claim the gold medal.

The 22-year-old finished on 199 points, one clear of runner-up D'Hoore and 32 points ahead of Germany's Anna Knauer in an event that was the first to offer Olympic qualifying points for Rio 2016. 

There was further success for Britain in the women's individual pursuit as Katie Archibald posted a time of 3min 40.136sec to fend off the challenges of Germany's Mieke Kroger and Lithuania's Vilija Sereikaitė, who crossed the line in second and third respectively.

Germany's Joachim Eilers came out on top in the men's keirin final ©Getty ImagesGermany's Joachim Eilers came out on top in the men's keirin final ©Getty Images




Germany dominated the men's and women's keirin finals, taking two gold medals.

Joachim Eilers won the men's title ahead of The Netherlands' Matthijs Buchli and Russia's Denis Dmitriev while Kristina Vogel finished in front of Russia's Elena Brezhniva and The Netherlands' Shanne Braspennincx in the women's standings.

Austria's Andreas Graf and Andreas Muller, Belgium's Kenny Deketele and Otto Vergaerde and France's Vivien Brisse and Morgan Kneisky, made up the top three in the madison.

Great Britain's eight-medal haul, which included six golds, saw them top the overall medal standings.

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