The Canadian quartet of Jasmin Glaesser, Laura Brown, Stephanie Roorda and Georgia Simmerling had qualified nearly two seconds slower for the final than their opponents.

However, they proved they were able to raise their level of performance to lead from start to finish, stopping the clock in a time of 4min 19.737sec, with the British ending 0.297 adrift.

Bronze was claimed by the United States, as they finished as comfortable victors over China by finishing in 4:21.412.

Having won two golds and one silver across the World Cup, Canada emerged as the clear winners of the overall title having ended on 870 points, with the United States ending second on 736.

Australia’s men’s team pursuit squad also claimed the World Cup title by earning victory in Hong Kong, as they build towards the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, which will take place in London during March.

Their team of Sam Welsford, Alexander Porter, Miles Scotson and Rohan Wight cruised to gold in 3:57.461, with Denmark settling for the silver medal by finishing in a time of 4:00.894.

Britain were forced to settle for the bronze medal ride, but they were able to secure their place on the podium ahead of Germany, by finishing in 3:59.706.

However, Britain were able to celebrate success in the men’s team sprint event after Phillip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner defeated Poland in 43.751 to win the gold medal ride.

It confirmed them as the overall World Cup winners and will act as a confidence boost as they aim to defend their Olympic crown at Rio 2016.

Meanwhile, in the bronze medal ride, Russia defeated Australia.

The British squad failed to complete a team sprint double as Jessica Varnish and Katy Marchant were forced to settle for silver against the 2015 World Championship silver medallists Daria Shmeleva and Anastasiia Voinova, who secured gold for Russia by finishing in 54.487.

The podium was completed by Spain’s Tania Calvo Barbero and Helena Casas Roige, after they defeated Pan American Games champions Kate O'Brien and Monique Sullivan of Canada.

Despite not finishing on the podium, China were crowned as the overall team sprint World Cup winners and their strength in depth was displayed by Lin Junhong claiming gold in the individual sprint, as she beat home favourite Lee Wai Sze in straight rides.

Voinova earned her second medal of the day, with the Russian defeating Australia’s Stephanie Morton in both races for bronze.

The final gold of the day was claimed by The Netherlands’ Matthijs Buchli in the men’s keirin after he outsprinted Canada’s Hugo Barrette, who recovered from a heavy crash earlier in the season, and South Korea’s Im Chaebin in the closing stages.

At the halfway stage of the men’s omnium Kazakhstan’s Artyom Zakharov leads, while Britain’s Laura Trott tops the women’s standings.

Both events will draw to a close tomorrow as the World Cup season finishes.