The five-day UCI Track Cycling World Championships got underway at the Lee Valley Velopark in London ©Getty Images

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Britain's men's team pursuit squad qualified fastest for tomorrow's semi-finals ©Getty Images

They will meet an Italian quartet who broke a 20-year-old national record in qualifying ©Getty Images


Daria Shmeleva and Anastasiia Voinova required a restart and then a relegation from their Chinese opponents to win women's team sprint gold ©Getty Images

China’s Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi struggled to hide their disappointment after an illegal change cost them gold ©Getty Images

Australia’s Rebecca Wiasak successfully defended her women's individual pursuit title ©Getty Images

A group of six riders were able to gain a lap in the men's scratch race ©Getty Images

Spain's Sebastián Mora eventually sprinted to victory at the close of the event ©Getty Images

New Zealand were able to claim men's team sprint gold by beating The Netherlands ©Getty Images

New Zealand upgraded from their silver medal at the Championships in 2015 ©Getty Images