Three gold medals were on offer on the penultimate day of competition ©Getty Images

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The men's sprint competition resumed at the quarter-final stage ©Getty Images

A dramatic crash occured in the women's points race ©Getty Images

Poland's Katarzyna Pawlowska eventually claimed the gold medal ©Getty Images

The men's omnium ended with the top three riders tied on points ©Getty Images

Colombia's Fernando Gaviria ultimately defended his world title ©Getty Images

After missing out on a podium place, Mark Cavendish's hopes of riding for Britain at Rio 2016 could be over ©Getty Images

Britain's Jason Kenny and Australia's Matthew Glaetzer met in the men's sprint final ©Getty Images

Olympic champion Kenny came from a ride down to claim his third world title ©Getty Images

America's Sarah Hammer and Britain's Laura Trott share the overnight lead in the women's omnium ©Getty Images