Final silver for Trott as Great Britain fails to secure a single gold

The British cycling team returned from the track cycling world championships with their worst medal haul since 2001. - French fans celebrate their new home with more gold in sprint and Madison

Laura Trott couldn't deliver the gold medal the British team desperately needed on the final day of racing at the track cycling world championships in Paris today.

It meant Great Britain left the track champs without a gold medal for the first time since 2001, when they won a silver and a bronze.

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.