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Katy Marchant and Ethan Hayter won gold to take Great Britain’s tally to five at the European Track Cycling Championships, held in the Netherlands.<\/b><\/p>\n
On day four, Marchant became the first British woman to take the European 500m time trial title.<\/p>\n
Hayter then edged Denmark’s Niklas Larsen to claim a thrilling victory in the men’s omnium.<\/p>\n
There was also a bronze for Jess Roberts on the penultimate day of action in Apeldoorn.<\/p>\n
It means Britain top the medal table after 17 of the 22 events, with five gold, five silver and one bronze.<\/p>\n
Marchant, who qualified for the event in first place, crossed the line in 33.319 seconds, 0.037s faster than France’s world champion Taky Marie-Divine Kouame.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old, who won sprint bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics and competed for Team GB at Tokyo 2020, is now targeting a third Games in Paris this summer.<\/p>\n
“This is my first senior European title and I think that just goes to show the level [the GB team] is at every day,” said Leeds-born Marchant. <\/p>\n
“You need to be winning European titles to get a place in the team and hopefully I’m showing that I’m capable and I’ll be on that plane to Paris all being well.”<\/p>\n
Fellow Briton Lowri Thomas finished in sixth place in the 500m time trial on her European debut, while Sophie Lewis finished 10th in the points race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n