Team GB take silver in men’s team pursuit as Australia edge final

• Ethan Hayter’s slip on last lap proves costly
• GB take bronze in women’s pursuit

Great Britain’s track cyclists secured Team GB’s 1,000th Olympic medal in sporting ­competi­tion as Australia held on to a hair’s-breadth advantage to win gold in the men’s team pursuit.

In a final that was almost too close to call, Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon had to settle for silver after ­Hayter slipped off his saddle on the last lap.

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