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Cycling ace Tanfield motivated to spoil German party

Charlie Tanfield says the prospect of silencing the raucous German crowd hauled Britain's team pursuit stars over the line as they bagged a brilliant European bronze in Munich. The Great Ayton cycling star, 25, joined forces with Rhys Britton, Kian Emadi, William Tidball and Oliver Wood to topple the hosts of the multi-sports championships and battle his way onto the podium. Ad One of the historic city's halls has been transformed into a futuristic velodrome and the home crowd roared their nation on to women's gold as Tanfield, a 2019 European champion and two-time silver medallist, waited in the wings.

BMX star Pardoe buzzing for more after sixth in European final

Sasha Pardoe says getting a first taste of the bright international lights has whetted her appetite for more dizzying exploits on the big stage. The Stourbridge BMX sensation, 16, finished sixth in the European Championship final on Friday in what marked her maiden appearance at a major senior event. Ad Pardoe breezed through qualifying in the same position and while teammate and Olympic champion Charlotte Worthington crashed twice in the final to finish last, Pardoe kept herself together to pull off a rock-solid run.

BMX star Worthington rues 'wrong decision' after crashing out in European final

Charlotte Worthington slammed her 'stubborn' decision to chase another Tokyo fairytale as her latest BMX gamble spectacularly backfired in the European Championship final. The reigning Olympic champion, 26, crashed twice and finished rock-bottom in Munich as her attempts to emulate last year's dizzying run went up in smoke. Ad After falling on her first run in Tokyo, the Manchester star pulled a never-before-seen 360-degree backflip out of the bag to stun her rivals and catapult herself to the top of the table.

Para rower Pritchard looking to make small margins count at European Championships

Ben Pritchard reckons maximising the marginal gains can catapult him onto the European Championship podium. The experienced Swansea para rower, 30, triumphed in his PR1 single sculls repechage in splendid isolation on the second day of the multi-sport Munich event to safely navigate his way into Saturday morning's final. Ad Pritchard, who narrowly missed out on a medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games last summer, crossed the line in a time of 10:33.93 to triumph over his Israeli, Spanish, Hungarian and Polish opponents at the city's 1972 Olympic Regatta Centre.

GB's Neah Evans admits tactical shake up in Euro final

Neah Evans says Britain's team pursuit stars had to rip up their data-driven approach at the European Championships after grinding out a fourth-place finish in Munich. Evans, Josie Knight, Jess Roberts, Anna Morris and Pfeiffer Georgi were unable to battle past France in the bronze medal showdown and cap a whirlwind week at the multi-sport German event.

Kelly Murphy sets national record at European Track Cycling Championships

Kelly Murphy set a new Irish record as she finished sixth in the individual pursuit at the European Track Cycling Championships in Munich.

Helen Skelton confirmed as final contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing

Helen Skelton has been named as the final celebrity to take part in this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing. The BBC presenter is the 15th contestant to be named in the line up of the show which will launch next month.

Booth navigates choppy water to make pairs final

Esme Booth ploughed through the choppy Munich conditions to book her place in the European Championship final. The Stratford-upon-Avon star, 23, won her pairs heat alongside Emily Ford on the opening day of the multi-sports championship to progress to Saturday morning's showpiece. Ad Booth and Ford, 27, crossed the line in a time of 7:44.93 to triumph over Netherlands, Greece, Denmark and hosts Germany at Munich's Olympic Regatta Centre.

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Cycling ace Tanfield motivated to spoil German party

BMX star Pardoe buzzing for more after sixth in European final

BMX star Worthington rues 'wrong decision' after crashing out in European final

Para rower Pritchard looking to make small margins count at European Championships

GB's Neah Evans admits tactical shake up in Euro final

Kelly Murphy sets national record at European Track Cycling Championships

Helen Skelton confirmed as final contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing

Booth navigates choppy water to make pairs final