Capewell backs British sprinting success after Keirin recovery

By Will Jennings in Munich Cyclist Sophie Capewell believes a golden era of British sprinting is just around the corner. Ad The Lichfield star was part of the team who endured a rocky ride at the European Championships this week, dramatically crashing out in the team sprint heats before recovering to finish sixth in the individual keirin on the final day of action in Munich. Vuelta a España‘If Roglic stays on his bike he will be incredibly hard to beat’ – McEwen's La Vuelta predictionsAN HOUR AGO Capewell, 23, took a shuddering tumble alongside Welsh star Emma Finucane in the team event as their medal hopes went up in smoke on the city's makeshift shortened track.

But she reckons the future is bright as her and the well-stocked British squad bid to follow in Olympic bronze medallist Katy Marchant's decorated cycling footsteps. Capewell said: «In terms of the GB team as a whole, we've got a lot of really strong girls back at home. »Everyone's been training hard and the progress that we've been making has been a really rapid increase.

«This is a new team, we only rode together this week. I'm really proud of how far we came Ð qualifying didn't quite show what we could do, just before the crash we were going quite well. »Watch this space in the future.

«It's really exciting if I'm honest. Katy Marchant has led the way with women's sprinting Ð and there's a bit of an age gap so we've all been chasing upwards. »All of a sudden we're starting to see the fruits of our labour.