Commonwealth Games: Scottish cyclists land five medals on dramatic day in velodrome

Scottish riders romped to an all-time high haul of five Commonwealth Games medals on a single dramatic day in the velodrome.

For most it will go down in history for a horrific incident involving English rider Matt Walls.

Remarkably the Olympic omnium champion suffered ‘no major injuries’ other than stitches in his forehead, scrapes and bruises after being thrown over barriers into the crowd in a scratch race heat

John Archibald was in the same race and a few metres behind Walls when he mounted the top of the track but managed to avoid injury.

Archibald said of the incident: “It was the noise that struck me, a lot of carbon snapping.

“I saw him go up the track but I was fortunate enough that the gap opened up for me, there was no skill involved, I just got lucky and sort of threaded the needle somehow.”

The Edinburgh star went on to win silver in the final, his second Commonwealth medal of that colour having reached the individual pursuit podium at Gold Coast 2018.

He said: “It means a lot. It’s always nicer to look back on and reflect later. Last time I didn’t quite relish it as much as I should have done, but I think I’ll enjoy this one a lot more.”

Jack Carlin won a controversial sprint bronze and then opened up about fierce battles with post-Olympic blues.

Carlin was awarded bronze after Australia’s Australia’s Matt Glaetzer was relegated in the deciding race for making contact with the Olympic silver medalist.

Amid the emotional tumult of the late decision a tearful Carlin told the world of his struggles since making his Olympic debut in Tokyo.

He said: “It’s not been an easy few months for me and I’ve been really struggling with the sport.

“I appreciated it so much before Tokyo but I feel like I fell out of love