Wicklow’s Lara Gillespie claims silver medal at UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai

Lara Gillespie has finished inches short of winning another rainbow jersey at the UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai, just edged out in the final push for the line in the scratch race by Dutch star Lorena Wiebes.

The 10km bunch race was effectively decided on the last of the 40 laps, after Wiebes first launched her powerful finishing sprint, with only Gillespie in hot pursuit. Although the Irish rider made up ground around the final bend, Wiebes held on to strike gold by less than half a wheel length.