Britain’s Ethan Hayter, Josh Charlton, Charlie Tanfield and Ollie Wood had to settle for silver in the men’s team pursuit, with hosts Denmark pipping them to gold.
Great Britain started positively and held the lead at the 1000m mark but Denmark, who lost the bronze-medal final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, came back fighting with a home crowd firmly behind them.
Danish quartet Tobias Aagaard Hansen, Carl-Frederik Bevort, Niklas Larsen and Frederik Rodenberg Madsen edged in front just as both teams dropped to three riders and went on to retain their advantage until the line.
“It was a wall of noise out there,” Charlton said.
“We didn’t have the home crowd, it does make a bit of a difference but we fancied our chances.
“We were doing good things on the rounds and we pushed them close on their home track. We made them nervous for a bit by keeping it close throughout.”
