Multiple world champions France beat defending champions Germany to reclaim the coveted men's team sprint crown at the world track cycling championships.
Great Britain took the bronze medal after dominating a young Australian squad in the match for third place.
Frenchmen trio Gregory Bauge, Kevin Sireau and Mickael D'Almeida had set the fastest time in qualifying for the final earlier Wednesday.
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And the trio kept their nerve as the Germans lost theirs in the three-lap power event, German starter Rene Enders flying away from compatriots Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke at the gun for the start of the race.
Having been beaten in last year's final by just 0.02secs, and with the Olympic selection process ongoing, France had plenty of reason to be motivated.
Although all three were solid, D'Almeida looked particularly impressive as he anchored France home to beat Germany by 0.6sec at the line.
French starter Bauge, 26, is the two-time and reigning world champion in the individual sprint and claims his fifth world title in the team event having helped France to victory from 2006-2009.
Sireau, 23, picks up his third gold medal in the event after those he won in 2008 and 2009 while D'Almeida, 23, is world team sprint champion for the first time.
In the bronze medal match the British trio of Jason Kenny, Chris Hoy and Matthew Crampton set a winning time of 44.235 to beat the Australian trio of Daniel Ellis, Jason Niblett and Matthew Glaetzer.
