Morton wins two more gold in cycling

Australian sprint ace Stephanie Morton has capped her European campaign with two gold medals in London.

Stephanie Morton

Stephanie Morton has enjoyed her most successful cycling World Cup with two individual gold medals. (AAP)

Stephanie Morton will indulge in some extra Christmas lunch after her breakthrough track cycling results.

Morton has capped her outstanding European campaign with two gold medals at the London World Cup round.

Morton won the keirin on the final day of the fourth World Cup at the Olympic velodrome, adding to her sprint win.

Along with her sprint title at the third round in Berlin earlier this month, these are Morton's first individual gold medals at World Cups.

She is in career-best form ahead of the February world championships in Poland, an important milestone before the Tokyo Olympics.

"First keirin gold for me at a World Cup, so that's really special," Morton said.

"It has been a really successful season and I will definitely soak it up and use that as motivation.

"I'm now looking forward to getting in some more good training back in Adelaide and getting ready for that final push into the world championships.

"But, for now, I think I've earned myself an extra slice of pavlova at Christmas."

The 28-year-old qualified fastest in the sprint at all four World Cup rounds and her 10.484 seconds for the flying 200m in Berlin was the first time Morton has gone under 10.5.

Morton and Kaarle McCulloch also broke their national record in the team sprint two months ago when they won the event at the second World Cup round.

Also in London, fellow sprint star Matthew Glaetzer capped his European racing with silver in the match sprint.

Glaetzer, the reigning sprint world champion, had won the event in the opening three World Cup rounds.

After a torrid semi-final against Dutch rider Jeffrey Hoogland, Glaetzer went down to Harrie Lavreysen, also from The Netherlands, in the gold medal ride-off.

"Today's sprint competition was the toughest I have ever done," Glaetzer said.

"After going to three (heats) with Jeffrey, I have never been that broken, drained and in pain.

"I was really happy to make the gold ride off, but knew I didn't have much left.

"Overall I am really content with my season - now it's time for a break from travel, racing, freezing weather and time to get stuck into the Australian summer."

Team pursuit stars Amy Cure and Annette Edmondson capped the London medal haul with silver in the madison, behind British pair Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald.

It is only the second time that Cure and Edmondson have ridden as a madison team and the first time Edmondson has ridden the event at a World Cup.


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