Olympic golden couple Laura Trott and Jason Kenny took Great Britain's medal count to eight after respectively claiming a gold and silver in the final session of the European Track Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands on Sunday.
Proving consistency is key in the omnium, Olympic champion Trott never placed out of the top three in each of the six counting disciplines, despite not winning any of them - and needing stitches after crashing in Saturday's elimination event.
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