World champion Lizzi Jordan and pilot Sylvia Misztal took home bronze in the women's tandem B sprint, despite only meeting five weeks ago. 

The pair saw off teammates Sophie Unwin and pilot Anna Whitworth-Hay 2-0 in the bronze final, after missing out in their semi-final to Emma Foy and pilot Jessie Hodges.

Jordan, 28, claimed the short time they had spent together in training it was extra special to deliver the medal, with junior doctor Misztal juggling her full-time critical care role, including night shifts, with preparing for the Games.

Misztal, 27, revealed she was actually planning to retire from cycling, but the opportunity to team up with the world champion was too good to turn down. 

"I figured it would be so amazing," the Bartestree native explained. "Doing it with something who trusts me and who I think is amazing like Lizzi is incredible. Lizzi is great chat so we get along really well which also helps.

"Lizzi has been really accommodating but it’s been a balancing act. 

“I think I’d be bored just doing one of the two so being able to do both and stay in the sport I love alongside the job I love is a win-win.”

For Guildford's Jordan, there were some mixed emotions about racing against the colleagues they'd been training with, but ultimately she was driven by her semi-final defeat. 

"It was a crazy race," she said. "We have raced them a few times in training. I’m not sure if that helps or makes it worse. They're our teammates. We’re really close with them and we’ve trained with them for the last five weeks. So a lot of respect to them.

"The medal just makes it all real. It all comes to life. There’s an army of people behind it so delighted we can do it for them. We're really excited and really proud.

"We never really get to represent England except at the Commonwealths so it was a really good opportunity and we’re really proud."

Morgan Newberry's Commonwealth Games got off to a glittering start, as she earned a silver medal and a world record in the women’s C4-C5 individual pursuit.

Despite rarely competing in the 4000m distance, the 27-year-old flew around the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in 5:05.764 - a new C5 world record.

It was not quite enough to beat Australia's Tara Neyland, who crossed the line in 4:46.614, but Newberry was more than happy with her performance.

“I’m really really pleased and happy with it," she said. "I approached this like a performance. 

"I’ve not done a 4km pursuit in a long time and you need a lot of preparation for this race so I can only be pleased with my performances today, I’ve executed two races I’m really happy with. It’s been really nice to do it this year.”

Making her debut in Glasgow, the three-time world medallist dealt with the nerves admirably.

“This morning I felt very out of breath," said Newberry. "It was a bit overwhelming needing to qualify.

"This evening I was able to enjoy it a bit more. I was ready for it, having dealt with the nerves this morning. It’s been a really great atmosphere to be part of and really, really cool.”

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