Having claimed a silver medal, Emily Kay tells BBC TV:

"With a couple to go, I was right at the back and I thought I'd messed it up.

"I knew it was going to be a tough sprint but it was really close on the line. I'm really happy with how I rode it."

Bob Prince: That was amazing Em! So, so close - well done!!

Ross Quinn: Amazing scratch there from Emily Kay. Kirsten Wild definitely the best in the world though.

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What of Jarmila Machacova, who stormed clear and went for broke with 20 laps to go?

Well, she came 22nd and last. Maybe one to file under 'well, it seemed a good idea at the time'.

Chris Boardman
Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

Emily Kay, on the inside, got boxed in at one point, with about three laps to go. But I thought she had a chance there.

She held her own and just launched her sprint with half a lap to go and almost managed it.

She fought all the way but she just ran out of distance.

It is a silver medal for Great Britain's Emily Kay. She puts in a sprint for the gold medal, but world champion Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands just about holds on to add another medal to her impressive career tally.

Wild has four World Championships gold medals in her career and this is her fifth European Championships gold medal.

That silver for Kay is Great Britain's first medal of the European Championships.

Emily Kay in medal contention

Three laps to go.. Anyone of 20 will think they can win a medal here

It was never going to last. Jarmila Machacova is caught. Far too early.

Brave. But maybe foolish from Jarmila Machacova. The pain is already etched on her face. She has a half lap lead.

Chris Boardman
Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

Being on your own is far from ideal, with half the distance to go. But it's a serious move this. It's only one rider but she's almost half a lap ahead now.

The five are quickly reeled in though. But wait, Jarmila Machacova of the Czech Republic goes for it and turns on the afterburners. Twenty laps to go. Gone early, very early.

We have a breakaway group of five, with 24 laps to go.

When to attack, when to get into position? How to stay out of trouble? So many things for the 22 finalists to think about. Twenty-seven laps to go...

Chris Boardman
Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

Emily Kay is happy to be just at the back end of this field at the moment.

Everybody is just rolling through, around the bottom. Nobody wants to make the first move.

We now have our first medal of the European Championships in the Velodrome. It is the 10km scratch race, with a whopping 22 entrants filling the track. It could well be carnage. Great Britain's Emily Kay and Ireland's Shannon McCurley are among those hoping for a medal.

Sir Chris Hoy
Six-time Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

One of the best things in a team environment is having someone like Katie Archibald. She is incredibly successful. She attacks the start. When you are the fourth rider it gives you plenty of time to get settled.

Laura Kenny is not far off the level she was. Just to have names like Kenny and Archibald - there are no weak spots. Something has to go wrong I think for Britain not to get a medal in this final.

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Chris Boardman
Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

It's got to give you a lot of confidence, having someone of the stature of Katie Archibald getting you under way with such a great start.

Job done. A stunning performance from the British quartet of Elinor Barker, Laura Kenny, Neah Evans and Katie Archibald. They beat France and move into the final, where they face Italy for the gold medals.

For France, their time is not good enough to get them in the bronze medal final. Instead Germany will take on Poland for that medal.

Chris Boardman
Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

The French team are losing ground but holding their own. There's been no collapse.

Could we have an overtake here? GB in control.