Glasgow 2014: Varnish secures time-trial bronze

Silver medalist Stephanie Morton of Australia, gold medalist Anna Meares of Australia and bronze medalist Jess Varnish. Picture: Getty

JESSICA Varnish picked up England’s first track cycling medal at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, claiming bronze in the women’s 500m time-trial.

Varnish came in third behind Australian pair Stephanie Morton and Anna Meares, the latter breaking her own Commonwealth Games record with a run of 33.435 seconds.

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Meares, the great rival of Varnish’s former sprint team-mate Victoria Pendleton, has now won the event at the last three Commonwealth Games and has five career golds at the event.

For Varnish, who came in at 34.267, it was a moment to savour following her disqualification alongside Pendleton at London 2012 - a ruling that left her as the only Team GB cyclist not to medal.