Manx cyclist Peter Kennaugh and his Great Britain team retained their Junior European Team Pursuit Championship on Wednesday evening.

Kennaugh, who nearly had to miss the qualifier due to a trapped nerve in his back, teamed up with Luke Rowe, Adam Blythe and Mark McNally to beat France by three seconds.

Russia were third.

Jonny Bellis is also competing in the European Track Championships, being held in Cottbus in Germany this week.