Team England cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has admitted that claiming silver in the men's 4,000m team pursuit on Thursday afternoon was a good way to start preparations for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.
England were comfortably beaten by Australia in the end, but Wiggins said that the result is promising for a team that was only reunited a month ago.
"It's been a great break from the road and a good start for Rio," BBC Sport quotes Wiggins as saying. "Four weeks ago we sat in a room for the fist time in six years and wondered how far we can go.
"We've had limited preparations for this and hopefully look back in two years with gold medals around our necks thinking this was the starting point in Glasgow.
"I've said all along the track was always what I was going to go back to. I need to put some muscle on and get stronger. It's going to be two years of graft and we can't underestimate how much work we have ahead to get in the right place for Rio."
Wiggins won gold in the time trial in London 2012.
Matt Domm
