Sophie Thornhill, Helen Scott claim gold in B2 tandem

England cyclists Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott broke a Commonwealth Games record to win gold in the B2 tandem 1,000m time trial this afternoon.

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The duo pipped Scotland's pair of Aileen McGlynn and Louise Haston to the gold by producing an all-time Games best of 1:08.187 at the Chris Hoy Velodrome.

Meanwhile, Australia's Brandie O'Connor and Bree Hargrave followed up their bronze in the tandem sprint by picking up yet another third-placed finish.