Andrews, Briggs and Jackson win cycling medals

Andrews, who has looked a tad off her best in Glasgow, despite her courageous bronze medal in the 1km time trial, today took the silver medal in the kieirin.

She worked her way easily through the preliminary rounds to make the six-rider final.

The New Zealander started the final near the outside and attacked relatively early. She led for two laps, but on the second-last lap, Welsh speedster Emma Finucane zipped to the front and was never headed.

Andrews then had to cope with two Australians, Kristina Clonan and Alessia McCaig ,who both passed her and boxed her in. When Andrews finally found some clear space she took the pair of them but could make no real impression on the flying Finucane.

'You never want to be boxed,' she said. 'I had to be patient, then I had to hit that gap and grab the silver.'

She called the keirin 'an exciting and complex discipline'. 'I really do enjoy riding it.'

Devon Briggs, already a gold medallist at these Games, won the bronze medal in the men's C1-C3 individual pursuit. Briggs clocked 3min 26.682s, which left fourth-placed Australian Gordon Allan trailing 4.3 seconds behind.

Biggs said it had been a long campaign and that he'd had good lead-in to the Games. 'It's all come together so well. I'm super proud - it's been a big week.'

George Jackson snatched the bronze medal in the last event of the programme, the testing 160-lap men's points race.J ackson lapped the field twice and totalled 61 points. So did Scotland's Mark Stewart, but Jackson won the final, double-points sprint, and that earned him the bronze medal.

The race was won bh Matthew Bostock of Canada with 83 points, ahead of Australian Oliver Bleddyn, with 80. They were the two riders who managed to put three laps on the field.

The other New Zealanders in the race also figured prominently. Tom Sexton was fifth with 53 points and Keegan Hornblow seventh with 47.

In the women's elimination, Ally Wollaston fared best of the New Zealanders. There were 22 starters and Wollaston was finally eliminated when only five remained.

She was disappointed afterwards as she felt there was a medal there ready to be won. 'I really wanted that one. It's a tough way to finish but I'm really proud of the girls.'

Earlier her team-mates Pru Fowler then Sami Donnelly were eliminated about midway through the journey. The gold medal was won by Australian Alyssa Polites.

Sam Dakin and Daniel Morton couldn't make much impression in the men's 1km time trial. In the field of 24, Dakin was 15th in 1min 02.589s and Daniel Morton 18th in 1min 03.656. Australian speedster Leigh Hoffman won the gold with a ride of 58.530s.

Nicole Murray had a near-miss in the women's C1-C3 time trial, finishing fourth, just 0.11s away from the bronze medal. Once finishing times had been factored to take account of the level of disability, Tara Nayland of Australia won the gold medal in 1min 08.761s.