Australia's team sprint squads have both claimed bronze medals in an excellent start to the UCI Track World Championships in Santiago, Chile.

The men's team pursuit squad will ride for gold on Friday (AEDT) after seeing off arch-rivals Great Britain in the first round at the Velódromo de Peñalolén.

In the sprint, the women's team of Alessia McCaig, Molly McGill and Kristine Perkins comfortably beat Poland in the bronze medal match, repeating their bronze medal from 2024.

Then the men's squad of Ryan Elliott, Leigh Hoffman and Daniel Barber overhauled a powerful French team to also win bronze.

Both finals saw Great Britain take on the Netherlands.

The Dutch came out on top on both occasions, meaning former Australian rider Matthew Richardson, who won three medals at last year's Paris O

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