Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Armitstead win Glasgow road race
(about 5 hours later)
Lizzie Armitstead has won gold in the women's National Road Race Championships in Glasgow.
Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to claim his first National Road Race Championship in Glasgow.
She finished 63 seconds ahead of Laura Trott after pulling clear in the last of eight laps of the circuit through Glasgow's city centre and west end.
The Manx rider overtook David Millar on the home straight and held off the challenge of Ian Stannard, who recovered from a puncture in the penultimate lap to claim silver.
It is the first time the championships have been held on a city centre circuit.
Lizzie Armitstead earlier took the women's prize, finishing 63 seconds ahead of Laura Trott.
The 14.2km route starts and finishes at Glasgow Green and travels out to the west end via Kelvingrove Park.
It was the first time the championships had been held on a city centre circuit.
About 140 male riders, including Tour de France stage winner Cavendish, five-time World champion Ed Clancy and Scotland's David Millar, are taking part in the men's race which began at 13:30.
The 14.2km route started and finished at Glasgow Green and continued out to the west end via Kelvingrove Park.
Drivers were warned that there would be road closures along the route and disruption to bus services throughout Sunday.
In the men's race, David Millar had attacked in the final stages after a four-man leading group emerged in the ninth of 14 laps.
Police Scotland area commander, Ch Insp Alan Porte, said: "This promises to be a fantastic event for everyone involved and a great spectacle for the City of Glasgow.
But the Scot could not get far enough ahead of Cavendish to negate the rider's famed sprinting ability.
"That said, with more than 20,000 people expected to line the route, there is the potential for disruption to people going about their normal business. My advice is simple: Leave plenty of time for your journey and use public transport wherever possible."
Thousands lined the route for the races which began at 09:30 and lasted throughout the day.
He added: "Glasgow city centre remains open for business if you are on foot, however you will not be able to access certain parts of the city by car."
Many roads in the city centre were closed and there was widespread disruption to traffic.
Spectators can take up position anywhere along the route but Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove Park were expected to draw the largest crowds.
Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson, said: "Hosting this event is exciting on two levels. Firstly it gives the people of Glasgow as well as visitors the chance to see, for free, elite cyclists weaving through the heart of the city, a first in the race's history.
"And secondly, it gives us an opportunity to showcase Glasgow nationally and internationally with hopefully a boost our local economy as a result of that exposure."
