Oli Bleddyn has won silver in the men’s points race, narrowly missing out on a golden exclamation point to the Australian domination at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Bleddyn’s second place in the last event of the Games lifted Australia to a final tally of 171 medals, featuring 70 gold, that easily topped the standings.

England was a distant second with 29 gold and 110 medals.

Australia won three more cycling gold medals on Monday morning (AEST) to cap a strong campaign at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.

Soon after Georgia Baker won silver behind teammate Alyssa Polites in the women’s elimination race, Australian team chef de mission Petria Thomas broke the news that Baker would be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony.

Baker was stunned as the Australian flag was draped around her shoulders. Polites and fellow elimination rider Sophie Edwards had an emotional embrace with her.

Baker won two gold in Glasgow to take her Commonwealth Games career total to five, equalling the Australian cycling record.She is in select company – Anna Meares, Matt Glaetzer and Brad McGee are the other Australian cyclists to win five Commonwealth Games gold medals.

Sprinter Leigh Hoffman also made history, breaking the Commonwealth Games record in winning the 1km time trial.

Hoffman is the first Australian cyclist to win four medals at the one Games, taking home three gold and a silver.

Welsh sprinting phenomenon Emma Finucane, the partner of former Australian Matt Richardson, won her fourth gold of the Games in the women’s keirin

Finucane is only the second cyclist to win four gold at a Commonwealth Games and the first to do so all on the track. Australian Kristina Clonan won bronze.

Tara Neyland won her second gold of the Games in the women’s C4-C5 1km time trial as fellow Australian Erin Normoyle took bronze.