The Welshwoman had broken her own record twice in one day when winning gold at last week’s European Track Cycling Championships.

She made it a hat-trick by shaving off more than a second to claim victory with a time of four minutes 24.060 seconds at the National Cycling Centre.

“The motivation was really high, especially on my home track in front of a home crowd,” she said. “I am feeling it a bit after racing at Euros, so I wasn’t sure how much I had left in me, but the crowd definitely carried me in those last four laps.

“I was just trying to keep my head down in that last kilometre, trying to keep pedalling as much as I could, they felt like they were giving up, but I could hear the crowd, so I just tried to hold on.

“I often feel like I am living someone else’s life sometimes, it is quite surreal. But I am very grateful for all the opportunities I have had.”

It was Morris’ second victory at the championships after winning the women’s scratch race on Friday.