Australia have added two silver medals to their impressive haul from the world track cycling championships in Copenhagen on Sunday.

Australian Leigh Howard won silver in the men's omnium, finishing behind Britain's Olympic team pursuit champion Ed Clancy, with American Taylor Phinney claiming bronze on the final day of the championships.

And Frenchman Gregory Bauge successfully defended his sprint crown after a two-leg final victory over Australia's Shane Perkins.

Australia topped the medal table with six gold, two silver and two bronze ahead of Britain's three gold, five silver and one bronze while France were third with two gold, three silver and two bronze.

National performance director Shayne Bannan said his youthful Australian squad's performance, along with the experience of 26-year-old stalwart Anna Meares - who won two gold medals - was a strong sign ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.

"We knew we had a really good young group coming through, the change of generation, and so the mixture of that with the likes of Anna Meares, there's a really good combination," Bannan told AAP.

"As long as we manage things correctly, then I think we'll be pretty competitive going towards London."

Howard's medal was his second after he won gold in the Madison with compatriot Cameron Meyer, who claimed three titles.

Perkins took silver while France's Kevin Sireau claimed bronze after dominating German Robert Forstemann in their ride-off.

Bauge, who won the title last year in the absence of Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy, set his stall out by clocking the fastest time of the 200m flying start qualifying.

The 25-year-old Guadeloupean then went on to eliminate Hoy in the quarter-finals on Saturday and proved unbeatable again on Sunday as he scored a 2-1 victory over Sireau to make his second successive final.

Perkins reached his first ever final having placed fourth in the tournament last year and the 23-year-old's comparative inexperience told as Bauge ran out a convincing winner over the two legs.

AAP