Sir Bradley Wiggins still on track for farewell win as he and partner Mark Cavendish clinch the Madison Chase

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Sir Bradley Wiggins remained favourite to win his final race on home soil after he and partner Mark Cavendish finished the second evening of the London Six Day in second place overall.

Cavendish held off Belgium's Kenny De Ketele in a thrilling sprint finish to win the Madison Chase in London's Olympic velodrome.

'I've got to go down the Job Centre next month so I'd much rather be doing this,' joked Wiggins afterwards.

Sir Bradley Wiggins is battling hard to end his glittering career with another victory

Wiggins and partner Mark Cavendish finished the evening of the London Six Day in second

'We just wanted to make a bit of a statement tonight to the other guys... it's been a good night.'

British fans have been largely supportive of Wiggins despite him being at the centre of a UK Anti-Doping investigation. 

The 36-year-old is competing in his first event since it was revealed he had taken triamcinolone before the Tour de France in 2011 and 2012 and the 2013 Giro d'Italia.

The drug is known to enhance performance but Wiggins received a Therapeutic Use Exemption, effectively a doctor's note, to gain permission to take it and maintains it was needed to treat a pollen allergy.

The British pair remain 19 points adrift of Kenny De Ketele and Moreno De Pauw

Wiggins is competing in his first event since being embroiled in a UK Anti-Doping investigation

Wiggins and Cavendish proved their class in the Madison and showed why they are world champions in the discipline.

They are 19 points adrift of De Ketele and Moreno De Pauw, who won the event last year.

Wiggins will race for the final time in the Ghent Six Day in Belgium next month.