Aussie cyclists grab silver medal behind powerful Great Britain team in men’s team pursuit
THE Australian men’s team pursuit squad went under world record time. In a cruel twist of fate, it was not enough to win gold on the Rio track.
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GREAT Britain has broken the team pursuit world record to win gold in a thrilling final against Australia in Rio.
The quartet of Jack Bobridge, Michael Hepburn, Alex Edmondson and Sam Welsford rode 3:51.008 as the Brits went 3:50.205.
Australia only scraped into the final against GB by beating Denmark by just 0.1 of a second when they rested Bobridge and brought in Callum Scotson.
Originally published as Aussie cyclists grab silver medal behind powerful Great Britain team in men’s team pursuit
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