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Great Britain set world mark and won gold in Team Pursuit at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Great Britain claimed its first Men’s Team Pursuit gold medal since the London 1908 Olympic Games and also improved on the previous record, finishing in 3:53.314. GBR nearly caught Denmark in the final lap to claim its title. Denmark settled on silver medal.
In the bronze medal round, New Zealand thumped an impressive victory ahead of defending Olympic champions Australia. The race was nearly a close call at the midway point but New Zealand slowly pulled away to win their first medal in Men’s team Pursuit competition in the Olympic Games.
Australia was hoping to win its sixth medal in seven Olympic Games, but failed.
Great Britains Bradley Wiggins was the key motor for Great Britain and scores gold medal of Beijing 2008 after winning the Men’s Individual Pursuit. He will line up with partner mark Cavendish in the Madison in Tuesday’s final day of competition at the Laoshan Velodrome.
