World record puts Australia back at front of cycling arms race with Olympic glory in sight | Kieran Pender
07 August 2024 01:25
Men’s team pursuit squad set a new benchmark to surge into the Paris 2024 final and edge closer to a first gold medal in the track event for 20 yearsIt would be fair to say that the Australian men’s team pursuit squad did not arrive in Paris as favourites. It was not that the endurance squad was considered weak – they had shown remarkable resilience to bounce back from a high-speed equipment malfunction to win a bronze medal in Tokyo. But in recent years, dominant nations on the track had stepped up – and the Australian team had not been able to follow.The squad had finished fourth at consecutive world championships. In 2022, the team’s qualifying time at the world titles – over 4,000 metres – was 3:50.344. Last year, the team was again above the three minute and 50 second mark. Continue readingread full article
