Germany and Britain traded world records as they set up a showdown for gold in the Olympic women's team pursuit with sensational rides at the Izu ...
IZU, Japan: Germany and Britain traded world records as they set up a showdown for gold in the Olympic women's team pursuit with sensational rides at the Izu Velodrome on Tuesday .
First, Britain's quartet led by four-time Olympic track champion Laura Kenny reclaimed their world record that Germany had obliterated 24 hours earlier.Team Germany in action during the first round of the Tokyo Olympics women's team pursuit event at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka, Japan, on Aug 3, 2021. Britain edged out the United States in a thrilling heat with a time of 4:06.748 - the only blemish being Katie Archibald and Neah Evans hitting the deck after the finish.
But they could only celebrate for a matter of minutes as Germany's foursome of Franziska Brausse, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein and Mieke Kroeger went even quicker to demolish Italy, stopping the clock at 4:06.159.Before the start of the track cycling programme on Monday, Britain's previous world record in the women's team pursuit had endured for five years.
But predictions that a fast track combined with advances in technology would create the perfect conditions for fast times at the Izu Velodrome appear to be coming true.and get into the action with Mediacorp, Singapore’s Olympics Network.
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