Track cycling: Australia win men’s team pursuit gold
It’s time for the men’s team pursuit final. Australia haven’t won this title since Athens 2004. Great Britain won this title in 2008, 2012, and 2016.
The Aussies broke the world record yesterday. Can they repeat that today?
It’s a fast start from both teams who trade narrow leads through the first kilometre of four. It is neck and neck. Just 0.007 seconds split the teams at 1km.
Australia slowly but surely start to pull away around 2km in as the gap grows to a tenth, then two tenths.
Both teams drop to three men with 1.5km to go and the gap is two tenths of a second. Remember, the third man across the line is when the time stops.
Into the last kilometre as Britain’s trio close the gap under two tenths.
This is going to be close! The bell lap with 0.168 seconds separate the two teams – oh no!
Great Britain nearly crash in the dying metres but Ethan Hayter just about hangs on to it!
Australia take gold in 3:42.067. Great Britain claim silver and Italy bronze.
A 20-year wait for gold is over.