Bradley Wiggins of Britain broke his own Olympic Games record of men's cycling individual pursuit in the qualifying stage?in Beijing?on Friday.
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Bradley Wiggins of Britain broke his own Olympic Games record of men's cycling individual pursuit in the qualifying stage?in Beijing?on Aug.15, 2008[Xinhua] |
The three-time world champion clocked four minutes and 15.031 seconds to break the Games' record of 4:15.165, set by himself at Athens four years ago.
With Wiggins topping the table, eight cyclists qualified for Saturday's first round. Hayden Roulston of New Zealand got second place in 4:18.990, while Alexei Markov of Russia placed third in 4:21.498.
The men's individual pursuit first round and finals will be held at 17:25 and 18:50 respectively on Aug. 16.
(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2008)