Bradley Wiggins17 August 2008
Member of Olympic team pursuit squad which breaks the world record in the heats with a time of 3:55:202, beating their Russian opponents comfortably to go through to the final ride-off for silver and gold
Great Britain · Sport / Cycling. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Member of Olympic team pursuit squad which breaks the world record in the heats with a time of 3:55:202, beating their Russian opponents comfortably to go through to the final ride-off for silver and gold
On their way to winning the gold medal, the British Team pursuit break their own world record in a time of 3:53:314, beating their Danish competitors by 6.7 seconds
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