News Day 2@UCI Track World Champs Melbourne
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GREAT BRITAIN TRIUMPHS IN TEAM PURSUIT MELBOURNE, April 5 — Great Britain have won the Team Pursuit double after its women’s trio broke the world record in beating Australia at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne on Thursday. The win follows the triumph by the British against Australia in the Men’s Team Pursuit, also in world record time, at Hisense Arena on Wednesday. NIMKE THE GREAT WINS 4TH KILO WORLD TITLE MELBOURNE, 5 April — Stefan Nimke has joined an elite group to win four individual kilometre time trial gold medals after the German’s win at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne on Thursday. As defending champion, Nimke rode last of the 27 cyclists and he clocked one minute 0.082 seconds for the 1000 metres at Hisense Arena. RUSSIA CLAIMS FIRST GOLD THROUGH CHULKOVA Anastasia Chulkova’s dash in the final sprint of the Women’s 25km points race has won Russia’s first gold medal at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne on Thursday. Chulkova broke clear at lap 54 of 100 before Canada’s Jasmin Glaesser, Ireland’s Caroline Ryan and Hong Kong’s Wong Wan Yiu joined the Russian in the decisive move of the race. MIGHTY MEARES TAKES FLYING 200 RECORD Anna Meares has raised the standard for her competitors after breaking the world record for the women’s flying 200 metres sprint at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Thursday. The Australian rode 10.782 seconds in qualification to slice 11 …