The Italian cyclist Filippo Ganna has set a groundbreaking world record in the 4,000m individual pursuit, posting a time of 3min 59.636sec to win gold at the world track cycling championships in France. I tried to do something special with the hour record, and I realised one of my dreams, and I tried to do the individual pursuit record too,” Ganna said at the venue outside Paris. The five-time individual pursuit world champion believes his hour race helped his preparations. “I learned a lot from the position and the effort, and I think one of the secrets to this race was the preparations for this amazing hour record,” Ganna added. Photograph: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 31-year-old earned team pursuit gold for Great Britain on Thursday alongside Ollie Wood, Ethan Hayter and Ethan Vernon.

Source: The Guardian October 15, 2022 00:48 UTC