Australian men's team pursuit rider Alex Porter flies off his bike in nasty crash after his handlebar snaps. The Kiwi combination of Aaron Gate, Campbell Stewart, Jordan Kerby and Regan Gough bettered the New Zealand record with a scorching opening time of 3min 46.079sec to qualify third fastest in the men’s team pursuit at the Tokyo Olympics. Italy’s Olympic record time of 3min 45.895sec stood for a matter of minutes before reigning world champions and world record holders Denmark blitzed it again with an eye-watering 3min 45.014sec. Thibault Camus/AP New Zealand's women's team pursuit squad posted the sixth fastest time in qualifying. They will race against Australia on Tuesday, where a fast enough time could see them advance to the bronze medal race.

Source: Stuff August 02, 2021 09:20 UTC