Great Britain cycling team set WR before crashing. There have been wild scenes in the men's Team Pursuit with a Danish rider crashing into a Great Britain rider with 250m left in the 4000m event. They lost the world record and the final to Germany in the final, with the Germans lowering the world record by 2 seconds. GB crash after World RecordThe Women's 4000m Team Pursuit team from Great Britain have smashed the world record in their heat against the US, and then crashed into each other. The Women's 4000m Team Pursuit team from Great Britain have smashed the world record in their heat against the US, and then crashed into each other.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 03, 2021 08:20 UTC