Team GB remain on course to retain their gold medal in the women's cycling team pursuit after qualifying for the first round by going second fastest. Germany smashed Team GB's Rio world record by nearly three seconds to qualify fastest'We're happy with the time, not the result,' she told the BBC. We knew the world record was going to be broken. 'We can be really, really happy. The United States, the reigning world champions, also rode faster than the Rio record with a time of 4:10.118.

Source: Daily Mail August 02, 2021 08:01 UTC