Kiwi Ellesse Andrews wins gold in world record time at junior world track champsGUY SWARBRICK Ellesse Andrews, pictured on her way to bronze last year, this time claimed gold in the individual pursuit at the junior world track cycling champs. New Zealand cyclist Ellesse Andrews claimed gold at the junior world track championships in Italy on Sunday morning (NZ time), posting a world record time in the qualifying of the women's individual pursuit, before going on to finish the job in style. Last year Andrews completed the 2km race in a time of 2min 22.690sec, but this year smashed the world record of 2:22.311 with a brilliant performance of 2:18.080 in the morning qualifying. READ MORE: Two medals for Kiwi ridersThat qualified Andrews for the gold medal ride against Italian star Letizia Paternoster. Rio Olympians Dylan Kennett and Regan Gough both won six world junior track medals, and Campbell Stewart five, with Stewart having claimed four rainbow jerseys and Sam Webster and Sarah Ulmer three.

Source: Stuff August 26, 2017 20:37 UTC