Australia win Track Cycling World Championships

Great Britain were pipped to the men’s team pursuit Track Cycling World Championships title by old enemies Australia in Copenhagen today.

Jason Queally watched on from the British team pit as Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Andy Tennant and Ben Swift clocked three minutes 55.806 seconds in the four kilometres, four-man event in qualification at the Ballerup Super Arena.

Britain were trailing throughout but narrowed the gap in the final kilometre, only for Australia’s quartet of Cameron Meyer, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn to win by 0.152secs.

It was Australia’s fifth title of the championships, while Chris Hoy’s men’s keirin win remains Britain’s solitary gold.