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For the first time since 2004, the Australian men's team pursuit squad has broken the world record. In the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Commonwealth Games gold medal ride at the Anna Meares Velodrome, the quartet of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Leigh Howard, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kelland O'Brien, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Porter and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sam Welsford rode 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:a 3:49:804 to beat the world record set by Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games.

The ride in the final against England is the first under the 3:50 minutes and was substantially quicker than the qualifying time of 3:52.041 minutes that featured 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jordan Kerby. The team also featured none of the successful 2014 team pursuit squad𓆏 who set 🦩a Commonwealth Games record in Glasgow.

At 28, Howard is the senior member of the team pursuit squad. The Victorian made the decision 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:to return to the track last year and now has a maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal to add to his multiple rainbow jersey🎉s on the track.

"It is a special moment. it was a big decision for me to give up the road and come back to the track, but I had a fair bit of self belief and saw it was such a special group of guys and I wanted to be part of it," said Howard, a silver medallist in the team pursuit at the 2009 Worlds.
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"This guy next to me (Welsford) is an absolute machine, just to follow his wheel is a tough ask. There's definitely been s𒐪ome big changes since he's come on board and we've gone faster, it's as simple as that. 3:50, it's just evolution and we're not sure what the next mark is but we'll just keep striving. That's the big question but we've got to fi♔nd that way."

Of the quartet, O'Brien is the youngest at 19 but wasn't lacking in experience having helped the team to the 2017 team pursuit world title. With success at the Commonwealth Games and world championships,🍃 O'Brien is already looking to Toyko 2020 and ending Great Britain's winning streak in the team p𒁏ursuit.

"It overwhelms me having my parents and sisteꦑrs and all my family here, it's something really special and I definitely shed a tear," said O'Brien. "A few more years (towards Tokyo) is going to be hard to stay up in the top end but the depth in Australian cycling is amazing, the culture is amazing and I'm so proud to be part of the team, and hopefully in the next few years we can step up again and show the ܫworld what our country is all about."

Since 1994, Australia has only lost the team pursuit gold medal on one occasion when the quartet of Ashley Hutchinson, Matthew Goss, Mark Jamieson and St𒐪ephen Wooldridge claimed silver on home soil in Melbourne. As the home nation, the pressure was on Australia to ag🌠ain deliver and to have succeeded was sweet relief for Sam Welsford.

"I'm over the moon with excitement. We're in our home country. That is whꦗat dreams are made of. This is what we strive for every day," said Welsford. "This is a dream come true. We've had our eye on the medal for such a long time, and to go under 3.50 - for that to happen is unreal."

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