On Wednesday, teams from Great Britain and Germany set in the first two finals of the track cycling world championships in Melbourne, Australia. The British pursuit team of Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh, Steven Burke, and Geraint Thomas broke a record they set at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, raising expectations for Olympic gold in London this summer. “We’re in the ballpark now and we’re on the right path to London which is the big one,” Clancy said. Germany’s Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel upset Australia’s three-time defending champions, Anna Meares and Kaarl McCulloch, in the women’s team spring, breaking the world record by .205 seconds.
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