Australia and GB men qualify top of the team pursuiters at Paris Olympics

Reigning silver and gold teams Denmark and Italy qualify third and fourth on a sweltering night at the track

GB men team pursuit Paris Olympics
(Image credit: Getty Images / John MacDougall)

Australia's team pursuit men have qualified at the top of the rankings at the Paris Olympic Games, closely followed by Great Britain.

The Australia quartet came close to setting a new world record in their ride at the St Quentin en Yvelines velodrome on the outskirts of Paris, with a time of 3:42.958 for the 4,000m event.

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James Shrubsall

After cutting his teeth on local and national newspapers, James began at Cycling Weekly as a sub-editor in 2000 when the current office was literally all fields.

Eventually becoming chief sub-editor, in 2016 he switched to the job of full-time writer, and covers news, racing and features.

A lifelong cyclist and cycling fan, James's racing days (and most of his fitness) are now behind him. But he still rides regularly, both on the road and on the gravelly stuff.