NEWSFLASH: WIGGINS QUALIFIES SECOND FASTEST IN PURSUIT
Defending champion Bradley Wiggins qualified second fastest in the 4,000m individual pursuit this afternoon. Off last, riding against Jenning Huizenga of the Netherlands, the Brit clocked a time of 4:17.024 minutes to put him in tonight?s gold medal final.
He will ride for gold against Huizenga who beat Wiggins to qualify fastest with a time of 4:16.343.
The bronze medal final will be a contest between Alexiei Markov of Russia and Hayden Roulston of New Zealand.
Last year?s silver medalist, and three-time world champion in this discipline, Robert Bartko of Germany was way off the pace with a time of 4:25.142 minutes.
Other surprise non-qualifiers were Australia?s Bradley McGee and World Cup winner Volodymyr Dyudya of the Ukraine.
Men?s Individual Pursuit: qualifying
1. Jenning Huizenga (NED) 4:16.343mins
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2. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) 4:17.024
3. Alexie Markov (RUS) 4:18.242.
4. Hayden Roulsten (NZL) 4:18.334
5. Bradley McGee (AUS) 4:20.430
6. David O?Loughlin (IRE) 4:20.910
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Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.
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