Great Britain claim 'dream' victory in team pursuit on Track World Championships day two

Italy and Great Britain faced off twice in the team pursuit finals, earning a gold medal each

Dan Bigham claimed a career-first rainbow jersey in the men's team pursuit.
(Image credit: Getty)

Great Britain added two more medals to their haul at the UCI Track World Championships, with an awe-inspiring gold in the men’s team pursuit and silver in the women's event. 

Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Ethan Vernon and Ollie Wood stormed to the country's first victory in the men’s team pursuit since 2018, beating Filippo Ganna’s Italy by two tenths of a second in the final. 

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.