Italy's Jonathan Milan set a world record as he took gold in the men's individual pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark, breaking the previous record Josh Charlton set during qualifying earlier on Friday.Milan, 24, finished the 4km event in three minutes and 59.
Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 17 - Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Groden to Passo del Brocon - Italy - May 22, 2024 Lidl - Trek's Jonathan Milan celebrates wearing the maglia ciclamino jersey on the podium after stage 17 REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File PhotoItaly's Jonathan Milan set a world record as he took gold in the men's individual pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark, breaking the previous record Josh Charlton set during qualifying earlier on...
"We didn't get distracted by Charlton's world record this morning. We just tried to stick to the schedule we had set ourselves and things went great," Milan told Italian media. Britain's Charlton, who clocked 4:00.232 in the final, took silver as Milan claimed his maiden individual pursuit gold at the World Championships after winning two silvers and one bronze in previous editions.
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