Australian federation shares update on investigation into handlebar failure that caused Tokyo Olympic crash

The Aussie team pursuit squad missed out on the gold medal final after the integrated bars and stem snapped during competition

Aussie handlebar snapped
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The Australian cycling federation has provided an update on its investigation into the disastrous handlebar failure at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. , which caused a crash during the men's team pursuit. 

Hopes of a gold or silver medal in the men’s team pursuit were dashed for Australia, when track rider Alexander Porter went down hard after his time trial bars snapped during their qualification ride. 

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