Aussies rule: Team pursuit squad edge out Great Britain

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A young Australian quartet delivered the country's first team pursuit world title since 2006, but it was an incredibly close final against Great Britain in Copenhagen.

Just 0.152 of a second split the two teams on the line as they each produced impressive three-minute 55-second rides. The Australians were up from the start but lost Rohan Dennis a kilometre out. The other three had to dig very deep to hold of the challenge of the British team, which stayed intact.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.