New team pursuit world record holders say they can go over a second faster at Tokyo Olympics

New world champions say there are more gains to be had ahead of the Olympics

The Danish team pursuit squad that broke the world record three times in the last two days, think they can go over a second faster at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

In qualifying at the Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin on Wednesday the Danish team smashed the previous record of 3-48.012, set by Australia in February last year, with a 3-46.579. They then lowered it further to 3-46.203 later that day.

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Having trained as a journalist at Cardiff University I spent eight years working as a business journalist covering everything from social care, to construction to the legal profession and riding my bike at the weekends and evenings. When a friend told me Cycling Weekly was looking for a news editor, I didn't give myself much chance of landing the role, but I did and joined the publication in 2016. Since then I've covered Tours de France, World Championships, hour records, spring classics and races in the Middle East. On top of that, since becoming features editor in 2017 I've also been lucky enough to get myself sent to ride my bike for magazine pieces in Portugal and across the UK. They've all been fun but I have an enduring passion for covering the national track championships. It might not be the most glamorous but it's got a real community feeling to it.