Olympics-Cycling-Britain set new world record in women's team pursuit
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Britain set a new track cycling world record in the women's team pursuit on Thursday, clocking four minutes 13.260 seconds in a qualifying session in the Olympic velodrome.
It surpassed the mark of Australia (4:13.683) set at last year's world championships. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Toby Davis)
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