Francois Pervis of France reacts after winning the Men's 1km Time Trial final at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris, February 20, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
ST QUENTIN EN YVELINES, France (Reuters) - Francois Pervis showed he has no equal when it comes to racing over one kilometre as he became the first rider in 14 years to scoop a hat-trick of time trial titles at the track cycling world championships on Friday.
A day after successfully defending his keirin title, Pervis held off his challengers by a whisker to pick up his third successive time trial gold.
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