Cycling-Olympic champions Italy, Germany win team pursuits at world championships

Cycling - UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Stab Velodrome, Roubaix, France - October 21, 2021 Germany's riders celebrate after winning gold in the women's team pursuit final REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

ROUBAIX, France (Reuters) - Olympic champions Italy added the men's team pursuit title to their list of impressive victories in 2021 as they defeated hosts France in the final at the track cycling world championships on Thursday.

It was a first world title for the Italians in the men’s pursuit for 14 years as Filippo Ganna, Liam Bertazzo, Simone Consonni and Jonathan Milan finished the four km race in a time of 3:47.192 ahead of France’s 3:49.168.