Cycling-Italy's Milan sets individual pursuit world record to win world championship

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 17 - Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Groden to Passo del Brocon - Italy - May 22, 2024 Lidl - Trek's Jonathan Milan celebrates wearing the maglia ciclamino jersey on the podium after stage 17 REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

(Reuters) - Italy's Jonathan Milan set a world record as he took gold in the men's individual pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark, breaking the previous record Josh Charlton set during qualifying earlier on Friday.

Milan, 24, finished the 4km event in three minutes and 59.153 seconds, beating Charlton's time of 3:59.304, which had broken Filippo Ganna's 2022 record.