LONDON -
The Brits dominated in cycling at the Olympic Games Friday.
The British women's pursuit team of Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott broke their own world record during Olympic qualifying Friday.
The British team posted a time of 3 minutes, 15.669 seconds to break the mark of 3:15.720 they set at the world championships in April. It was the seventh world record to fall during the first two days of track cycling at the London Games.
The British team was cheered by a raucous crowd inside the London Velodrome that included Bradley Wiggins, the Tour de France champion and Olympic time trial gold medalist.
The U.S. was second-fastest in 3:19.406. Australia and Canada also broke 3:20.
On the men's side, Britain broke its own world record to win its second straight Olympic team pursuit gold medal on Friday.
The team of Edward Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh tore over the pine wood of the London Velodrome to finish in 3 minutes, 51.659 seconds, lowering the mark of 3:52.499 they set during qualifying the previous day by nearly a second.
The Australian team of Jack Bobridge, Glenn O'Shea, Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn finished in 3:54.581 to win the silver medal.
New Zealand beat Russia to earn its second straight Olympic bronze medal.
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