British Cycling eyes strategic shift for Tokyo Olympics

Performance director considers turn away from team pursuit, reports Vern Pitt in Berlin

British Cycling performance director Stephen Park has signalled BC may shift focus away from the blue riband team pursuit in the light of the team’s Track World Championship struggles.

The men’s team pursuit squad did their best qualifying ride ever, but they still appeared off the pace, finishing seventh with a 3.50.341, while the Danish quartet lowered the world record three times, climaxing with a 3.44.672 in the final.

Park hinted that this may mean BC focuses its efforts on winning gold in bunch races rather than the team pursuit.