Britain set world record in team pursuit title

MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Britain won the men's 4,000 metre team pursuit title in a world record time of three minutes 56.322 seconds at the track cycling world championships on Thursday.

The quartet of Bradley Wiggins, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas and Paul Manning beat Denmark in the ride-off for gold and silver.

Australia won the bronze medal in the ride-off against New Zealand, with a time of 4:00.089.

(Editing by Alan Baldwin)