
LONDON (Reuters) - Records tumbled again as Britain humbled their rivals with poster girl Victoria Pendleton capping another remarkable track cycling day for the hosts at the London Olympics in a simmering velodrome on Friday. Britain won the two gold medals on offer as the men retained their team pursuit title in world record time before Pendleton gave her rivals no chance in the adrenaline-filled keirin. Earlier, Britain's women laid down a marker in the team pursuit qualifying session by beating their own world record. Four years ago, Britain had claimed seven out of the 10 possible titles. ...
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