The Italian Jonathan Milan, who improved his own world record during the morning heats, became individual pursuit world champion for the second time on Friday evening in Shanghai by winning in the final ahead of the Dane Rasmus Pedersen.
Sprinter of the Lidl-Trek team when he operates on the road, he lowered the world record over 4 kilometers in 3 minutes 58 seconds 850/1000th.
The previous record, two years old and established at 3:59.153, was already held by the Italian who won gold for the first time in the pursuit at the Ballerup Worlds in 2024.
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