A new-look U.S. women’s track cycling team is jelling at the right time, winning the team pursuit world title five months before the Olympics.
Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente, Emma White and Lily Williams took gold in Berlin on Thursday. They clocked 4 minutes, 11.235 seconds to defeat Olympic champion Great Britain by nearly two seconds in the final.
The team pursuit is a 4000m event where heats have two teams positioned exactly opposite of each other on the track. The goal is to cover the distance the quickest. Times are determined by a team’s third finisher.