Cycling triumph
NZPA-Reuter San Cristobal, Venezuela Gregor Braun, a 24-year-old West German, wrote a new line in cycling records \esterdayj when he won the professional pursuit title at the world cycling ichampionships a year after win-, ning the Olympic pursuit crown' in Montreal. I No-one before him has won an, Olympic cycling title and the 1 professional gold medal in sue-; l costive years. The man he beat I tn the final yesterday. Norway’s
Knut Knudsen, failed in a similar attempt three years ago The bronze medal v ent to Britain’s Steve Heffernan, who may i well be Britain’s only medaliwlnner of the championship. In the amateur mctor-paced event, the Netherlands Gaby Minneboo took the title for the 1 third vear in succession and fer the second year running he beat Spain s Bartolome Caldentey and ) I Rainer Podlesch. of West ■Garmany, into second and third i places.
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Press, 30 August 1977, Page 6
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