The U.S. women’s pursuit team of road race Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner, Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente and Lilly Williams held on through a ragged finish to beat New Zealand in the race for gold at the Paris Games.
The Americans led by nearly two seconds at one point before their single-file, aerodynamic draft began coming apart with two laps to go. They had to hang on to the finish to win gold after a pair of silver medals and a bronze in the past three Olympics.
In the finals of the men's team pursuit, Australia beat Britain in a race that was close until the final meters.