Zeng Zhaoyu of Liaoning province broke the national record to
win the title of the men's 4km individual pursuit final at the
Chinese National Cycling Tournament on July 21.
Zeng clocked four minutes 33 seconds to set the new record,
beating Qu Xuelong from Tianjin to take the first gold of this
tournament.
"Seldom did I beat Qu. He is still the best pursuit specialist
in China. I was just lucky today to win the gold," said Zeng.
Qu, who used to be one member of the Tianjin's pursuit team,
demonstrated his speed after winning the gold of the men's
individual pursuit at the national championships last week.
"I felt a bit tired today. I just competed in the national
championships last week. Zeng did better than me today," said
Qu.
Qu's teammate Li Wei beat Xue Mingxing of Heilongjiang province
to take the bronze.
(Xinhua News Agency July 23, 2007)