Boardman's former world record of 4 minutes 11.114 seconds over 4,000 metres set in 1996 using the now banned aerodynamic 'superman' riding position was smashed by Bobridge at the Australian national track championships, where he recorded a time of 4mins 10.534secs adopting the now regulation "normal" position..
"That ride and that time is an absolutely phenomenal achievement and I can only offer warm congratulations to Jack," Boardman told Telegraph Sport. "He hasn't just beaten my...Read Full Story
Australian cyclist Jack Bobridge has broken a 15-year-old world record in the 4-kilometre (2.49 miles) individual pursuit during a qualifying heat at the Australian National Track Championships in Sydney. Bobridge set a time of four minutes 10.534 seconds Wednesday at the Dunc Gray Velodrome to break the record set by Christopher Boardman of Britain in 1996 by 0.58 of a second.
Bobridge, who rides with U.S.-based Garmin-Slipstream UCI ProTeam, was a member of the Australian four that...Read Full Story
Chris Boardman's 'untouchable' 4km individual pursuit world record, considered by all-comers to be the best in the book and the height of excellence on two wheels, has been smashed by 21 year-old Australian Jack Bobridge during Australia's national championships.
Bobridge's staggering time of four minutes and 10.534 seconds in qualifying at the Dunc Gray Velodrome beat Bordman's previous mark of 4m 11.114secs.Read Full Story
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) – World record holder Jack Bobridge continued Australia's domination of the world track cycling championships Thursday when he claimed his maiden pursuit gold medal.Read Full Story
SYDNEY (AFP) – South Australian Jack Bobridge broke Chris Boardman's long-standing world record in the 4km individual pursuit at the Dunc Gray Velodrome in Sydney on Wednesday.Read Full Story
HE was blown off his bike earlier this month at the national road titles in Victoria but at the track cycling championships in Adelaide Jack Bobridge simply blew his opponents away. Just three weeks after hitting the bitumen in a nasty crash which forced ...
The South Australian likes his team’s chances of breaking the four-minute barrier for the team pursuit at the national titles. Bobridge, arrived back in Adelaide last night after a week-long training camp in Bright, Victoria where the GreenEDGE road ...
GreenEDGE medico Peter Barnes, the former Port Adelaide AFL club doctor, yesterday advised Bobridge not to race to allow his injuries time to heal properly. Bobridge becomes the second rider to miss the start of the season following a hip injury to Belgian ...
End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. GreenEDGE race director Matt White said Bobridge had a haematomata on his arm and elbow. "He has hurt himself, and we don't know much more than that at the moment.," White said. The accident caps a dire week for ...
Blown away … Jack Bobridge on the Willunga climb during last year's Tour Down Under. Photo: AFP JACK BOBRIDGE has withdrawn from the Tour Down Under, opening the door for Baden Cooke or Matt Wilson to join the GreenEDGE septet that will make a historic ...
Personal Details . Date of Birth. 13 July 1989. Place of Birth. Adelaide South Australia. Resides. Evanston Gardens South Australia. Occupation. Cyclist
Jack Bobridge (born 13 July 1989 in Adelaide) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He came fourth as part of the Australian team pursuit at the 2008 Olympics, losing the ...
Australia's latest track cycling star Jack Bobridge continued his impressive form with a gold medal in the men's 4km individual pursuit on the opening night of the World Cup round in Melbourne. The host nation collected three of the six gold medals ...