Bradley Wiggins of Britain broke his own Olympic Games record of men's cycling individual pursuit in the qualifying stage in Beijing on Friday.

Bradley Wiggins of Britain broke his own Olympic Games record of men's cycling individual pursuit in the qualifying stage in Beijing on Aug.15, 2008[Xinhua]

The three-time world champion clocked four minutes and 15.031 seconds to break the Games' record of 4:15.165, set by himself at Athens four years ago.

With Wiggins topping the table, eight cyclists qualified for Saturday's first round. Hayden Roulston of New Zealand got second place in 4:18.990, while Alexei Markov of Russia placed third in 4:21.498.

The men's individual pursuit first round and finals will be held at 17:25 and 18:50 respectively on Aug. 16.

(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2008)