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GV PAN..Indoor cycle track at the EUR Velodrome in Rome
GV The Lombardy team onto track and past start
GTV The Lombardy team around track
GV Spectators
GV Sante Gaiardoni onto track and around
SV PAN..Towards and past camera
GV PAN..Sante Gaiardoni makes new world record
SV Judges
CU Gaiardoni is congratulated by Mr. Rodoni (President of the International Cycling Union) and Mr. Costa (Chief Judge at EUR track)
CU Stop watch shows Gaiardoni's time..1min 7secs
CU Gaiardoni wearing yellow sweater and carrying flowers, cycles around track

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Background: Italian cyclist Sante Gaiardoni - at the top of his form - established a new world record at the EUR Velodrome in Rome, during the Italian Cycling Championships, July 3, when he covered one kilometre in 1 minute 7.5 secs. His average speed was 53.333 Kms per hour. The previous world record of 1 minute 8.4 secs was held by Giuseppe Beghetto.

Another very fast time was set up by the Lombardy 4-man team - Vigna, Officio, Roncati and Arient - who, after a bad start - covered the 4000 metres team pursuit distance in 4 minutes 32 seconds, at an average speed of 52.940 Kms.p.h.

Selectors were present in strength to select possibles for the Italian Olympic cycling team. It is felt that Italian and Australian riders will almost certainly take top honours in the Olympic long distance cycling events.