Pervis leaves track World Championships empty-handed

Francois Pervis has the words 'World Record' printed on the chainring of his Look track bike, just underneath his unmatched times in the kilometre and 200m, but the Frenchman was far from an intimidating presence at the UCI Track World Championships in London last week.

Patrick Fletcher

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