Wheels come off O’Loughlin’s Olympics
Irish cyclist David O'Loughlin posted a time of 4.26.102 in the men's individual pursuit, leaving him joint tenth in the standings and out of the eight qualification places.
O'Loughlin was drawn with the legendary Australian Bradley McGee in his heat and came out of the blocks with incredible intensity and speed. The Mayo-born rider clocked 2m45s after 2.5km and was fifth fastest overall at this point.
However, coming towards the close of the race O'Loughlin lost pace and finished the race on 4m26s102ms. This was a disappointing ride for O'Loughlin, well off the Irish record of 4.20.9.
