HONG KONG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Germany grabbed two gold medals out of four events on Day 1 of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup in Hong Kong, while New Zealand and the Netherlands split the rest two titles.
In the men's team pursuit final, Germany's Felix Gross, Theo Reinhardt, Leon Rohde and Domenic Weinstein triumphed in a time of 3:51.984.
New Zealand's quartet of Tom Sexton, Dylan Kennett, Nicholas Kergozou and Corbin Strong clocked 3:52.655 to take the silver.
Switzerland won the bronze-medal ride in a time of 3:55.851, with Italy placing fourth in 3:56.698.
Germany enjoyed further success in the team sprint competition, with both their men's and women's teams advancing to finals.
Pauline Grabosch and Emma Hinze combined to claim victory in the women's event in 32.564, with China's Lin Junhong and Zhong Tianshi trailing in 32.784.
World champions Jeffrey Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen and Roy van der Berg of the Netherlands were the winners of the men's competition in 42.271, with Germany's Timo Bichler, Stefan Botticher and Eric Engler second in 43.436.
France's Gregory Bauge, Michael D'Almeida and Rayan Helal completed the podium places in 43.395.
In the women's team pursuit final, Michaela Drummond, Emily Shearman, Nicole Shields and Ally Wollaston of New Zealand produced an impressive display to triumph in a time of 4 minutes 19.653 seconds. The Belgian team had to settle for silver in 4:20.497.
South Korea won the bronze medal contest in a time of 4:27.617, narrowly beating Germany who clocked 4:27.975.
