BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bradley Wiggins of Britain broke his own Olympic Games record of men's cycling individual pursuit in the qualifying stage here on Friday.

    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 Roulst on 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.