India's best isn't good enough in cycling

NEW DELHI: India's cyclists have little burden of expectation in the Games, and for them it's more of an exercise in gaining experience and rubbing shoulders with the best.
Along the way, of course, there will be little positives and moments to cherish. Tuesday provided one such occasion when Okram Bikram Singh set a new national record by clocking 1:07.911s in the final of the men's 1km time trial.
Of course, it wasn't even a speck in the bigger picture as he only managed a ninth-place finish, with Aussie Scott Sunderland winning gold with a new Games record of 1:01.411s.
Indians finished in the lower half even in the other two medal events of the day. Mahita Mohan (10th) was the best among the Indians in the women's 500m time trial.