Jonathan Milan won the Individual Pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark. And he did so in a most powerful way. The Italian defeated Britain's Josh Charlton in a world-record-breaking performance.

Italy's Jonathan Milan set a world record as he took gold in the men's individual pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark, breaking the previous record Josh Charlton set during qualifying earlier on Friday.

Watch as Great Britain's Josh Charlton wins silver in the men's individual pursuit, as Italy's Jonathan Milan breaks the world record to win gold at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.

He went into an early lead, and though Charlton looked for the briefest time like he was staging a comeback, Milan was on a charge and claimed the gold a new world record in a time of 3:59.153, compared with Charlton’s 3:59.304 this morning.

Jonathan Milan won the gold medal in the individual pursuit final at the Track World Championships in Ballerup (Denmark), also setting the world record in 3'59"153. The silver è went to 21-year-old Briton Josh Charlton. Milan won the gold and set the record over the 4-kilometer distance with an hourly average of 60.260 km/h.

Britain's Josh Charlton set a world record for the men's individual pursuit during qualifying at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark on Friday. Charlton finished in a time of three minutes 59.