Cycling
Jonathan Milan makes track cycling history as he propels Italy forward at the World Championships in Shanghai, the first ever held in mainland China
The Italian won gold in the individual pursuit and also broke the world record.
Shanghai no longer wants to be just a stopover. It wants to become one of the world’s great cycling centres
From the Tour of Shanghai New City (4–6 September) to the UCI Track World Championships in October, the Chinese megalopolis is using cycling to establish itself as a global centre of the sport, amid expanding suburbs and futuristic infrastructure.