Gold medalist US Chloe Dygert poses on the podium after the womens individual pursuit final at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Chloe Dygert of USA competes at the Womens Individual Pursuit during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 LR Silver medalist Lisa Brennauer of Germany Gold medalist Chloe Dygert of USA and Bronze Medalist Franziska Brausse of Germany pose on the podium after during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 LR Silver medalist Lisa Brennauer of Germany Gold medalist Chloe Dygert of USA and Bronze Medalist Franziska Brausse of Germany pose on the podium after during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Chloe Dygert of USA looks on prior to the final of the Womens Individual Pursuit during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Chloe Dygert of USA celebrates after final of the Womens Individual Pursuit during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Chloe Dygert of USA celebrates after winning and setting the world record the Womens Individual Pursuit during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
Silver medalist Frances Clara Copponi and Frances Marie Le Ne pose Netherlands Kirsten Wild and Netherlands Amy Pieters and Bronze medalists Italys Letizia Paternoster and Italys Elisa Balsamo pose on the podium after the womens 30km Madison final at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
Netherlands Kirsten Wild and Netherlands Amy Pieters celebrate after the womens 30km Madison final at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Kirsten Wild and Amy Pieters of The Netherlands celebrate after the Womens Madison during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Silver medalist Clara Copponi and Marie Le Ne of France Kirsten Wild and Amy Pieters of The Netherlands and Bronze medalists Letizia Paternoster and Elisa Balsamo of Italy pose on the podium after the womens 30km Madison final during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Gold medalist Benjamin Thomas of France poses on the podium after the mens omnium race during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
Frances Benjamin Thomas celebrates Gold in the mens omnium elimination race and points race at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
Frances Benjamin Thomas celebrates Gold in the mens omnium elimination race and points race at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
Frances Benjamin Thomas celebrates Gold in the mens omnium elimination race and points race at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
LR Silver medalist Mexicos Jessica Salazar Valles Gold medalist Germanys Lea Sophie Friedrich and Bronze medalist Italys Miriam Vece pose on the podium after competing in the womens 500m time trial final at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERLIN GERMANY FEBRUARY 29 Lea Sophie Friedrich of Germany celebrates after winning at Womens 500m Time Trial during day 4 of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Berlin at Velodrom on February 29 2020 in Berlin Germany Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
Gold medalist Germanys Lea Sophie Friedrich poses on the podium after competing in the womens 500m time trial final at the UCI track cycling World Championship at the velodrome in Berlin on February 29 2020 Photo by Odd ANDERSEN AFP Photo by ODD ANDERSENAFP via Getty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)
American Chloe Dygert smashed her own world record, twice, in the women's Individual Pursuit on her way to winning the world title at the 2020 UCI Track World Championships in Berlin on Saturday.
In what was the highlight of Day 5 of racing, Dygert qualified with the fastest time in the three-kilometre Individual Pursuit with a time of 3:17.283, which beat her own world record set in Apeldoorn in 2018 by three seconds. She then went on to win the gold medal with a time of 3:16.937, which broke her world record for the second time in the same day.
Germany secured the silver with Lisa Brennauer, the bronze with Franziska Brausse and fourth place with Lisa Klein.
Dutch duo Kirsten Wild and Amy Pieters won the world title in the women's Madison scoring 36 points to beat France; Clara Copponi and Marie le Net. Italy's Letizia Paternoster and Elisa Balsamo took home the bronze.
France's Benjamin Thomas won the men's Omnium world title with a total of 158 points. He beat runner-up Jan Willem van Schip from the Netherlands, who earned the silver medal with 135 points. Bronze went to Matthew Walls with 117 points.
Germany's Lea Sophie Friedrich won the women's 500m Time Trial beating Mexico's Jessica Salazar Valles and Italy's Miriam Vece.
The racing continues at the fifth and final day at the UCI Track World Championships in Berlin on Sunday.