Hawkes Bay cyclist Westley Gough will ride off for the bronze medal in the individual pursuit at the UCI track cycling world championships in Melbourne tonight.
The 23-year-old will take on Australian Rohan Dennis in the ride for third and fourth at the Hisense Arena.
Gough took nearly a second off his previous best to clock 4:17.001 for the 4000m journey, with Australians filling the other places in tonight's medal rides.
Great Britain road star Geraint Thomas set the bar with a 4:17.265 but Gough showed his class, powering home strongly with a 2:05.434 over the final 2000m, second only to top qualifier Michael Hepburn.
Hepburn clocked 4:13.224, the third fastest time in history, to pip compatriot and world record-holder Jack Bobridge's 4:14.783.