By Amy Tennery RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - British track cyclist Joanna Rowsell-Shand shocked the world - and even herself - on Saturday after seizing the women's team pursuit event gold in world record-breaking time. Rowsell-Shand, who along with team mates Katie Archibald, Laura Trott and Elinor Barker beat the United States team by more than two seconds, told Reuters she was surprised at how speedily her team performed. "I wasn't shocked that we were going to win," said Rowsell-Shand, noting that the team's coach gave them indicators in the final laps that they were in the lead.
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