Alexander Kirichenko of the Soviet Union, mastering...

Alexander Kirichenko of the Soviet Union, mastering the steeply sloped velodrome track, won the men’s amateur one-kilometer time trial in the World Cycling Championships at Maebashi, Japan.

Kirichenko’s time of 1 minute 3.565 seconds was nearly a second slower than his world record of 1:02.576 set in 1989.

American Mike McCarthy won the men’s individual pursuit, and American Connie Young advanced to the second round in the women’s sprint.