BEIJING (AP) -Britain beat France for the gold medal in the men's Olympic cycling team sprint Friday, avenging three straight losses to their top rivals at the world championships.

With new bikes estimated at $26,000 apiece and wearing high-tech suits modeled after the Speedo LZR Racer suits helping to set records in the Water Cube, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff finished the three laps around the velodrome in 43.128 seconds, nipping the French time of 43.651.

Germany, the defending Olympic champion, beat Australia by 0.008 seconds for the bronze medal.