Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit
The women's team pursuit event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 7 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
| Women's team pursuit at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venues | Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Dates | 6–7 August 2024 |
| Competitors | 44 from 10 nations |
| Teams | 10 |
| Winning time | 4:04.306 |
| Medalists | |
Background
editThis was the 4th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since its introduction in 2012.
Qualification
editCompetition format
editA team pursuit race involves two teams of four cyclists. Each team starts at opposite sides of the track. There are two ways to win: finish 16 laps (4 km) before the other team does or catch the other team. The time for each team is determined by the third cyclist to cross the finish line; the fourth cyclist does not need to finish.
The tournament consists of three rounds:
- Qualifying round: Each team does a time trial for seeding. Only the top 4 teams are able to compete for the gold medal; the 5th place and lower teams can do no better than bronze.
- First round: Four heats of 2 teams each. The top 4 teams are seeded against each other (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3) while the bottom 4 teams are seeded against each other (5 vs. 8, 6 vs. 7). The winners of the top bracket advance to the gold medal final. The other 6 teams are ranked by time and advance to finals based on those rankings.
- Finals: Four finals, each with 2 teams. There is a gold medal final (gold and silver medals), a bronze medal final (bronze medal and 4th place), and 5th/6th and 7th/8th classification finals.
Schedule
editAll times are Central European Time (UTC+2)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 6 August | 17:30 | Qualifying |
| 7 August | 13:52 | First round |
| 18:57 | Finals |
Results
editQualifying
edit
First round
edit| Heat | Rank | Nation | Time[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  FranceClara Copponi Valentine Fortin Victoire Berteau Marion Borras |
4:08.292 | |
| 1 | 2 |  AustraliaGeorgia Baker Alexandra Manly Sophie Edwards Maeve Plouffe |
4:09.975 | |
| 2 | 1 |  GermanyFranziska Brauße Laura Süßemilch Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger |
4:07.908 | |
| 2 | 2 |  CanadaMaggie Coles-Lyster Sarah Van Dam Erin Attwell Ariane Bonhomme |
4:10.471 | |
| 3 | 1 |  United StatesJennifer Valente Lily Williams Chloé Dygert Kristen Faulkner |
4:04.629 | QG |
| 3 | 2 |  Great BritainElinor Barker Josie Knight Anna Morris Jessica Roberts |
4:04.908 | QB |
| 4 | 1 |  New ZealandAlly Wollaston Bryony Botha Emily Shearman Nicole Shields |
4:04.818 | QG |
| 4 | 2 |  ItalyElisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Martina Fidanza Vittoria Guazzini |
4:07.491 | QB |
Finals
edit| Rank | Nation | Time[4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal final | |||
 |
United States Jennifer Valente Lily Williams Chloé Dygert Kristen Faulkner |
4:04.306 | |
 |
New Zealand Ally Wollaston Bryony Botha Emily Shearman Nicole Shields |
4:04.927 | |
| Bronze medal final | |||
 |
Great Britain Elinor Barker Josie Knight Anna Morris Jessica Roberts |
4:06.382 | |
| 4 | Italy Elisa Balsamo Chiara Consonni Martina Fidanza Vittoria Guazzini |
4:08.961 | |
| Fifth place final | |||
| 5 | France Clara Copponi Valentine Fortin Marion Borras Marie Le Net |
4:06.987 | |
| 6 | Germany Franziska Brauße Lena Charlotte Reißner Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger |
4:08.349 | |
| Seventh place final | |||
| 7 | Australia Alexandra Manly Sophie Edwards Chloe Moran Maeve Plouffe |
4:11.548 | |
| 8 | Canada Maggie Coles-Lyster Sarah Van Dam Erin Attwell Ariane Bonhomme |
4:12.097 | |
Officiating error
editIn the qualifying round the Canadian team had to do two extra laps because the bell that indicates the last lap was not rung on time.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Olympic Schedule - Cycling Track", Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – First Round – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Final Classification" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Extra laps". www.eurosport.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.