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The start (top) and the race (bottom) of a women's team pursuit with three riders at the 2012 Summer Olympics. (Pictured: Ellen van Dijk , Amy Pieters and Vera Koedooder ) The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit , except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the ...
The cyclists are also timed, for comparison with other competitors. Men race for 4 kilometres (2.5 mi); women race for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi). At the Olympics beginning in 2012, individual pursuit is competed only as part of the omnium event. [1] Team pursuit works similarly to individual pursuit. Two teams – each with three or four cyclists ...
This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 4000 m team pursuit, as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). [1] The men's team pursuit was introduced at the 1908 Summer Olympics and with the 4000 m distance at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Strangely the UCI list the first Olympic record as ...
A 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.
3:16.560 Anna Morris: 19 October 2024 World Championships: Ballerup, Denmark [17] 4000m individual pursuit: 4:25.874 WR: Anna Morris: 15 February 2025 European Championships: Heusden-Zolder, Belgium [18] 3000m team pursuit: 3:14.051 Dani King Joanna Rowsell Laura Trott: 4 August 2012 Olympic Games: London, Great Britain [19] 4000m team pursuit ...
Results: United States of America – 4:04.306. New Zealand – 4:04.927. Great Britain – 4:06.382. Who is Lily Williams, Olympic gold medalist? Lily started a professional career on the road in ...
3000m team pursuit: 3:30.667 Roxane Fournier Aude Biannic Pascale Jeuland: 3 October 2015 Bordeaux, France 4000 m team pursuit: 4:10.388 Victoire Berteau Marion Borras Valentine Fortin Marie Le Net: 3 August 2021 Olympic Games: Izu, Japan [19] 4:06.987 Clara Copponi Valentine Fortin Marion Borras Marie Le Net: 7 August 2024 Olympic Games
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 1 team of 4 cyclists in the team pursuit. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification was entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The eight top nations in the rankings qualify for the team pursuit event.