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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 ...
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.
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.
Although a newcomer to cycling, Williams has quickly developed into an elite performer. She was a member of Team USA that captured an Olympic bronze medal in the Women's Team Pursuit in Tokyo in 2022.
2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece [8] 3000 m team pursuit* (progression) ♦3:14.051 Dani King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell Great Britain: 4 August 2012 2012 Olympic Games: London, Great Britain [8] 4000 m team pursuit* (progression) ♦4:04.242 Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger Germany 3 August 2021 2020 Olympic Games ...
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) for men and women.
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 is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The eight top nations in the rankings qualify for the team pursuit event.
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 ...