2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit explained

Event:Women's team pursuit
Championship:2015 UEC European Track Championships
Venue:Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen
Date:14–15 October
Competitors:45
Nations:10
Gold:Laura Trott
Katie Archibald
Elinor Barker
Joanna Rowsell
Ciara Horne
Goldnoc:GBR
Silver:Gulnaz Badykova
Tamara Balabolina
Alexandra Chekina
Maria Savitskaya
Evgenia Romanyuta
Aleksandra Goncharova
Silvernoc:RUS
Bronze:Katsiaryna Piatrouskaya
Palina Pivavarava
Ina Savenka
Maryna Shmayankova
Bronzenoc:BLR
Prev:2014
Next:2016

The Women's team pursuit was held on 14–15 October 2015.

Results

Qualifying

The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.[1]

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 4:21.089 Q
2 4:30.664 Q
3 4:32.480 Q
4 4:33.305 Q
5 4:33.326 q
6 4:33.404 q
7 4:34.521 q
8 4:35.090 q
9 4:40.765
10 4:48.152

First round

First round heats are held as follows:
Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier
Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier
Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier
Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier

The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final.The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nation Time Notes
1 4 4:17.708 QG
2 3 4:28.451 QG
3 4:27.562 QB
4 1 4:29.548 QB
5 4:30.294 Q5
6 2 4:31.666 Q5
7 4:32.535 Q7
8 4:38.238 Q7

Finals

The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.[3]

RankName Nation Time Notes
Final for 7th place
7 4:30.519
8 4:33.097
Final for 5th place
5 4:30.021
6 4:34.413
Bronze medal final
4:32.595
4
Gold medal final
4:17.010

Notes and References

  1. News: Qualifying . Tissot Timing . 14 October 2015 . 21 October 2016.
  2. News: First Round . Tissot Timing . 15 October 2015 . 21 October 2016.
  3. News: Results and Final Classification . Tissot Timing . 15 October 2015 . 21 October 2016.