2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint explained

Event:Women's team sprint
Championship:2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Dates:12 April
Venue:Hong Kong Velodrome
Location:Hong Kong
Competitors:25
Nations:12
Teams:12
Win Value:32.520
Gold:Daria Shmeleva
Anastasia Voynova
Gold Nation:RUS
Silver:Kaarle McCulloch
Stephanie Morton
Silver Nation:AUS
Bronze:Miriam Welte
Kristina Vogel
Bronze Nation:GER
Prev:2016
Next:2018

The Women's team sprint competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 12 April 2017.[1] [2]

Results

Qualifying

The fastest 8 teams qualified for the first round.[3]

Rank NameNation Time Behind Notes
1 Kristina Vogel
Miriam Welte
32.356 Q
2 Kaarle McCulloch
Stephanie Morton
32.785 +0.429 Q
3 Daria Shmeleva
Anastasia Voynova
32.962 +0.606 Q
4 Guo Shuang
Lin Junhong
33.428 +1.072 Q
5 Tania Calvo
Helena Casas
33.562 +1.206 Q
6 Shanne Braspennincx
Kyra Lamberink
33.582 +1.226 Q
7 Kate O'Brien
Amelia Walsh
33.703 +1.347 Q
8 Martha Bayona
Juliana Gaviria
34.018 +1.662 Q
9 Jessica Salazar
Yuli Verdugo
34.072 +1.716
10 Kim Won-gyeong
Lee Hye-jin
34.115 +1.759
11 Martina Fidanza
Miriam Vece
34.579 +2.223
12 Deborah Herold
Alena Reji
36.320 +3.964

First round

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

The heat winners were ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceeded to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceeded to the bronze medal final.[4]

Rank Overall Rank Name Nation Time Behind Notes
1 vs 8
1 3 Miriam Welte
Kristina Vogel
32.668 QB
2 8 Martha Bayona
Juliana Gaviria
33.791 +1.123
2 vs 7
1 2 Kaarle McCulloch
Stephanie Morton
32.570 QG
2 5 Amelia Walsh
Kate O'Brien
33.563 +0.993
3 vs 6
1 1 Daria Shmeleva
Anastasia Voynova
32.456 QG
2 6 Kyra Lamberink
Laurine van Riessen
33.580 +1.124
4 vs 5
1 4 Guo Shuang
Lin Junhong
33.289 QB
2 7 Tania Calvo
Helena Casas
33.653 +0.364

Finals

The final classification was decided in the medal finals.[5]

Rank Name Nation Time Behind Notes
Gold medal final
Daria Shmeleva
Anastasia Voynova
32.520
Kaarle McCulloch
Stephanie Morton
32.649 +0.129
Bronze medal final
Miriam Welte
Kristina Vogel
32.609
Guo Shuang
Lin Junhong
33.309 +0.700

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Event Schedule . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104041142/http://www.trackworldchamp.hk/event-schedule . dead . 4 November 2016 . 11 April 2017 . 2017 WCh LOC .
  2. Web site: Start list . 11 April 2017 . Tissot Timing.
  3. Web site: Qualifying . 12 April 2017 . Tissot Timing.
  4. Web site: First Round . 12 April 2017 . Tissot Timing.
  5. Web site: Results and Final Classification . 12 April 2017 . Tissot Timing.