| Event: | Men's team sprint |
| Championship: | 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
| Dates: | 28 February |
| Venue: | Omnisport Apeldoorn |
| Location: | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Competitors: | 44 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Win Value: | 42.727 |
| Gold: | Nils van 't Hoenderdaal Harrie Lavreysen Jeffrey Hoogland Matthijs Büchli |
| Gold Nation: | NED |
| Silver: | Jack Carlin Ryan Owens Jason Kenny Philip Hindes Joseph Truman |
| Silver Nation: | GBR |
| Bronze: | François Pervis Sébastien Vigier Quentin Lafargue Michaël D'Almeida |
| Bronze Nation: | FRA |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The men's team sprint competition at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February 2018 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[1] [2]
The eight fastest teams advance to the first round.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils van 't Hoenderdaal Harrie Lavreysen Jeffrey Hoogland | 42.869 | Q | ||
| 2 | François Pervis Sébastien Vigier Quentin Lafargue | 43.389 | +0.520 | Q | |
| 3 | Robert Förstemann Maximilian Levy Joachim Eilers | 43.452 | +0.583 | Q | |
| 4 | Jack Carlin Ryan Owens Joseph Truman | 43.553 | +0.684 | Q | |
| 5 | Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster Eddie Dawkins | 43.736 | +0.867 | Q | |
| 6 | Alexander Sharapov Pavel Yakushevskiy Aleksandr Dubchenko | 43.905 | +1.036 | Q | |
| 7 | Kazuki Amagai Yudai Nitta Kazunari Watanabe | 44.240 | +1.371 | Q | |
| 8 | Pavel Kelemen Martin Čechman Robin Wagner | 44.410 | +1.541 | Q | |
| 9 | Li Jianxin Luo Yongjia Bi Wenjun | 44.524 | +1.655 | ||
| 10 | Alejandro Martínez Juan Peralta José Moreno Sánchez | 44.665 | +1.796 | ||
| 11 | Kevin Quintero Rubén Murillo Santiago Ramírez | 45.137 | +2.268 | ||
| 12 | Yauhen Veramchuk Artsiom Zaitsau Uladzislau Novik | 45.227 | +2.358 | ||
| 13 | Rafał Sarnecki Mateusz Rudyk Krzysztof Maksel | REL |
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 proceed to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceed to the bronze medal final.[4]
| Rank | Overall Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 vs 5 | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 43.434 | QG | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 44.146 | +0.712 | ||||
| 3 vs 6 | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 43.557 | QB | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 43.594 | +0.037 | ||||
| 2 vs 7 | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 43.737 | QB | ||||
| 2 | 8 | Kazuki Amagai Yudai Nitta Kazunari Watanabe | |||||
| 1 vs 8 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 43.234 | QG | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 44.559 | +1.325 | ||||
The final was started at 20:36.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal race | ||||||
| 42.727 | CR | |||||
| 43.231 | +0.504 | |||||
| Bronze medal race | ||||||
| 43.373 | ||||||
| 4 | 43.584 | +0.211 | ||||