2018 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit explained

Event:	Women's team pursuit
Championship:	2018 UEC European Track Championships
Venue:	Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow
Date:	2–3 August
Competitors:	42
Nations:	10
Win Value:	4:16.896
Gold:	Katie Archibald Laura Kenny Elinor Barker Neah Evans Ellie Dickinson
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Marta Cavalli Elisa Balsamo
Silvernoc:	ITA
Bronze:	Charlotte Becker Gudrun Stock Mieke Kröger Lisa Brennauer
Bronzenoc:	GER
Prev:	2017
Next:	2019

The women's team pursuit competition at the 2018 UEC European Track Championships was held on 2 and 3 August 2018.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Qualifying

The eight fastest teams advanced to the first round.^[3]

Rank	Name	Nation	Time	Behind	Notes
1	Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Ellie Dickinson		4:19.330		Q
2	Letizia Paternoster Elisa Balsamo Marta Cavalli Silvia Valsecchi		4:21.928	+2.598	Q
3	Charlotte Becker Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Gudrun Stock		4:25.187	+5.857	Q
4	Laurie Berthon Pascale Jeuland Victoire Berteau Coralie Demay		4:27.310	+7.980	Q
5	Daria Pikulik Nikol Płosaj Łucja Pietrzak Justyna Kaczkowska		4:27.786	+8.456	q
6	Lotte Kopecky Gilke Croket Shari Bossuyt Annelies Dom		4:31.147	+11.817	q
7	Evgenia Augustinas Aleksandra Goncharova Gulnaz Badykova Anastasiia Iakovenko		4:31.382	+12.052	q
8	Hanna Solovey Oksana Kliachina Valeriya Kononenko Anna Nahirna		4:32.314	+12.984	q
9	Hanna Tserakh Ina Savenka Polina Pivovarova Anastasiya Dzedzikava		4:34.097	+14.767
10	Mia Griffin Hilary Hughes Alice Sharpe Orla Walsh		4:57.325	+37.995

First round

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

• The four fastest qualifiers were placed in heats 3 and 4, while the next four were placed in heats 1 and 2.
• The winners of heats 3 and 4 qualify for the gold medal race, while the two fastest remaining teams, regardless of heat, progress to the bronze medal race.^[4]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nation	Time	Notes
1	4	Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Neah Evans		4:17.882	QG
2	3	Letizia Paternoster Elisa Balsamo Marta Cavalli Silvia Valsecchi		4:21.005	QG
3	3	Charlotte Becker Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Gudrun Stock		4:23.754	QB
4	2	Daria Pikulik Nikol Płosaj Justyna Kaczkowska Wiktoria Pikulik		4:24.361	QB
5	4	Laurie Berthon Pascale Jeuland Victoire Berteau Coralie Demay		4:26.325
6	1	Lotte Kopecky Gilke Croket Shari Bossuyt Annelies Dom		4:28.911
7	1	Evgenia Augustinas Aleksandra Goncharova Gulnaz Badykova Anastasiia Iakovenko		4:29.235
8	2	Hanna Solovey Oksana Kliachina Valeriya Kononenko Anna Nahirna		4:33.827

• QG = qualified for gold medal final
• QB = qualified for bronze medal final

Finals

^[5]

Rank	Name	Nation	Time	Behind	Notes
Gold medal final
	Katie Archibald Laura Kenny Elinor Barker Neah Evans		4:16.896
	Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Marta Cavalli Elisa Balsamo		4:25.384	+8.488
Bronze medal final
	Charlotte Becker Gudrun Stock Mieke Kröger Lisa Brennauer		4:23.105
4	Nikol Płosaj Justyna Kaczkowska Daria Pikulik Wiktoria Pikulik		4:30.444	+7.339

Notes and References

1. https://www.europeanchampionships.com/results/resECG2018/pdf/ECG2018/CTR/ECG2018_CTR_C08_CTR-------------------------------.pdf Schedule
2. https://www.europeanchampionships.com/results/resECG2018/pdf/ECG2018/CTR/ECG2018_CTR_C51B1_CTRWPURTEAM4----------QUAL--------.pdf Start list
3. Web site: Qualifying results . 2018-08-03 . 2018-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180803100703/https://www.europeanchampionships.com/results/resECG2018/pdf/ECG2018/CTR/ECG2018_CTR_C73B1_CTRWPURTEAM4----------QUAL--------.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: First round results . 3 August 2018 . 3 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180803145554/https://www.europeanchampionships.com/results/resECG2018/pdf/ECG2018/CTR/ECG2018_CTR_C73B2_CTRWPURTEAM4----------RND1--------.pdf . dead .
5. Web site: Finals results . 4 August 2018 . 4 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180804013903/https://www.europeanchampionships.com/results/resECG2018/pdf/ECG2018/CTR/ECG2018_CTR_C73B2_CTRWPURTEAM4----------FNL---------.pdf . dead .