2021 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit explained

Event:Women's team pursuit
Championship:2021 UEC European Track Championships
Venue:Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen
Date:5–6 October
Competitors:40
Nations:9
Win Value:4:13.489
Gold:Franziska Brauße
Lisa Brennauer
Mieke Kröger
Laura Süßemilch
Lena Charlotte Reißner
Goldnoc:GER
Silver:Martina Alzini
Rachele Barbieri
Martina Fidanza
Silvia Zanardi
Letizia Paternoster
Silvernoc:ITA
Bronze:Mia Griffin
Emily Kay
Kelly Murphy
Alice Sharpe
Bronzenoc:IRL
Prev:2020
Next:2022

The women's team pursuit competition at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships was held on 5 and 6 October 2021.[1]

Results

Qualifying

The eight fastest teams advanced to the first round.[2]

Rank Nation Time Behind Notes
1
Franziska Brauße
Mieke Kröger
Laura Süßemilch
Lena Charlotte Reißner
4:18.655 Q
2
Martina Alzini
Rachele Barbieri
Martina Fidanza
Letizia Paternoster
4:18.911 +0.256 Q
3
Mia Griffin
Emily Kay
Kelly Murphy
Alice Sharpe
4:21.983 +3.328 Q
4
Mylène de Zoete
Daniek Hengeveld
Marit Raaijmakers
Lonneke Uneken
4:24.309 +5.654 Q
5
Megan Barker
Ella Barnwell
Eluned King
Madelaine Leech
4:24.562 +5.907 q
6
Karolina Karasiewicz
Karolina Kumięga
Wiktoria Pikulik
Nikol Płosaj
4:25.248 +6.593 q
7
Inna Abaidullina
Alena Ivanchenko
Maria Novolodskaya
Valeria Valgonen
4:26.003 +7.348q
8
Nastassia Kiptsikava
Taisa Naskovich
Aksana Salauyeva
Hanna Tserakh
4:30.278 +11.623 q
9
Michelle Andres
Fabienne Buri
Léna Mettraux
Cybèle Schneider
4:32.737 +14.802

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 winners of heats 3 and 4 proceeded to the gold medal race. The remaining six teams were ranked on time, from which the top two proceeded to the bronze medal race.[3]

Heat Rank Nation Time Notes
1 1
Inna Abaidullina
Alena Ivanchenko
Maria Novolodskaya
Valeria Valgonen
4:22.427
1 2
Karolina Karasiewicz
Karolina Kumięga
Wiktoria Pikulik
Nikola Wielowska
4:27.492
2 1
Megan Barker
Ella Barnwell
Madelaine Leech
Sophie Lewis
4:22.048 QB
2
Nastassia Kiptsikava
Taisa Naskovich
Aksana Salauyeva
Hanna Tserakh
DSQ
3 1
Rachele Barbieri
Martina Fidanza
Letizia Paternoster
Silvia Zanardi
4:17.863 QG
3 2
Mia Griffin
Emily Kay
Kelly Murphy
Alice Sharpe
4:21.202 QB
4 1
Franziska Brauße
Lisa Brennauer
Mieke Kröger
Laura Süßemilch
QG
4 2
Mylène de Zoete
Daniek Hengeveld
Marit Raaijmakers
Lonneke Uneken
4:24.199

Finals

Rank Nation Time[4] Behind Notes
Gold medal final

Franziska Brauße
Lisa Brennauer
Mieke Kröger
Laura Süßemilch
4:13.489

Martina Alzini
Rachele Barbieri
Martina Fidanza
Silvia Zanardi
4:20.923 +7.434
Bronze medal final

Mia Griffin
Emily Kay
Kelly Murphy
Alice Sharpe
4:21.264
4
Megan Barker
Ella Barnwell
Eluned King
Madelaine Leech
4:24.904 +3.640

Notes and References

  1. https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130105020A01FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 Start list
  2. https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130105020A01FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 Qualifying results
  3. https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130105020A02FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 First round results
  4. https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130105020A03FFFFFFFFFFFFFF03 Finals results