2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit explained

Event:Women's team pursuit
Championship:2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Dates:4–5 August
Venue:Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
Location:Glasgow, United Kingdom
Competitors:66
Nations:15
Teams:15
Win Value:4:08.771
Gold:Katie Archibald
Elinor Barker
Josie Knight
Anna Morris
Megan Barker
Gold Nation:GBR
Silver:Michaela Drummond
Ally Wollaston
Emily Shearman
Bryony Botha
Silver Nation:NZL
Bronze:Marion Borras
Valentine Fortin
Clara Copponi
Marie Le Net
Victoire Berteau
Bronze Nation:FRA
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The Women's team pursuit competition at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 4 and 5 August 2023.[1] [2] [3]

Results

Qualifying

The qualifying was started on 4 August at 09:30.[4] The eight fastest teams advanced to the first round.

Rank Nation Time Behind Notes
1 4:10.333 Q
2 4:11.777 +1.444 Q
3 4:14.184 +3.851 Q
4 4:14.463 +4.130 Q
5 4:14.742 +4.409 Q
6 4:15.035 +4.702 Q
7 4:15.800 +5.467 Q
8 4:19.208 +8.875 Q
9 4:21.653 +11.320
10 4:24.183 +13.850
11 4:25.332 +14.999
12 4:25.547 +15.214
13 4:30.764 +20.431
14 4:31.770 +21.437
15 5:16.294

First round

The first round was started on 5 August at 12:31.[5]

First round heats will be 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 three and four advance to the gold medal race. The remaining six teams will be ranked on time, from which the top two proceed to the bronze medal race.

Heat Rank Nation Time Behind Notes
1 1 4:12.595
1 2 4:18.527 +5.932
2 1 4:11.342 QB
2 2 4:26.507 +15.165
3 1 4:10.252 QG
3 1 4:12.684 +2.432
4 1 4:09.671 QG
4 2 4:12.525 +2.854 QB

Finals

The finals were started on 5 August at 20:28.[6]

Rank Nation Time Behind Notes
Gold medal race
4:08.771
4:13.313 +4.542
Bronze medal race
4:13.059
4 4:13.334 +0.275

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dates of 2023 UCI Cycling Worlds announced . 20 April 2022 . British Cycling .
  2. Web site: Schedule. 31 July 2023. downloads.ctfassets.net. 64.
  3. Web site: 4 August 2023 . Start list . 3 August 2023 . Tissot Timing.
  4. Web site: 4 August 2023 . Qualifying results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315005942/https://prod.server.tissottiming.com/file/0003160100020A01FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 . 15 March 2024 . 4 August 2023 . Tissot Timing.
  5. Web site: 5 August 2023 . First round results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315010048/https://prod.server.tissottiming.com/file/0003160100020A02FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 . 15 March 2024 . 5 August 2023 . Tissot Timing.
  6. Web site: 5 August 2023 . Final classification . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315005936/https://prod.server.tissottiming.com/file/0003160100020A03FFFFFFFFFFFFFF03 . 15 March 2024 . 5 August 2023 . Tissot Timing.