Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit
The men's cycling team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 11 and 12 August.[1] Team GB established new Olympic and World Records in both their heat and in the final; their gold medal made Sir Bradley Wiggins Britain's most decorated Olympian.
| Men's cycling team pursuit at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Great Britain team | |
| Venue | Rio Olympic Velodrome |
| Date | 11–12 August 2016 |
| Competitors | 40 from 9 nations |
| Winning time | 3:50.265 WR, OR |
| Medalists | |
The medals were presented by James Tomkins, IOC member, Australia and Brian Cookson, President of the UCI.
Schedule edit
All times are Brasília Time
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Thursday 11 August 2016 | Heats |
| Friday 12 August 2016 | Semifinals |
| Friday 12 August 2016 | Final |
Results edit
Qualifications edit
The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.[2]
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:51.943 | Q |
| 2 | Denmark | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach | 3:55.396 | Q |
| 3 | Australia | Alexander Edmondson Jack Bobridge Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford | 3:55.606 | Q |
| 4 | New Zealand | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:55.977 | Q |
| 5 | Italy | Simone Consonni Liam Bertazzo Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon | 3:59.708 | q |
| 6 | Germany | Henning Bommel Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 4:00.911 | q |
| 7 | Switzerland | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:03.845 | q |
| 8 | China | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:05.152 | q |
| Netherlands | Tim Veldt Wim Stroetinga Jan-Willem van Schip Joost van der Burg | DNF |
- Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final
- q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final
First round edit
First round heats are held as follows:
Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier
Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier
Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier
Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier
The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Great Britain | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:50.570 | QG, WR, OR |
| 2 | 3 | Australia | Alexander Edmondson Michael Hepburn Callum Scotson Sam Welsford | 3:53.429 | QG |
| 3 | 3 | Denmark | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Rasmus Quaade | 3:53.542 | QB |
| 4 | 4 | New Zealand | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:55.654 | QB |
| 5 | 2 | Italy | Simone Consonni Liam Bertazzo Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon | 3:55.724 | Q5 |
| 6 | 1 | Germany | Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 3:56.903 | Q5 |
| 7 | 1 | Switzerland | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:03.580 | Q7 |
| 8 | 2 | China | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:04.420 | Q7 |
- QG = qualified for gold medal final
- QB = qualified for bronze medal final
- Q5 = qualified for 5th place final
- Q7 = qualified for 7th place final
Finals edit
The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.[4]
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final for 7th place | ||||
| 7 | Switzerland | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:01.786 | |
| 8 | China | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:03.687 | |
| Final for 5th place | ||||
| 5 | Germany | Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 3:59.485 | |
| 6 | Italy | Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Michele Scartezzini | 4:02.360 | |
| Bronze medal final | ||||
| Denmark | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach | 3:53.789 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:56.753 | |
| Gold medal final | ||||
| Great Britain | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:50.265 | WR, OR | |
| Australia | Alexander Edmondson Jack Bobridge Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford | 3:51.008 | ||
References edit
- ^ . Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Qualifying" (PDF). Rio 2016. (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "First Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Results and Final Classification" (PDF). Rio 2016. (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.