The fourth round of the women's team pursuit of the 2007–2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 17 February 2008. Six teams of three riders participated in the contest.[1]
| 2007–2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, race 4/4 | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 17 February 2008 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 3 km (1.864 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:30.685 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Competition format edit
The women's team pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.
Schedule edit
Sunday 17 February
10:40-11:20 Qualifying
16:10-16:25 Finals
16:50-17:00 Victory Ceremony
Schedule from Tissottiming.com[2]
Results edit
Qualifying edit
| Rank | Team | Cyclist | Time | Speed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany
|
Elke Gebhardt Verena Joos Alexandra Sontheimer |
3:33.852 | 50.505 | Q |
| 2 |  Netherlands
|
Ellen van Dijk Marlijn Binnendijk Yvonne Hijgenaar |
3:36.901 | 49.792 | Q, NR |
| 3 |  Ukraine
|
Svitlana Halyuk Lyubov Shulika Lyudmyla Vypyraylo |
3:38.209 | 49.493 | q |
| 4 |  Belarus
|
Alena Amialiusik |
3:39.094 | 49.293 | q |
| 5 |  South Korea
|
HAN Song Hee Han |
3:42.963 | 48.438 | |
| 6 |  Russia
|
Anastasiay Chulkova |
3:43.166 | 48.394 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.[3]
Finals edit
Final bronze medal race edit
| Rank | Team | Cyclists | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ukraine
|
Svitlana Halyuk Lyubov Shulika Lyudmyla Vypyraylo |
3:34.882 | 50.260 |
| 4 | Belarus
|
Alena Amialiusik |
3:36.326 | 49.924 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.[4]
Final gold medal race edit
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Germany
|
Elke Gebhardt Verena Joos Alexandra Sontheimer |
3:30.685 | 51.261 | |
 |
Netherlands
|
Ellen van Dijk Marlijn Binnendijk Yvonne Hijgenaar |
3:32.666 | 50.783 | NR |
Results from Tissottiming.com.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Start list". Tissottiming.com. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Complete Results Book (PDF)". Tissottiming.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Qualifying". Tissottiming.com. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Finals". Tissottiming.com. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.