The women's Individual Pursuit B track cycling event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place on September 11. This class is for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot. Fourteen pairs from 10 different nations compete.[1]
| Cycling, Women's Ind. Pursuit B at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rio Olympic Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The competition began with seven head to head races between the 14 riders. These races were held over a 3000m course (12 laps of the standard velodrome) and each rider is given a time for their race. The fastest two riders are advanced to the gold medal final whilst the third and fourth fastest times race it out for the bronze. The medal finals are held on the same day as the heats.
Preliminaries edit
Q = Qualifier for gold final Qb = Qualifier for bronze final PR = Paralympic Record WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Avg. Speed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lora Turnham pilot : Corrine Hall |
 Great Britain
|
3:27.460 | 52.058 | PR Q |
| 2 | Emma Foy pilot : Laura Thompson |
 New Zealand
|
3:28.563 | 51.782 | Q |
| 3 | Sophie Thornhill pilot : Helen Scott |
Great Britain
|
3:32.609 | 50.797 | Qb |
| 4 | Amanda Cameron pilot : Hannah Van Kampen |
New Zealand
|
3:33.298 | 50.633 | Qb |
| 5 | Katie George Dunleavy pilot : Evelyn McCrystal |
 Ireland
|
3:33.471 | 50.592 | |
| 6 | Yurie Kanuma pilot : Mai Tanaka |
 Japan
|
3:34.892 | 50.257 | |
| 7 | Griet Hoet pilot : Anneleen Monsieur |
 Belgium
|
3:40.770 | 48.919 | |
| 8 | Iwona Podkoscielna pilot : Aleksandra Teclaw |
 Poland
|
3:41.944 | 48.660 | |
| 9 | Jessica Gallagher pilot : Madison Janssen |
 Australia
|
3:45.744 | 47.841 | |
| 10 | Adamantia Chalkiadaki pilot : Argyro Milaki |
 Greece
|
3:46.620 | 47.656 | |
| 11 | Josefa Benitez Guzman pilot : Beatriu Gomez Franquet |
 Spain
|
3:46.984 | 47.580 | |
| 12 | Anna Duzikowska pilot : Natalia Morytko |
Poland
|
3:48.026 | 47.363 | |
| 13 | Marcia Fanhani pilot : Mariane Ferreira |
 Brazil
|
4:10.058 | 43.189 | |
| 14 | Paraskevi Kantza pilot : Vasiliki Voutzali |
Greece
|
4:14.308 | 42.468 |
Finals edit
- Gold medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lora Turnham (Pilot : Corrine Hall) (GBR) |
3:28.050 | 
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| Emma Foy (Pilot : Laura Thompson) (NZL) |
3:31.569 | 
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- Bronze medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Thornhill (Pilot : Helen Scott) (GBR) |
OVL | 
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| Amanda Cameron (Pilot : Hannah van Kampen) (NZL) |
caught | 4 |