Event: | Men's cycling team pursuit |
Games: | 2016 Summer |
Venue: | Rio Olympic Velodrome |
Date: | 11–12 August 2016 |
Competitors: | 40 |
Nations: | 9 |
Win Value: | 3:50.265 WR, OR |
Gold: | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins |
Goldnoc: | GBR |
Silver: | Alex Edmondson Jack Bobridge Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford Callum Scotson |
Silvernoc: | AUS |
Bronze: | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach Rasmus Quaade |
Bronzenoc: | DEN |
Prev: | 2012 |
Next: | 2020 |
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.
The medals were presented by James Tomkins, IOC member, Australia and Brian Cookson, President of the UCI.
All times are Brasília Time
Date | Round | |||
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Thursday 11 August 2016 | Heats | |||
Friday 12 August 2016 | Semifinals | |||
style=background:lemonchiffon | Friday 12 August 2016 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
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]
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 | |
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1 | 4 | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:50.570 | QG, WR, OR | ||
2 | 3 | Alexander Edmondson Michael Hepburn Callum Scotson Sam Welsford | 3:53.429 | QG | ||
3 | 3 | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Rasmus Quaade | 3:53.542 | QB | ||
4 | 4 | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:55.654 | QB | ||
5 | 2 | Simone Consonni Liam Bertazzo Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon | 3:55.724 | Q5 | ||
6 | 1 | Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 3:56.903 | Q5 | ||
7 | 1 | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:03.580 | Q7 | ||
8 | 2 | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:04.420 | Q7 |
The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.[4]
Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes | |
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Final for 7th place | |||||
7 | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:01.786 | |||
8 | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:03.687 | |||
Final for 5th place | |||||
5 | Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 3:59.485 | |||
6 | Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Michele Scartezzini | 4:02.360 | |||
Bronze medal final | |||||
Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach | 3:53.789 | ||||
4 | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:56.753 | |||
Gold medal final | |||||
Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:50.265 | WR, OR | |||
Alexander Edmondson Jack Bobridge Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford | 3:51.008 |