2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit
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The Men's team pursuit event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 2 and 3 March 2016.[1][2] Australia beat Great Britain in the final to win gold.
| Men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lee Valley VeloPark, London |
| Date | 2–3 March |
| Competitors | 68 from 14 nations |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winning time | 3:52.727 |
| Medalists | |
Results
Qualifying
The qualifying was started on 2 March 2016 at 13:00.[3]
First round
The winners of the first two heats advanced to the final. After that, the results were used to determine the placement rounds. It was started on 3 March 2016 at 15:34.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vs 4 | ||||
| 1 | Steven Burke Owain Doull Andy Tennant Bradley Wiggins |  Great Britain | 3:54.267 | |
| 2 | Liam Bertazzo Simone Consonni Francesco Lamon Michele Scartezzini |  Italy | 3:58.902 | +4.635 |
| 2 vs 3 | ||||
| 1 | Sam Welsford Luke Davison Michael Hepburn Miles Scotson |  Australia | 3:54.029 | |
| 2 | Aaron Gate Pieter Bulling Dylan Kennett Marc Ryan |  New Zealand | 4:00.280 | +6.251 |
| 5 vs 8 | ||||
| 1 | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach |  Denmark | 3:54.940 | |
| 2 | Dion Beukeboom Roy Eefting Wim Stroetinga Jan-Willem van Schip |  Netherlands | 4:01.651 | +6.711 |
| 6 vs 7 | ||||
| 1 | Alexander Serov Sergei Shilov Dmitri Sokolov Kirill Sveshnikov |  Russia | 3:59.921 | |
| 2 | Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein |  Germany | 4:00.032 | +0.111 |
Finals
The finals were started on 3 March 2016 at 21:45.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal race | ||||
 | Sam Welsford Michael Hepburn Callum Scotson Miles Scotson | Australia | 3:52.727 | |
 | Jonathan Dibben Ed Clancy Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | Great Britain | 3:53.856 | +1.129 |
| Bronze medal race | ||||
 | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach | Denmark | 3:55.936 | |
| 4 | Elia Viviani Liam Bertazzo Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna | Italy | 3:58.262 | +2.326 |
| Fifth place race | ||||
| 5 | Alexander Serov Sergei Shilov Dmitri Sokolov Kirill Sveshnikov | Russia | 3:59.833 | |
| 6 | Leif Lampater Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele | Germany | 4:01.725 | +1.912 |
| Seventh place race | ||||
| 7 | Aaron Gate Pieter Bulling Dylan Kennett Nicholas Kergozou | New Zealand | 3:55.875 | |
| 8 | Roy Eefting Wim Stroetinga Joost van der Burg Jan-Willem van Schip | Netherlands | 4:03.486 | +7.611 |