Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit
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The women's team pursuit event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 7 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
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| Women's team pursuit at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Olympic track cycling | |
| Venues | Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Dates | 6–7 August 2024 |
| Competitors | 44 from 10 nations |
| Teams | 10 |
| Winning time | 4:04.306 |
| Medalists | |
Background
This was the 4th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since its introduction in 2012.
Qualification
Competition format
A team pursuit race involves two teams of four cyclists. Each team starts at opposite sides of the track. There are two ways to win: finish 16 laps (4 km) before the other team does or catch the other team. The time for each team is determined by the third cyclist to cross the finish line; the fourth cyclist does not need to finish.
The tournament consists of three rounds:
- Qualifying round: Each team does a time trial for seeding. Only the top 4 teams are able to compete for the gold medal; the 5th place and lower teams can do no better than bronze.
- First round: Four heats of 2 teams each. The top 4 teams are seeded against each other (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3) while the bottom 4 teams are seeded against each other (5 vs. 8, 6 vs. 7). The winners of the top bracket advance to the gold medal final. The other 6 teams are ranked by time and advance to finals based on those rankings.
- Finals: Four finals, each with 2 teams. There is a gold medal final (gold and silver medals), a bronze medal final (bronze medal and 4th place), and 5th/6th and 7th/8th classification finals.
Schedule
All times are Central European Time (UTC+2)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 6 August | 17:30 | Qualifying |
| 7 August | 13:52 | First round |
| 18:57 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying
First round
Finals
| Rank | Nation | Time[4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal final | |||
 |  United StatesJennifer Valente Lily Williams Chloé Dygert Kristen Faulkner | 4:04.306 | |
 |  New ZealandAlly Wollaston Bryony Botha Emily Shearman Nicole Shields | 4:04.927 | |
| Bronze medal final | |||
 |  Great BritainElinor Barker Josie Knight Anna Morris Jessica Roberts | 4:06.382 | |
| 4 |  ItalyElisa Balsamo Chiara Consonni Martina Fidanza Vittoria Guazzini | 4:08.961 | |
| Fifth place final | |||
| 5 |  FranceClara Copponi Valentine Fortin Marion Borras Marie Le Net | 4:06.987 | |
| 6 |  GermanyFranziska Brauße Lena Charlotte Reißner Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger | 4:08.349 | |
| Seventh place final | |||
| 7 |  AustraliaAlexandra Manly Sophie Edwards Chloe Moran Maeve Plouffe | 4:11.548 | |
| 8 |  CanadaMaggie Coles-Lyster Sarah Van Dam Erin Attwell Ariane Bonhomme | 4:12.097 | |
Officiating error
During the qualifying round, the Canadian team did two extra laps because the bell that indicated the last lap was not rung on time.[5]