2013 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit


The Women's team pursuit at the 2013 UEC European Track Championships was held on 18 October 2013. 9 nations participated. This was the first time the event had been held in the new four person, 4000 metres format. Notwithstanding the change in format, the event continued to be dominated by Great Britain, who won the final against Poland in a new world record.

Medalists

Gold
Laura Trott
Joanna Rowsell
Dani King
Elinor Barker
Katie Archibald
Silver
Katarzyna Pawłowska
Eugenia Bujak
Małgorzata Wojtyra
Edyta Jasińska
BronzeRussia
Aleksandra Chekina
Evgenia Romanyuta
Gulnaz Badykova
Maria Mishina

Results

The event was held over two rounds, both run on the same day. all teams competed in the qualification round, while the teams with the fastest 2 teams raced for gold in the final. The teams with the third and fourth fast times raced in the bronze medal final. The Great Britain team set a new world record in qualification, bettering their own previous mark. In the final, with a slightly revised line up, they repeated the feat against fellow finalists Poland to set a second world record. In the bronze medal ride off, russia held off the team from Belgium for the last medal.

Qualifying

RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Laura Trott
Joanna Rowsell
Elinor Barker
Katie Archibald
4:28.738WR
2Katarzyna Pawłowska
Eugenia Bujak
Małgorzata Wojtyra
Edyta Jasińska
4:38.229Q
3Aleksandra Chekina
Evgenia Romanyuta
Gulnaz Badykova
Maria Mishina
Russia4:38.304q
4Evelyn Arys
Els Belmans
Jolien D'Hoore
Kelly Druyts
4:40.953q
5Ivanna Borovychenko
Valeriya Kononenko
Inna Metalnikova
Anna Nahirna
Hanna Solovey
4:41.990
6Beatrice Bartelloni
Elena Cecchini
Maria Giulia Confalonieri
Simona Frapporti
Chiara Vannucci
Italy4:42.073
7Volha Masiukovich
Polina Pivavarava
Ina Savenka
Marina Shmayankova
4:44.195
8Lisa Fischer
Mieke Kröger
Lisa Küllmer
Stephanie Pohl
Germany4:44.241
9Aušrinė Trebaitė
Roberta Pilkausaitė
Vitalija Sereikaitė
Eglė Zablockytė
5:00.623

Finals

RankNameNationTimeNotes
Laura Trott
Katie Archibald
Elinor Barker
Dani King
4:26.556WR
Katarzyna Pawłowska
Eugenia Bujak
Małgorzata Wojtyra
Edyta Jasińska
4:35.957
Aleksandra Chekina
Evgenia Romanyuta
Gulnaz Badykova
Maria Mishina
Russia4:34.491
4Evelyn Arys
Els Belmans
Jolien D'Hoore
Kelly Druyts
4:43.337