Three titles were on the line on the opening day of racing at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships in the Peñalolén velodrome in Santiago, Chile.
The first day of competition decided the gold medallists in the women's scratch, men's team sprint and women's team sprint.
Women's Scratch
Defending champion Lorena Wiebes fulfilled her status as top favourite for the rainbow jersey, although she had to face off a major surprise in the finale after Lithuanian Olivijia Baleistyte tried to ambush the Dutch star.
Wiebes was initially successful at closing down any challenges, only for Baleistyte suddenly to go clear, putting Wiebes on the defensive. However, rather than be caught out too early and risk a counter-move, Wiebes opted to take things calmly before opening up the throttle to bring back her rival in the last two laps.
Her calculation initially paid off well as Baleistyte burned herself out and was reeled in, but just as one challenge was extinguished by the Netherlands racer, another ignited. Denmark's former road World Chamìon Amalie Dideriksen launched a powerful sprint in the final lap.
That forced Wiebes to dig deep to first catch her rival and come past just in time for gold – her second in 10 days after the gravel World Championships. The bronze, meanwhile, went to Prudence Fowler of New Zealand.
Rank |
Name (Country) |
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1 |
Lorena Wiebes (Netherlands) |
2 |
Amalie Dideriksen (Denmark) |
3 |
Prudence Fowler (New Zealand) |
4 |
Marion Borras (France) |
5 |
Anita Yvonne Stenberg (Norway) |
6 |
Madelaine Leech (United Kingdom) |
7 |
Petra Sevcikova (Czech Republic) |
8 |
Valeriya Valgonen (Individual Neutral Athletes) |
9 |
Bethany Ingram (United States Of America) |
10 |
Lena Charlotte Reissner (Germany) |
11 |
Lorena Leu (Switzerland) |
12 |
Emma Jeffers (Ireland) |
13 |
Alexandra Volstad (Canada) |
14 |
Mizuki Ikeda (Japan) |
15 |
Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed (Egypt) |
16 |
Eva Anguela Yaguez (Spain) |
17 |
Marith Vanhove (Belgium) |
18 |
Claudia Marcks (Australia) |
19 |
Nikol Plosaj (Poland) |
20 |
Maria Antonieta Gaxiola Gonzalez (Mexico) |
21 |
Javiera Garrido Muñoz (Chile) |
22 |
Bacikova Alzbeta (Slovakia) |
23 |
Martina Fidanza (Italy) |
24 |
Olivija Baleisyte (Lithuania) |
Women's Team Sprint
The Netherlands women made history in the team sprint as the Dutch trio of Kimberlee Kalee, Hetty van de Wouw, and Steffie van der Peet fended off Great Britain in the final to claim their country's first ever gold in that category.
After an impressive opening lap by the Netherlands, multiple World Champion Emma Finucane made her presence felt in the middle section of the race for the Dutch team's top rivals, notably lifting the British squad's speed on the second lap.
However, the Netherlands had no problem maintaining their advantage in the finale, staying ahead to keep their country firmly at the top of the medals table on the opening night.
Bronze went to the Australian trio of Kristine Perkins, Molly McGill and Alessia McCaig, seeing off Poland in the fight for the final spot on the podium.
Women's Team Sprint |
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1 |
Great Britain |
45.808 |
Emma Finucane |
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Iona Moir |
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Rhianna Parris-Smith |
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2 |
Netherlands |
45.947 |
Kimberly Kalee |
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Hetty van de Wouw |
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Steffie van der Peet |
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3 |
Australia |
46.988 |
Alessia McCaig |
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Molly McGill |
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Liliya Tatarinoff |
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4 |
United States |
47.631 |
Kayla Hankins |
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Emily Hayes |
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Hayley Yoslov |
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5 |
Poland |
47.664 |
Marlena Karwacka |
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Urszula Los |
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Nikola Sibiak |
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6 |
Germany |
47.734 |
Lea Sophie Friedrich |
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Pauline Sophie Grabosch |
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Alessa-Catriona Pröpster |
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7 |
Mexico |
47.884 |
Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez |
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Jessica Salazar Valles |
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Yuli Paola Verdugo Osuna |
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8 |
Colombia |
48.123 |
Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Florez |
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Juliana Gaviria Rendon |
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Marianis Salazar Sanchez |
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9 |
Czechia |
48.742 |
Anna Jaborníková |
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Veronika Jaborníková |
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Sára Katerina Peterková |
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10 |
Japan |
48.95 |
Haruka Nakazawa |
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Aki Sakai |
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Mina Sato |
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11 |
Chile |
50.186 |
Daniela Colilef Barrios |
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Paula Molina Rodriguez |
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Paola Muñoz Grandon |
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Women's Team Sprint Round 1 |
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1 (QB) |
Poland |
47.43 |
Marlena Karwacka |
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Nikola Seremak |
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Nikola Sibiak |
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1 |
United States |
47.631 |
Kayla Hankins |
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Emily Hayes |
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Hayley Yoslov |
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2 (QB) |
Australia |
46.453 |
Alessia McCaig |
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Molly McGill |
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Kristine Perkins |
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2 |
Germany |
47.177 |
Lea Sophie Friedrich |
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Pauline Sophie Grabosch |
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Alessa-Catriona Pröpster |
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3 (QG) |
Netherlands |
45.709 |
Kimberly Kalee |
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Hetty van de Wouw |
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Steffie van der Peet |
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3 |
Mexico |
47.445 |
Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez |
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Jessica Salazar Valles |
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Yuli Paola Verdugo Osuna |
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4 (QG) |
Great Britain |
45.864 |
Emma Finucane |
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Iona Moir |
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Rhianna Parris-Smith |
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4 |
Colombia |
47.943 |
Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Florez |
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Juliana Gaviria Rendon |
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Marianis Salazar Sanchez |
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Women's Team Sprint Final |
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1 |
Netherlands |
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Kimberly Kalee |
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Hetty van de Wouw |
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Steffie van der Peet |
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2 |
Great Britain |
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Emma Finucane |
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Iona Moir |
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Rhianna Parris-Smith |
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3 |
Australia |
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Alessia McCaig |
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Molly McGill |
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Kristine Perkins |
Men's Team Sprint
There were no surprises in the men's team sprint in this year's Track World Championships as the Netherlands trio of Roy van den Berg, Jeffrey Hoogland, and Harrie Lavreysen racked up yet another gold medal, seeing off Great Britain in a thrilling finale.
For the seventh time out of a possible eight, the Dutch trio claimed the top spot, although the British got off to a flying start and remained ahead by the end of the second lap by three tenths of a second.
The GB trio of Joseph Truman, Hamish Turnbull and Matthew Richardson were unable to prevent a massive late surge by the Dutch squad, however, as the Netherlands powered ahead of their rivals in the last half lap to move three tenths of a second in front by the time they crossed their line.
While the most recent gold medallists in Tokyo and Paris Olympics in the speciality lived up to expectations, France were able to take their first visit to the podium of the 2025 thanks to their men's team sprint squad defeating Japan for bronze.
Men's Team Sprint Qualifying |
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Rank |
Name |
Time |
1 |
Netherlands |
41.86 |
Jeffrey Hoogland |
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Harrie Lavreysen |
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Roy van den Berg |
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2 |
Great Britain |
42.131 |
Harry Ledingham-Horn |
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Matthew Richardson |
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Joseph Truman |
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3 |
Australia |
42.691 |
Daniel Barber |
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Ryan Elliott |
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Leigh Hoffman |
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4 |
France |
42.743 |
Tom Derache |
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Florian Grengbo |
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Rayan Helal |
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5 |
Czechia |
42.977 |
David Peterka |
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Matej Tamme |
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Dominik Topinka |
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6 |
Japan |
42.991 |
Yoshitaku Nagasako |
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Yuta Obara |
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Kaiya Ota |
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7 |
Germany |
43.175 |
Maximilian Dörnbach |
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Nik Schröter |
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Luca Spiegel |
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8 |
Italy |
43.234 |
Stefano Minuta |
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Daniele Napolitano |
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Mattia Predomo |
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9 |
Canada |
43.459 |
Ryan Dodyk |
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James Hedgcock |
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Tyler Rorke |
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10 |
Colombia |
43.813 |
Ruben Dario Murillo Minota |
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Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro |
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Santiago Ramirez Morales |
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11 |
Spain |
44.316 |
Alejandro Martinez Chorro |
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Jose Moreno Sanchez |
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Esteban Sanchez Garmendia |
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12 |
Mexico |
44.435 |
Jafet Emmanuel Lopez Gonzaga |
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Ridley Naim Malo Villalobos |
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Edgar Ismael Verdugo Osuna |
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13 |
Kazakhstan |
44.803 |
Kirill Kurdidi |
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Ramazan Mukhtar |
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Daniyar Shayakhmetov |
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14 |
Lithuania |
45.859 |
Nedas Narbutas |
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Eimantas Vadapalas |
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Laurynas Vinskas |
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DNF |
Chile |
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Roberto Castillo Illanes |
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Camilo Palacios Rojas |
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Nicolas Vergara Garcia |
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Men's Team Sprint Round 1 |
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Heat |
Name |
Time |
1 (QB) |
France |
42.581 |
Florian Grengbo |
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Rayan Helal |
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Sébastien Vigier |
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1 |
Czechia |
42.845 |
David Peterka |
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Mat?j Tamme |
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Dominik Topinka |
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2 (QB) |
Australia |
42.261 |
Daniel Barber |
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Ryan Elliott |
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Leigh Hoffman |
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2 |
Japan |
42.714 |
Yoshitaku Nagasako |
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Yuta Obara |
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Kaiya Ota |
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3 (QG) |
Great Britain |
41.85 |
Harry Ledingham-Horn |
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Matthew Richardson |
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Joseph Truman |
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3 |
Germany |
43.004 |
Maximilian Dörnbach |
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Henric Hackmann |
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Luca Spiegel |
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4 (QG) |
Netherlands |
41.634 |
Jeffrey Hoogland |
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Harrie Lavreysen |
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Roy van den Berg |
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4 |
Italy |
42.847 |
Matteo Bianchi |
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Stefano Minuta |
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Mattia Predomo |
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Men's Team Sprint Final |
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Rank |
Name |
Nat |
1 |
Netherlands |
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Jeffrey Hoogland |
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Harrie Lavreysen |
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Roy van den Berg |
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2 |
Great Britain |
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Matthew Richardson |
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Joseph Truman |
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Hamish Turnbull |
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3 |
Australia |
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Daniel Barber |
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Ryan Elliott |
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Leigh Hoffman |
Qualification rounds
Earlier in the day, the battle for the top eight spots in the women's and men's team pursuits were also decided.
In the women's team pursuit, Italy were the fastest ahead of Great Britain and Germany, with Australia, Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, and Poland rounding out the top spots in the classification.
In the men's equivalent qualifying round, Denmark, Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, USA, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland all proceeded through to the first round of the men's Team Pursuit, held later the same day and which saw Denmark then going through to Thursday's final against Australia, while New Zealand face the USA in the battle for bronze.
Rank |
Name |
Time |
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1 |
Italy |
4:09.609 |
Vittoria Guazzini |
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Martina Fidanza |
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Martina Alzini |
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Federica Venturelli |
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2 |
Great Britain |
4:09.865 |
Jessica Roberts |
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Megan Barker |
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Josie Knight |
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Anna Morris |
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3 |
Germany |
4:11.462 |
Messane Bräutigam |
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Franziska Brausse |
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Lisa Klein |
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Mieke Kröger |
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4 |
Australia |
4:16.976 |
Alexandra Grace Manly |
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Maeve Plouffe |
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Alyssa Polites |
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Sophie Edwards |
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5 |
Belgium |
4:17.381 |
Shari Bossuyt |
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Katrijn de Clercq |
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Hélène Hesters |
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Luca Vierstraete |
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6 |
Japan |
4:17.897 |
Yumi Kajihara |
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Tsuyaka Uchino |
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Mizuki Ikeda |
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Maho Kakita |
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7 |
Switzerland |
4:18.246 |
Aline Seitz |
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Jasmin Liechti |
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Fabienne Buri |
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Annika Liehner |
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8 |
Poland |
4:22.024 |
Maja Tracka |
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Olga Wankiewicz |
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Tamara Szalinska |
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Martyna Szczesna |
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9 |
Canada |
4:25.054 |
Lily Plante |
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Fiona Majendie |
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Ariane Bonhomme |
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Alexandra Volstad |
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10 |
Chile |
4:27.524 |
Scarlet Cortes Ugarte |
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Marlen Rojas Lescot |
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Aranza Villalon Sanchez |
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Paula Villalon Sanchez |
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11 |
Spain |
4:27.565 |
Isabella Maria Escalera |
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Laura Rodriguez Cordero |
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Isabel Ferreres Navarro |
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Margarita Lopez Llull |
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12 |
Colombia |
4:30.685 |
Elizabeth Castaño Quintero |
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Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Florez |
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Lina Marcela Hernandez Gomez |
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Juliana Londoño David |
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13 |
Ireland |
4:31.541 |
Aoife O'Brien |
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Erin Grace Creighton |
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Fiona Mangan |
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Caoimhe O'Brien |
Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying |
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Rank |
Name |
Time |
1 |
Denmark |
3:43.784 |
Tobias Hansen |
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Niklas Larsen |
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Lasse Leth |
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Rasmus Pedersen |
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2 |
Australia |
3:45.786 |
Oliver Bleddyn |
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Liam Walsh |
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Blake Agnoletto |
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Conor Leahy |
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3 |
Great Britain |
3:49.001 |
Matthew Bostock |
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William Tidball |
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Josh Charlton |
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Charlie Tanfield |
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4 |
New Zealand |
3:49.219 |
Thomas Sexton |
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Marshall Erwood |
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Keegan Hornblow |
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Nicholas Kergozou de la Boessiere |
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5 |
United States |
3:50.346 |
Ashlin Barry |
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Grant Koontz |
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Graeme Michael Frislie |
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Anders Johnson |
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6 |
Italy |
3:51.055 |
Davide Boscaro |
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Renato Favero |
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Luca Giaimi |
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Francesco Lamon |
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7 |
Germany |
3:51.321 |
Moritz Binder |
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Benjamin Boos |
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Gross Felix |
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Ben Felix Jochum |
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8 |
Switzerland |
3:52.048 |
Mats Poot |
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Alex Vogel |
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Luca Buhlmann |
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Noah Bögli |
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9 |
Belgium |
3:53.552 |
Lindsay de Vylder |
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Fabio van den Bossche |
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Jasper de Buyst |
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Noah Vandenbranden |
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10 |
France |
3:53.712 |
Mathieu Dupe |
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Ellande Larronde |
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Erwan Besnier |
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Lucas Menanteau |
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11 |
Canada |
3:53.811 |
Dylan Bibic |
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Chris Ernst |
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Mathias Guillemette |
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Sean Richardson |
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12 |
Spain |
3:56.472 |
Xavier Cañellas Sanchez |
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Alvaro Navas Marchal |
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Beñat Garaiar Pikabea |
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Eñaut Urcaregui Sanz |
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13 |
Colombia |
3:58.659 |
Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal |
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Anderson Arboleda Ruiz |
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Jordan Arley Parra Arias |
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Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara |
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14 |
Chile |
3:59.151 |
Jacob Decar Zuñiga |
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Diego Rojas Rivas |
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Cristian Arriagada Pizarro |
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Martin Mancilla Labrin |
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15 |
Japan |
4:00.120 |
Naoki Kojima |
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Kazushige Kuboki |
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Shoki Kawano |
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Tetsuo Yamamoto |
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16 |
Poland |
4:02.553 |
Daniel Staniszewski |
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Kacper Majewski |
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Piotr Maslak |
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Bartosz Rudyk |
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Men's Team Pursuit Round 1 |
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Heat |
Name |
Time |
1 (QB) |
Germany |
3:49.002 |
Max-David Briese |
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Moritz Binder |
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Benjamin Boos |
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Gross Felix |
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1 |
Italy |
3:49.254 |
Davide Boscaro |
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Renato Favero |
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Luca Giaimi |
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Francesco Lamon |
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2 (QB) |
United States |
3:48.460 |
Ashlin Barry |
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Grant Koontz |
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Graeme Michael Frislie |
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Anders Johnson |
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2 |
Switzerland |
3:50.076 |
Mats Poot |
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Alex Vogel |
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Noah Bögli |
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Pascal Tappeiner |
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3 (QG) |
Australia |
3:46.569 |
Oliver Bleddyn |
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Blake Agnoletto |
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Conor Leahy |
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James Moriarty |
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3 |
Great Britain |
3:51.617 |
William Tidball |
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Josh Charlton |
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Michael Gill |
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Charlie Tanfield |
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4 (QG) |
Denmark |
3:45.756 |
Tobias Hansen |
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Niklas Larsen |
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Frederik Madsen |
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Rasmus Pedersen |
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4 |
New Zealand |
3:48.985 |
Thomas Sexton |
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Marshall Erwood |
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Keegan Hornblow |
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Nicholas Kergozou de la Boessiere |
