- Competition format
- Schedule
- Results Qualification First round Finals Final 7th-8th place Final 5th-6th place Final bronze medal Final gold medal
- References
{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's cycling team pursuit |games = 2012 Summer |image = Podium Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit.JPG |image_size = 250px |caption = |venue = London Velopark |date = 2 to 3 August |competitors = 44 |nations = 10 |win_value = 3:51.659 WR, OR |gold = Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh |goldNOC = GBR |silver = Jack Bobridge Glenn O'Shea Rohan Dennis Michael Hepburn |silverNOC = AUS |bronze = Sam Bewley Aaron Gate Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent Westley Gough |bronzeNOC = NZL |prev = 2008 |next = 2016 }}{{CyclingAt2012SummerOlympics}}The men's cycling team pursuit at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 2 and 3 August.[1] The gold medal was won in world record-breaking time by Great Britain's team consisting of Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh. Australia took the silver medal and New Zealand won bronze. Competition formatThe men's team pursuit race consists of a 4 km race between two teams of four cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over. The tournament started with an initial qualifying round. The top four teams in the qualifying round remained in contention for the gold medal, the 5th to 8th-place teams could compete for a possible bronze, and the remaining teams were eliminated. The "first round" consisted of the four fastest qualifiers competing in head-to-head races (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). The winners of these heats advanced to the gold medal final. The other four qualifiers also competed in the first round (5th vs. 8th and 6th vs. 7th). Advancement to the bronze medal final was based solely on time, with the fastest two teams among the six qualifiers who had not advanced to the gold medal final reaching the bronze medal final. Qualification races were also held to determine 5th and 6th place (between the next two fastest first-round teams who had not reached either the gold or bronze finals) and 7th/8th place (among the remaining two first-round teams).[2] Schedule All times are British Summer Time Date | Time | Round | Thursday 2 August 2012 | 16:42 | Qualification | Friday 3 August 2012 | 16:18 | First round | Friday 3 August 2012 | 17:59 | Final |
ResultsQualification Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
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1 | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} | Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh | 3:52.499 | Q, WR, OR | 2 | {{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}} | Jack Bobridge Glenn O'Shea Rohan Dennis Michael Hepburn | 3:55.694 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}} | Sam Bewley Westley Gough Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent | 3:57.607 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOC|DEN|2012 Summer}} | Lasse Norman Hansen Michael Mørkøv Rasmus Quaade Casper von Folsach | 3:58.298 | Q | 5 | {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} | Evgeny Kovalev Ivan Kovalev Alexei Markov Alexander Serov | 3:59.264 | Q | 6 | {{flagIOC|ESP|2012 Summer}} | Pablo Bernal Sebastian Vedri David Juaneda Albert Barcelo | 4:02.113 | Q | 7 | {{flagIOC|COL|2012 Summer}} | Juan Arango Edwin Avila Arles Castro Weimar Roldán | 4:03.712 | Q | 8 | {{flagIOC|NED|2012 Summer}} | Levi Heimans Jenning Huizenga Wim Stroetinga Tim Veldt | 4:03.818 | Q | 9 | {{flagIOC|BEL|2012 Summer}} | Gijs van Hoecke Dominique Cornu Jonathan Dufrasne Kenny De Ketele | 4:04.053 | 10 | {{flagIOC|KOR|2012 Summer}} | Choi Seung-Woo Jang Sun-Jae Park Keon-Woo Park Seon-Ho | 4:07.210 |
First round Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes | 1 | 4 | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} | Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh | 3:52.743 | 2 | 3 | {{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}} | Jack Bobridge Glenn O'Shea Rohan Dennis Michael Hepburn | 3:54.317 | 3 | 3 | {{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}} | Sam Bewley Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent Aaron Gate | 3:56.442 | 4 | 2 | {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} | Evgeny Kovalev Ivan Kovalev Alexei Markov Alexander Serov | 3:57.237 | 5 | 4 | {{flagIOC|DEN|2012 Summer}} | Lasse Norman Hansen Michael Mørkøv Rasmus Quaade Casper von Folsach | 3:57.396 | 6 | 1 | {{flagIOC|ESP|2012 Summer}} | Eloy Teruel Sebastian Vedri David Juaneda Albert Barcelo | 3:59.520 | 7 | 2 | {{flagIOC|NED|2012 Summer}} | Levi Heimans Jenning Huizenga Wim Stroetinga Tim Veldt | 4:04.029 | 8 | 1 | {{flagIOC|COL|2012 Summer}} | Edwin Avila Arles Castro Kevin Rios Weimar Roldán | 4:05.485 |
FinalsFinal 7th-8th place Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes | 7 | {{flagIOC|NED|2012 Summer}} | Levi Heimans Jenning Huizenga Wim Stroetinga Tim Veldt | 4:04.569 | 8 | {{flagIOC|COL|2012 Summer}} | Edwin Avila Arles Castro Kevin Rios Weimar Roldán | 4:04.772 |
Final 5th-6th place Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes | 5 | {{flagIOC|DEN|2012 Summer}} | Michael Mørkøv Mathias Møller Nielsen Rasmus Quaade Casper von Folsach | 4:02.671 | 6 | {{flagIOC|ESP|2012 Summer}} | Eloy Teruel Sebastian Vedri David Juaneda Albert Barcelo | 4:02.746 |
Final bronze medal Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes | {{bronze03}} | {{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}} | Sam Bewley Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent Aaron Gate | 3:55.952 | 4 | {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} | Evgeny Kovalev Ivan Kovalev Alexei Markov Alexander Serov | 3:58.282 |
Final gold medal Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes | {{gold01}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} | Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh | 3:51.659 | WR, OR | {{silver02}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}} | Jack Bobridge Glenn O'Shea Rohan Dennis Michael Hepburn | 3:54.581 |
References1. ^http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track 2. ^http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/event/men-team-pursuit/competition-format/index.html
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