European Track Championships Day 1: Great Britain fastest in team pursuit qualifying round
Finals held on Day 2
The European Track Championships kicked off on Wednesday with the women's and men's team pursuit qualifying rounds at the velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland.
Great Britain's women's team pursuit squad proved to be the fastest in the qualifying round, posting 4:21.089 for the 4,000-metre event. The team included Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne and Joanna Rowsell.
Great Britain beat runner-up team Russia; Evgenia Romanyuta, Gulnaz Badykova, Tamara Balabolina and Aleksandra Goncharova, who covered the distance in 4:30.664. Third-placed team, Italy included Simona Frapporti, Beatrice Bartelloni, Tatiana Guderzo and Silvia Valsecchi.
Wiggins leads Great Britain's men's team pursuit to fastest qualifying time
Bradley Wiggins led the Great Britain men's team pursuit squad to the fastest qualifying time at the kick off to the European Track Championships held in Grenchen. The men's team, which also included Steven Burke, Owain Doull and Andrew Tennant, rode the 4000 metres in 3:57.277.
They beat runner-up team Switzerland; Silvan Dillier, Stefan Kueng, Frank Pasche and Thery Schir, who rode the distance in 3:59.026. While France's Thomas Boudat, Bryan Coquard, Damien Gaudin and Julien Morice were third in the qualifying round.
The women's and men's team pursuit first round will be held in the morning session on Thursday and the finals will be held in the afternoon session.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain | 0:04:21.089 |
Row 1 - Cell 0 | Laura Trott | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
Row 2 - Cell 0 | Elinor Barker | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
Row 3 - Cell 0 | Ciara Horne | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
Row 4 - Cell 0 | Joanna Rowsell | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
2 | Russia | 0:04:30.664 |
Row 6 - Cell 0 | Evgenia Romanyuta | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
Row 7 - Cell 0 | Gulnaz Badykova | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
Row 8 - Cell 0 | Tamara Balabolina | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
Row 9 - Cell 0 | Aleksandra Goncharova | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
3 | Italy | 0:04:32.480 |
Row 11 - Cell 0 | Simona Frapporti | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
Row 12 - Cell 0 | Beatrice Bartelloni | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
Row 13 - Cell 0 | Tatiana Guderzo | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
Row 14 - Cell 0 | Silvia Valsecchi | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
4 | Poland | 0:04:33.305 |
Row 16 - Cell 0 | Malgorzata Wojtyra | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
Row 17 - Cell 0 | Edyta Jasinska | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
Row 18 - Cell 0 | Katarzyna Pawlowska | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
Row 19 - Cell 0 | Natalia Rutkowska | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
5 | Germany | 0:04:33.326 |
Row 21 - Cell 0 | Charlotte Becker | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
Row 22 - Cell 0 | Mieke Kroger | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
Row 23 - Cell 0 | Stephanie Pohl | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
Row 24 - Cell 0 | Gudrun Stock | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
6 | Belrus | 0:04:33.404 |
Row 26 - Cell 0 | Katsiaryna Piatrouskaya | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
Row 27 - Cell 0 | Polina Pivavarava | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
Row 28 - Cell 0 | Ina Savenka | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
Row 29 - Cell 0 | Marina Shmayankova | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
7 | France | 0:04:34.521 |
Row 31 - Cell 0 | Elise Delzenne | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
Row 32 - Cell 0 | Coralie Demay | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
Row 33 - Cell 0 | Fiona Dutriaux | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
Row 34 - Cell 0 | Roxane Fournier | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
8 | Ireland | 0:04:35.090 |
Row 36 - Cell 0 | Lydia Boylan | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
Row 37 - Cell 0 | Josie Knight | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
Row 38 - Cell 0 | Caroline Ryan | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
Row 39 - Cell 0 | Melanie Spath | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
9 | Spain | 0:04:40.765 |
Row 41 - Cell 0 | Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
Row 42 - Cell 0 | Maria Del Mar Bonnin Palou | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
Row 43 - Cell 0 | Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
Row 44 - Cell 0 | Irene Usabiaga Balerdi | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
10 | Ukraine | 0:04:48.152 |
Row 46 - Cell 0 | Tetyana Klimchenko | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
Row 47 - Cell 0 | Oksana Kliachina | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
Row 48 - Cell 0 | Inna Metalnikova | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
Row 49 - Cell 0 | Ganna Solovei | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain | 0:03:57.277 |
Row 1 - Cell 0 | Steven Burke | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
Row 2 - Cell 0 | Owain Doull | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
Row 3 - Cell 0 | Andrew Tennant | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
Row 4 - Cell 0 | Bradley Wiggins | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
2 | Switzerland | 0:03:59.026 |
Row 6 - Cell 0 | Silvan Dillier | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
Row 7 - Cell 0 | Stefan Kueng | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
Row 8 - Cell 0 | Frank Pasche | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
Row 9 - Cell 0 | Thery Schir | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
3 | France | 0:04:00.735 |
Row 11 - Cell 0 | Thomas Boudat | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
Row 12 - Cell 0 | Bryan Coquard | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
Row 13 - Cell 0 | Damien Gaudin | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
Row 14 - Cell 0 | Julien Morice | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
4 | Russia | 0:04:01.152 |
Row 16 - Cell 0 | Viktor Manakov | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
Row 17 - Cell 0 | Sergey Shilov | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
Row 18 - Cell 0 | Dmitry Sokolov | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
Row 19 - Cell 0 | Kirill Sveshnikov | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
5 | Denmark | 0:04:02.319 |
Row 21 - Cell 0 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
Row 22 - Cell 0 | Mathias Moller Nielsen | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
Row 23 - Cell 0 | Casper Phillip Pedersen | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
Row 24 - Cell 0 | Rasmus Christian Quaade | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
6 | Germany | 0:04:02.341 |
Row 26 - Cell 0 | Henning Bommel | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
Row 27 - Cell 0 | Leon Rohde | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
Row 28 - Cell 0 | Kersten Thiele | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
Row 29 - Cell 0 | Domenic Weinstein | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
7 | Belgium | 0:04:02.459 |
Row 31 - Cell 0 | Jasper De Buyst | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
Row 32 - Cell 0 | Kenny De Ketele | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
Row 33 - Cell 0 | Jonathan Dufrasne | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
Row 34 - Cell 0 | Gijs Van Hoecke | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
8 | Italy | 0:04:02.884 |
Row 36 - Cell 0 | Elia Viviani | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
Row 37 - Cell 0 | Liam Bertozzo | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
Row 38 - Cell 0 | Simone Consonni | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
Row 39 - Cell 0 | Filippo Ganna | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
9 | Netherlands | 0:04:03.271 |
Row 41 - Cell 0 | Dion Beukeboom | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
Row 42 - Cell 0 | Roy Eefting | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
Row 43 - Cell 0 | Wim Stroetinga | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
Row 44 - Cell 0 | Jan-Willem Van Schip | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
10 | Spain | 0:04:03.864 |
Row 46 - Cell 0 | Illart Zuazubiskar | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
Row 47 - Cell 0 | Sebastian Mora Vedri | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
Row 48 - Cell 0 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
Row 49 - Cell 0 | Albert Torres Barcelo | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
11 | Belarus | 0:04:04.878 |
Row 51 - Cell 0 | Raman Tsishkou | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
Row 52 - Cell 0 | Yauheni Akhramenka | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
Row 53 - Cell 0 | Yauheni Karaliok | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
Row 54 - Cell 0 | Raman Ramanau | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ukraine | 0:04:09.127 |
Row 56 - Cell 0 | Roman Gladysh | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
Row 57 - Cell 0 | Vitaliy Hryniv | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
Row 58 - Cell 0 | Vladyslav Kreminskyi | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
Row 59 - Cell 0 | Maksym Vasyliev | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
13 | Czech Republic | 0:04:10.599 |
Row 61 - Cell 0 | Ondrej Vendolsky | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
Row 62 - Cell 0 | Roman Furst | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
Row 63 - Cell 0 | Nicolas Pietrula | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
Row 64 - Cell 0 | Frantisek Sisr | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ireland | 0:04:11.539 |
Row 66 - Cell 0 | Fintan Ryan | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
Row 67 - Cell 0 | Mark Downey | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
Row 68 - Cell 0 | Felix English | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
Row 69 - Cell 0 | Martyn Irvine | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
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