Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tandem sprint B
| Cycling Track – Women's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||
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| Venue | Anna Meares Velodrome | |||
| Dates | 5 April 2018 | |||
| Competitors | 3 from 3 nations | |||
| Medalists | ||||
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| Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
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| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | women |
| Points race | men | women |
| Keirin | men | women |
| Scratch race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
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| Cross-country | men | women |
| Para-track | ||
| Sprint | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
The Women's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, was part of the cycling programme, which took place on 5 April 2018. This event was for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot.
As only three nations entered the event, per Commonwealth Games regulations, no silver or bronze medal was available.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record[a] |  Jessica Gallagher (AUS)
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11.045 | Montichiari, Italy | 20 March 2016 |
| Games record |  Sophie Thornhill (ENG)
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11.277 | Glasgow, Scotland | 24 July 2014 |
- ^ The mark of 10.891 set by Sophie Thornhill in the 2018 World Championships[1] was not ratified at the time.
Schedule
[edit]The schedule is as follows:[2]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 5 April 2018 | 14:32 | Qualifying |
| 19:02 | Final |
Results
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]The two fastest tandems advance to the gold medal final.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Riders | Time | Behind | Average speed (km/h) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Sophie Thornhill Helen Scott (pilot) |
10.609 | — | 67.867 | WR |
| 2 |  Australia |
Jessica Gallagher Madison Janssen (pilot) |
10.954 | +0.345 | 65.729 | |
| 3 |  Scotland |
Aileen McGlynn Louise Haston (pilot) |
11.157 | +0.548 | 64.533 |
Gold medal final
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) |
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England |
Sophie Thornhill Helen Scott (pilot) |
X | X | |
| 2 | Australia |
Jessica Gallagher Madison Janssen (pilot) |
+0.167 | +0.207 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's B Sprint Qualification" (PDF). UCI / Veloresults. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Qualifying results
- ^ Final results