World record progression track cycling – Women's team pursuit

This is an overview of the progression of the World track cycling record of the women's team pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).^[1]

The women's 3000m team pursuit discipline for 3 riders was introduced by the UCI at the 2007–08 track cycling season. After the 2012–13 track cycling season the UCI changed the discipline into a 4000 m team pursuit with 4 riders.

Joanna Rowsell Shand, has formed part of ten separate record breaking lineups across both distances, the most by any rider.

Progression

3000 m (2007–2013)

Time	Cyclist	Location	Track	Date	Meet
3:34.783	United States Sarah Hammer Dotsie Bausch Jennie Reed	Los Angeles (USA)	Indoor track	21 October 2007
3:22.415	Great Britain Wendy Houvenaghel Rebecca Romero Joanna Rowsell	Manchester (GBR)	Indoor track	28 March 2008
3:21.875	Great Britain Elizabeth Armitstead Wendy Houvenaghel Joanna Rowsell	Manchester (GBR)	Indoor track	1 November 2009
3:21.552	New Zealand Rushlee Buchanan Lauren Ellis Alison Shanks	Copenhagen (DEN)	Indoor track	25 March 2010
3:19.569	United States Sarah Hammer Dotsie Bausch Lauren Tamayo	Aguascalientes (MEX)	Indoor track	12 May 2010	Pan American Championships
3:18.148	Great Britain Laura Trott Danielle King Joanna Rowsell	London (GBR)	Indoor track	17 February 2012	World Cup
3:15.720	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	Melbourne (AUS)	Indoor track	5 April 2012	World Championships
3:14.051	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London (GBR)	Indoor track	4 August 2012	Summer Olympics

4000 m (from 2013)

Time	Riders	Event	Location	Date	Ref
4:43.144	Italy Arianna Fidanza, Francesca Pattaro, Michela Maltese, Maria Vittoria Sperotto	Qualifying round European Junior Championships	Anadia	10 July 2013	^[2]
4:40.109	Italy Arianna Fidanza, Francesca Pattaro, Michela Maltese, Maria Vittoria Sperotto	Final European Junior Championships	Anadia	10 July 2013	^[3]
4:38.708	Great Britain Amy Hill, Hayley Jones, Emily Kay, Emily Nelson	Qualifying round World Junior Championships	Glasgow	8 August 2013	^[4]
4:36.147	Great Britain Amy Hill, Hayley Jones, Emily Kay, Emily Nelson	Final World Junior Championships	Glasgow	8 August 2013	^[5]
4:32.721	Great Britain Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker	British Championships	Manchester	29 September 2013	^[6]
4:28.738	Great Britain Laura Trott, Katie Archibald, Joanna Rowsell, Elinor Barker	Qualifying round European Championships	Apeldoorn	18 October 2013	^[7]
4:26.556	Great Britain Laura Trott, Katie Archibald, Danielle King, Elinor Barker	Final European Championships	Apeldoorn	18 October 2013	^[8]
4:23.910	Great Britain Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker	Qualifying round World Cup	Manchester	1 November 2013	^[9]
4:19.604	Great Britain Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker	Final World Cup	Manchester	1 November 2013	^[10]
4:19.115	Great Britain Katie Archibald, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker	Qualifying round World Cup	Aguascalientes	5 December 2013	^[11]
4:16.552	Great Britain Katie Archibald, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker	Final World Cup	Aguascalientes	5 December 2013	^[12]
4:13.683	Australia Annette Edmondson, Melissa Hoskins, Amy Cure, Ashlee Ankudinoff	Final World Championships	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	19 February 2015	^[13]
4:13.260	Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell Shand	Qualifying round Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro	11 August 2016	^[14]
4:12.282	United States Sarah Hammer, Kelly Catlin, Chloé Dygert, Jennifer Valente	First round Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro	13 August 2016	^[15]
4:12.152	Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell Shand	First round Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro	13 August 2016	^[15]
4:10.236	Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell Shand	Final Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro	13 August 2016	^[16]
4:07.307	Germany Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kröger	Qualifying round Summer Olympics	Izu	2 August 2021	^[17]
4:06.748	Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Kenny, Neah Evans, Josie Knight	First round Summer Olympics	Izu	3 August 2021	^[18]
4:06.159	Germany Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kröger	First round Summer Olympics	Izu	3 August 2021	^[18]
4:04.242	Germany Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kröger	Final Summer Olympics	Izu	3 August 2021	^[19]

References

^ "Union Cycliste Internationale – Men – World Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^ "Junior Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying" (PDF). UEC. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Junior Women's Team Pursuit Finals" (PDF). UEC. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Results Book" (PDF). UCI. p. 271. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Results Book" (PDF). UCI. p. 279. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Wiggle Honda set team pursuit world best time as 2013 British National Track Championships conclude".
^ "2013 European Track Championships Day 1". Capo Velo. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Union Cycliste Internationale". www.uci.ch. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results". 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Results and Final Classification". 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results". 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Results and Final Classification". 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Results and Final Classification". 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Final Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
^ ^a ^b "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – First Round Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Final Classification" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[1] "Union Cycliste Internationale – Men – World Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

[2] "Junior Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying" (PDF). UEC. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[3] "Junior Women's Team Pursuit Finals" (PDF). UEC. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[4] "Results Book" (PDF). UCI. p. 271. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[5] "Results Book" (PDF). UCI. p. 279. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[6] "Wiggle Honda set team pursuit world best time as 2013 British National Track Championships conclude".

[7] "2013 European Track Championships Day 1". Capo Velo. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[8] "Union Cycliste Internationale". www.uci.ch. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21.

[9] "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results". 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[10] "Women's Team Pursuit Results and Final Classification". 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[11] "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results". 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[12] "Women's Team Pursuit Results and Final Classification". 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[13] "Women's Team Pursuit Results and Final Classification". 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[14] "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[rio2016.com-15] "Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[16] "Women's Team Pursuit Final Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[17] "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.

[:0-18] "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – First Round Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[19] "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Final Classification" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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