The Men's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, taking place on 7 April 2018. This event was for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot.
Cycling Track – Men's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Anna Meares Velodrome | |||||||||
Dates | 7 April | |||||||||
Competitors | 5 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
World record | Neil Fachie (GBR) | 9.711 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | 13 April 2014 |
Games record | Kieran Modra (AUS) | 10.050 | Glasgow, Scotland | 26 July 2014 |
Schedule
editThe schedule was as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday 7 April 2018 | 14:08 | Qualifying |
14:47 | Semifinals | |
18:32/18:35 | Finals |
Results
editQualifying
edit4 riders will be qualified and seeded for the semifinals according to their times in qualification.[2]
Rank | Nations | Riders | Time | Behind | Average speed (km/h) |
Notes |
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1 | Scotland | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) |
9.568 | — | 75.251 | Q, WR, GR |
2 | Wales | James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) |
10.022 | +0.454 | 71.842 | Q |
3 | Malaysia | Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) |
10.037 | +0.469 | 71.735 | Q |
4 | Australia | Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) |
10.124 | +0.556 | 71.118 | Q |
5 | Ghana | Frederick Assor Rudolf Mensah (pilot) |
12.816 | +3.248 | 56.180 |
Semifinals
editMatches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon. Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.[3]
Heat | Rank | Nations | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Scotland | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) |
X | X | QG | |
1 | 2 | Australia | Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) |
+0.144 | +1.625 | QB | |
2 | 1 | Wales | James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) |
X | X | QG | |
2 | 2 | Malaysia | Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) |
+0.276 | +0.273 | QB |
Finals
editThe final classification is determined in the medal finals.[4]
Rank | Nations | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) |
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Bronze medal final | |||||
Australia | Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) |
X | X | ||
4 | Malaysia | Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) |
+0.034 | +1.459 | |
Gold medal final | |||||
Scotland | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) |
X | X | ||
Wales | James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) |
+0.147 | +0.361 |
References
edit- ^ "Cycling Track - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Qualifying results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Finals results