The men's team pursuit at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, which took place on 5 April 2018. The New Zealand team originally had the third fastest time in the qualifying round, but were disqualified after one of their bikes failed a technical inspection.[1][2]
| Cycling Track – Men's team pursuit at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Anna Meares Velodrome | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:49.804 WR, GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Great Britain(Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Owain Doull, Bradley Wiggins) |
3:50.265 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 August 2016 |
| Games record |  Australia(Jack Bobridge, Luke Davison, Alex Edmondson, Glenn O'Shea) |
3:54.851 | Glasgow, Scotland | 24 July 2014 |
Schedule edit
The schedule is as follows:[3]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 5 April 2018 | 15:35 | Qualifying |
| 20:12 / 20:19 | Finals |
Results edit
Qualifying edit
The two fastest teams advance to the gold medal final. The next two fastest teams advance to the bronze medal final.[4]
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Leigh Howard Jordan Kerby Alex Porter Sam Welsford |
3:52.041 | – | QG, GR |
| 2 |  EnglandKian Emadi Ethan Hayter Charlie Tanfield Oliver Wood |
3:55.399 | +3.358 | QG |
| 3 |  CanadaMichael Foley Derek Gee Adam Jamieson Jay Lamoureux |
4:00.109 | +8.068 | QB |
| 4 |  WalesRhys Britton Samuel Harrison Joe Holt Ethan Vernon |
4:01.489 | +9.448 | QB |
| 5 |  South AfricaGert Fouche Nolan Hoffman David Maree Steven van Heerden |
4:11.711 | +19.670 | |
| 6 |  MalaysiaMuhammad Danie Al Edy Shuaidee Irwandie Lakasek Muhamad Afiq Huznie Othman Muhammad Nur Aiman Rosli |
4:13.033 | +20.992 | |
| – |  New ZealandRegan Gough Nicholas Kergozou Tom Sexton Campbell Stewart |
DSQ |
Finals edit
The final classification was determined in the medal finals.[5]
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
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| Bronze medal final | ||||
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Canada Michael Foley Jay Lamoureux Derek Gee Aidan Caves |
4:00.440 | – | |
| 4 | Wales Joe Holt Ethan Vernon Samuel Harrison Rhys Britton |
4:01.362 | +0.922 | |
| Gold medal final | ||||
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Australia Alex Porter Sam Welsford Leigh Howard Kelland O'Brien |
3:49.804 | – | WR, GR |
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England Oliver Wood Kian Emadi Charlie Tanfield Ethan Hayter |
3:55.310 | +5.506 | |
References edit
- ^ "Cycling New Zealand embarrassed after men's pursuit team disqualified". Stuff. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Cycling boss takes blame for disqualification disaster". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Cycling Track | Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Cycling Track | Men's 4000m Team Pursuit - Qualifying Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Cycling Track | Men's 4000m Team Pursuit - Final Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.