2021 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit

The women's team pursuit competition at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships was held on 5 and 6 October 2021.^[1]

Women's team pursuit at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships
Venue	Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen
Date	5–6 October
Competitors	40 from 9 nations
Winning time	4:13.489
Medalists
Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Laura Süßemilch Lena Charlotte Reißner    Germany   Martina Alzini Rachele Barbieri Martina Fidanza Silvia Zanardi Letizia Paternoster    Italy   Mia Griffin Emily Kay Kelly Murphy Alice Sharpe    Ireland
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Results

Qualifying

The eight fastest teams advanced to the first round.^[2]

Rank	Nation	Time	Behind	Notes
1	Germany Franziska Brauße Mieke Kröger Laura Süßemilch Lena Charlotte Reißner	4:18.655		Q
2	Italy Martina Alzini Rachele Barbieri Martina Fidanza Letizia Paternoster	4:18.911	+0.256	Q
3	Ireland Mia Griffin Emily Kay Kelly Murphy Alice Sharpe	4:21.983	+3.328	Q
4	Netherlands Mylène de Zoete Daniek Hengeveld Marit Raaijmakers Lonneke Uneken	4:24.309	+5.654	Q
5	Great Britain Megan Barker Ella Barnwell Eluned King Madelaine Leech	4:24.562	+5.907	q
6	Poland Karolina Karasiewicz Karolina Kumięga Wiktoria Pikulik Nikol Płosaj	4:25.248	+6.593	q
7	Russia Inna Abaidullina Alena Ivanchenko Maria Novolodskaya Valeria Valgonen	4:26.003	+7.348	q
8	Belarus Nastassia Kiptsikava Taisa Naskovich Aksana Salauyeva Hanna Tserakh	4:30.278	+11.623	q
9	Switzerland Michelle Andres Fabienne Buri Léna Mettraux Cybèle Schneider	4:32.737	+14.802

First round

First round heats were held as follows:
Heat 1: 6th v 7th fastest
Heat 2: 5th v 8th fastest
Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd fastest
Heat 4: 1st v 4th fastest

The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceeded to the gold medal race. The remaining six teams were ranked on time, from which the top two proceeded to the bronze medal race.^[3]

Heat	Rank	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1	Russia Inna Abaidullina Alena Ivanchenko Maria Novolodskaya Valeria Valgonen	4:22.427
1	2	Poland Karolina Karasiewicz Karolina Kumięga Wiktoria Pikulik Nikola Wielowska	4:27.492
2	1	Great Britain Megan Barker Ella Barnwell Madelaine Leech Sophie Lewis	4:22.048	QB
2		Belarus Nastassia Kiptsikava Taisa Naskovich Aksana Salauyeva Hanna Tserakh	DSQ
3	1	Italy Rachele Barbieri Martina Fidanza Letizia Paternoster Silvia Zanardi	4:17.863	QG
3	2	Ireland Mia Griffin Emily Kay Kelly Murphy Alice Sharpe	4:21.202	QB
4	1	Germany Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Laura Süßemilch		QG
4	2	Netherlands Mylène de Zoete Daniek Hengeveld Marit Raaijmakers Lonneke Uneken	4:24.199

Finals

Rank	Nation	Time[4]	Behind	Notes
Gold medal final
	Germany Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Laura Süßemilch	4:13.489
	Italy Martina Alzini Rachele Barbieri Martina Fidanza Silvia Zanardi	4:20.923	+7.434
Bronze medal final
	Ireland Mia Griffin Emily Kay Kelly Murphy Alice Sharpe	4:21.264
4	Great Britain Megan Barker Ella Barnwell Eluned King Madelaine Leech	4:24.904	+3.640