{"id":7029,"date":"2016-08-16T18:39:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T14:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/rio-2016-team-pursuit-keirin-ligtlee\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:36:22","slug":"rio-2016-team-pursuit-keirin-ligtlee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/en\/rio-2016-team-pursuit-keirin-ligtlee\/","title":{"rendered":"British Dominance Continues on the Rio Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the third day of the Olympics, two sets of medals were decided on the Rio track. The women crowned their Olympic champions in the keirin and the team pursuit.<\/p>\n

Experts predicted British gold in both disciplines, but it was clear the rivals had no intention of giving anything away.<\/p>\n

In the third heat of the round that decided the finalists of the women’s team pursuit, the United States set a world record of 4:12.282 and raised expectations at the velodrome. But in the very next race the British improved the freshly baked record to 4:12.152 and brought the Americans back down to the boards.<\/p>\n

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11 August 2016
2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL)
Women Team Pursuit Qualifying
GREAT BRITAIN
ARCHIBALD Katie
TROTT Laura
BARKER Elinor
ROWSELL-SHAND Joanna
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n

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As a result, the final pairings were:<\/p>\n

New Zealand \u2013 Canada (bronze final)<\/p>\n

USA \u2013 Great Britain (gold final)<\/p>\n

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The Canadians won the bronze final, while the gold final turned out to be tense. The Americans led at first and held their advantage through the first thousand meters, but from the second kilometer the British raised the pace and covered the four racing kilometers 2.218 seconds faster than the Americans.<\/p>\n

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13 August 2016
2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL)
Women Team Pursuit 1st Round
GREAT BRITAIN, World Record
ARCHIBALD Katie
TROTT Laura
BARKER Elinor
ROWSELL-SHAND Joanna
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n

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The British time in the final, 4:10.236, was a new world and, of course, Olympic record. It is Britain’s third gold on the Rio track, which shows their great superiority.<\/p>\n

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13 August 2016
2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL)
Women Team Pursuit Finals
1st : GREAT BRITAIN
ARCHIBALD Katie
TROTT Laura
BARKER Elinor
ROWSELL-SHAND Joanna
2nd : USA
HAMMER Sarah
CATLIN Kelly
DYGERT Chloe
VALENTE Jennifer
3rd : CANADA
BEVERIDGE Allison
GLAESSER Jasmin
LAY Kirsti
SIMMERLING Georgia
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n

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After the brilliant contest for the first set of medals, it was the turn of the women’s keirin final.<\/p>\n

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