2008 UEC European Track Championships – Women's under-23 individual pursuit
| 2008 European Track Championships | |||
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| UEC European Champion jersey | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5–6 September 2008 | ||
| Distance | 3,000 m (9,843 ft) | ||
| Winning time | 3:34.781 | ||
| Medalists | |||
 Gold |
 Vilija Sereikaitė (Lithuania) |
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 Silver |
 Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) |
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 Bronze |
 Joanna Rowsell (Great Britain) |
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The U23 Women's individual pursuit was one of the 8 women's under-23 events at the 2008 European Track Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland. It took place from 5 to 6 September 2008. 17 cyclists participated in the contest.[1][2]
Competition format
The women's individual pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one rider catches the other, the race is over.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top four riders advanced to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the gold medal match and losers advanced to the bronze medal race.
Schedule
Friday 5 September
12:08-12:58 Qualifying
Saturday 6 September
19:10-19:25 Finals
19:30:-19:35 Victory Ceremony
Source[1]
Results
Qualifying
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Speed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | 3:33.766 | 50.522 | Q |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | 3:35.951 | 50.011 | Q |
| 3 | Joanna Rowsell | United Kingdom | 3:37.641 | 49.623 | q |
| 4 | Svitlana Halyuk |  Ukraine | 3:42.498 | 48.539 | q |
| 5 | Aksana Papko |  Belarus | 3:43.935 | 48.288 | |
| 6 | Oxana Kozonchuk |  Russia | 3:45.132 | 47.971 | |
| 7 | Jarmila Machačová |  Czech Republic | 3:47.209 | 47.533 | |
| 8 | Stephanie Pohl |  Germany | 3:47.483 | 47.476 | |
| 9 | Lisa Brennauer | Germany | 3:48.017 | 47.364 | |
| 10 | Edyta Jasińska |  Poland | 3:48.628 | 47.238 | |
| 11 | Audrey Cordon |  France | 3:49.376 | 47.084 | |
| 12 | Alena Amialyusik | Belarus | 3:49.711 | 47.015 | |
| 13 | Hannah Mayho | United Kingdom | 3:50.176 | 46.920 | |
| 14 | Viktoriya Kondel | Russia | 3:51.349 | 46.682 | |
| 15 | Oksana Lyesnik | Ukraine | 3:51.543 | 46.643 | |
| 16 | Elise van Hage | Netherlands | 3:55.349 | 45.889 | |
| 17 | Dominika Maczka | Poland | 4:01.597 | 44.702 |
Source[3]
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Speed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | 3:42.052 | 48.637 | Q |
| 2 | Svitlana Halyuk | Ukraine | 3:42.052 | 48.637 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Speed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | 3:37.354 | 49.688 | Q |
| 2 | Joanna Rowsell | United Kingdom | 3:37.867 | 49.571 | Fastest losing time |
Source[4]
Final
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | 3:34.781 | 50.283 |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | 3:37.747 | 49.598 |
Source[5]
Final classification
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania |
| | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands |
| | Joanna Rowsell | United Kingdom |
| 4 | Svitlana Halyuk | Ukraine |
| 5 | Aksana Papko | Belarus |
| 6 | Oxana Kozonchuk | Russia |
| 7 | Jarmila Machačová | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Stephanie Pohl | Germany |
| 9 | Lisa Brennauer | Germany |
| 10 | Edyta Jasińska | Poland |
| 11 | Audrey Cordon | France |
| 12 | Alena Amialyusik | Belarus |
| 13 | Hannah Mayho | United Kingdom |
| 14 | Viktoriya Kondel | Russia |
| 15 | Oksana Lyesnik | Ukraine |
| 16 | Elise van Hage | Netherlands |
| 17 | Dominika Maczka | Poland |
References
- 1 2 "Schedule". Tissottiming.com. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Start list". Tissottiming.com. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Qualifying". Tissottiming.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Semifinals". Tissottiming.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Final". Tissottiming.com. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Scratch race results". www.uci.ch. 6 September 2008.