The Women's team sprint competition at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 20 October 2021.[1][2]
| Women's team sprint at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | |||||||||
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| Venue | Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean-Stablinski | ||||||||
| Location | Roubaix, France | ||||||||
| Dates | 20 October | ||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 8 nations | ||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
| Winning time | 46.064 | ||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||
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Results
editQualifying
editThe qualifying was started at 18:30.[3] All teams advanced to the first round.
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GermanyPauline Grabosch Lea Friedrich Emma Hinze |
46.511 | WR | |
| 2 | Russian Cycling Federation Natalia Antonova Anastasia Voynova Yana Tyshchenko |
47.031 | +0.520 | |
| 3 |  CanadaLauriane Genest Kelsey Mitchell Sarah Orban |
48.362 | +1.851 | |
| 4 |  Great BritainMilly Tanner Lauren Bate Blaine Ridge-Davis |
48.388 | +1.877 | |
| 5 |  PolandMarlena Karwacka Urszula Łoś Nikola Sibiak |
48.778 | +2.267 | |
| 6 |  JapanFuko Umekawa Riyu Ohta Mina Sato |
49.178 | +2.667 | |
| 7 |  UkraineLyubov Basova Alla Biletska Oleksandra Lohviniuk |
50.230 | +3.719 | |
| 8 |  NigeriaTawakalt Yekeen Mary Samuel Ese Ukpeseraye |
55.653 | +9.142 |
First round
editFirst round heats were held as follows:
Heat 1: 4th v 5th fastest
Heat 2: 3rd v 6th fastest
Heat 3: 2nd v 7th fastest
Heat 4: 1st v 8th fastest (cancelled and both teams raced alone)
The first round was started at 19:53.[4] The heat winners were ranked on time, from which the top two advanced to the gold medal race and the other two proceeded to the bronze medal race.
| Heat | Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria Mary Samuel Ese Ukpeseraye Tawakalt Yekeen |
55.734 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Great Britain Lauren Bate Blaine Ridge-Davis Milly Tanner |
48.066 | QB | |
| 2 | 2 | Poland Marlena Karwacka Urszula Łoś Nikola Sibiak |
48.156 | +0.090 | |
| 3 | 1 | Japan Riyu Ohta Mina Sato Fuko Umekawa |
48.622 | QB | |
| 3 | 2 | Canada Lauriane Genest Kelsey Mitchell Sarah Orban |
Relegated | ||
| 4 | 1 | Russian Cycling Federation Natalia Antonova Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova |
47.043 | QG | |
| 4 | 2 | Ukraine Lyubov Basova Alla Biletska Oleksandra Lohviniuk |
50.043 | +3.000 | |
| 5 | Germany Lea Friedrich Pauline Grabosch Emma Hinze |
46.358 | QG, WR | ||
- QG = qualified for gold medal final
- QB = qualified for bronze medal final
Finals
editThe finals were started at 20:51.[5]
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal race | ||||
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Germany Lea Friedrich Pauline Grabosch Emma Hinze |
46.064 | WR | |
 |
Russian Cycling Federation Natalia Antonova Daria Shmeleva Yana Tyshchenko |
46.718 | +0.654 | |
| Bronze medal race | ||||
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Great Britain Sophie Capewell Blaine Ridge-Davis Milly Tanner |
48.059 | ||
| 4 | Japan Riyu Ohta Mina Sato Fuko Umekawa |
48.612 | +0.553 | |