The males’s group pursuit on the Olympic Games is among the oldest biking occasions, relationship again to the 1908 London Games. Great Britain claimed the primary gold medal and within the current previous, have been the dominant group.
The British group received gold in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro however since 2016 have needed to rebuild after the retirement of Brad Wiggins and Ed Clancy.
Italy and Denmark have been the usual bearers lately however the British have been quickly making a comeback to the highest.
The competitors begins on August 5 with a qualifying spherical. Only the highest 4 groups can compete for the medals however which color is decided within the first spherical. The prime eight groups advance.
The prime 4 qualifiers go face to face – second versus third and first versus fourth. The winners of every warmth compete for the gold.
Even in the event that they’re shedding, the groups should combat for each millisecond as a result of the following two quickest occasions of the opposite six groups will compete for the bronze medal.
Men’s Team Pursuit rivals
- Australia: Oliver Bleddyn, Conor Leahy, Kelland O’Brien, Sam Welsford
- Belgium: Lindsay de Vylder, Tuur Dens, Robbe Ghys, Fabio van den Bossche
- Canada: Dylan Bibic, Michael Foley, Mathias Guillemette, Carson Mattern
- Denmark: Carl-Frederik Bevort, Niklas Larsen, Frederik Rodenberg Madsen, Michael Mørkøv, Rasmus Lund Pedersen
- France: Thomas Boudat, Thomas Denis, Valentin Tabellion, Benjamin Thomas
- Germany: Tobias Buck-Gramcko, Roger Kluge, Theo Reinhardt, Tim Torn Teutenberg
- Great Britain: Daniel Bigham, Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon, Oliver Wood
- Italy: Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Francesco Lamon, Jonathan Milan
- Japan: Eiya Hashimoto, Shunsuke Imamura, Kazushige Kuboki, Shinji Nakano
- New Zealand: Aaron Gate, Keegan Hornblow, Tom Sexton, Campbell Stewart
Men’s Team Pursuit contenders
Italy prevailed within the final Olympic Games males’s group pursuit, powering house to a slender victory over Denmark with Filippo Ganna, Simone Consonni, Jonathan Milan and Francesco Lamon setting a world file within the gold medal spherical.
Denmark’s Carl-Frederik Bevort, Niklas Larsen, Frederik Rodenberg, Michael Mørkøv, and Rasmus Lund Pedersen obtained the higher of the Italians on the World Championships in Glasgow, nevertheless. It’s a battle of energy and expertise as groups attempt to develop into as aerodynamic as potential.
An professional in aerodynamics, Dan Bigham has been revolutionizing the British group pursuit squad and pushing the group – together with Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon, and Oliver Wood – again into the checklist of favourites for the medals.
Men’s Team Pursuit schedule
- August 5: Men’s Team Pursuit Qualifying – 11:27 CET
- August 6: Men’s Team Pursuit First Round – 13:14 CET
- August 7: Men’s Team Pursuit Final – 12:04 CET
