| Event: | Women's team pursuit |
| Championship: | 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
| Dates: | 28 February–1 March |
| Venue: | Omnisport Apeldoorn |
| Location: | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Competitors: | 52 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Win Value: | 4:15.669 |
| Gold: | Jennifer Valente Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist |
| Gold Nation: | USA |
| Silver: | Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Emily Nelson Ellie Dickinson |
| Silver Nation: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Tatiana Guderzo Simona Frapporti |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The women's team pursuit competition at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February and 1 March 2018 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[1] [2]
The eight fastest teams advanced to the first round.[3]
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 three and four 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.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jennifer Valente Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist | 4:16.340 | QG | |
| 2 | 3 | Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Eleanor Dickinson | 4:19.397 | QG | |
| 3 | 3 | Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Tatiana Guderzo | 4:20.647 | QB | |
| 4 | 2 | Allison Beveridge Ariane Bonhomme Annie Foreman-Mackey Stephanie Roorda | 4:21.780 | QB | |
| 5 | 1 | Gudrun Stock Charlotte Becker Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer | 4:24.369 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Rushlee Buchanan Bryony Botha Michaela Drummond Racquel Sheath | 4:25.384 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Laurie Berthon Coralie Demay Marion Borras Marie Le Net | 4:27.273 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Daria Pikulik Katarzyna Pawłowska Justyna Kaczkowska Nikol Płosaj | 4:32.169 |
The final classification was determined in the medal finals.[5]
| Rank | Nation | Time | Gap | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal race | |||||
Jennifer Valente Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist | 4:15.669 | ||||
Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Emily Nelson | 4:16.980 | +1.311 | |||
| Bronze medal race | |||||
Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Tatiana Guderzo | 4:20.202 | ||||
| 4 | Allison Beveridge Ariane Bonhomme Annie Foreman-Mackey Stephanie Roorda | 4:23.216 | +3.014 | ||