The fourth round of the women's team pursuit of the 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup took place in London, United Kingdom from 16 to 17 February 2012 and was part of the London Prepares series. 15 teams participated in the contest.[1]
| 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, race 4/4 | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–17 February 2012 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 3 km (1.864 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:18.148 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Competition format
The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.
Schedule
Thursday 16 February
Qualifying
Friday 17 February
19:27-19:42 Finals
19:50-19:58 Victory Ceremony
Schedule from Tissottiming.com[1]
Results
Qualifying
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | Tara Whitten Gillian Carleton Jasmin Glaesser | 3:20.785 | Q |
| 2 |  United Kingdom | Laura Trott Wendy Houvenaghel Joanna Rowsell | 3:21.370 | Q |
| 3 |  Australia | Annette Edmondson Melissa Hoskins Josephine Tomic | 3:21.426 | q |
| 4 |  Netherlands | Ellen van Dijk Vera Koedooder Kirsten Wild | 3:22.776 | q |
| 5 |  United States | Sarah Hammer Jennie Reed Lauren Tamayo | 3:23.208 | |
| 6 |  New Zealand | Lauren Ellis Jaime Nielsen Alison Shanks | 3:25.468 | |
| 7 |  Lithuania | Aušrinė Trebaitė Vaida Pikauskaitė Vilija Sereikaitė | 3:28.156 | |
| 8 |  Germany | Lisa Brennauer Charlotte Becker Madeleine Sandig | 3:28.387 | |
| 9 |  Ukraine | Svitlana Halyuk Lyubov Shulika Lesya Kalytovska | 3:28.633 | |
| 10 |  China | Jiang Fan Jiang Wenwen Liang Jing | 3:29.136 | |
| 11 |  Belgium | Jolien D'Hoore Kelly Druyts Els Belmans | 3:29.188 | |
| 12 | RusVelo | Evgenia Romanyuta Venera Absalyamova Irina Molicheva | 3:30.190 | |
| 13 |  Poland | Katarzyna Pawłowska Eugenia Bujak Małgorzata Wojtyra | 3:30.975 | |
| 14 |  Japan | Hiroko Ishii Maki Tabata Kayono Maeda | 4:13.408 | |
 Belarus | Tatyana Sharakova Aksana Papko Alena Dylko | DSQ |
Results from Tissottiming.com.[2]
Finals
Final bronze medal race
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| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Australia | Annette Edmondson Amy Cure Josephine Tomic | 3:19.164 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | Ellen van Dijk Vera Koedooder Kirsten Wild | 3:21.992 |
Final gold medal race
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | United Kingdom | Laura Trott Danielle King Joanna Rowsell | 3:18.148 | WR |
 | Canada | Tara Whitten Gillian Carleton Jasmin Glaesser | 3:18.982 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.[3]