The second round of the women's team pursuit of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Melbourne, Australia on 21 November 2009. 11 teams participated in the contest.

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 Saturday 21 November 13:15-14:20 Qualifying 20:30-20:45 Finals 21:20-21:30 Victory Ceremony

Schedule from Tissottiming.com

Results

Qualifying Rank Country Cyclists Result Notes 1 Rushlee BuchananLauren EllisAlison Shanks 3:26.890 Q 2 Katie ColcloughWendy HouvenaghelJoanna Rowsell 3:27.310 Q 3 Ashlee AnkudinoffSarah KentJosephine Tomic 3:27.678 q 4 Svitlana HalyukLesya KalytovskaIryna Shpylova 3:29.004 q 5 Lisa BrennauerElka GebhardtMadeleine Sandig 3:31.185 6 Jessie DaamsJolien D'hooreKelly Druyts 3:35.692 7 Ellen van DijkYvonne HijgenaarWilly Kanis 3:37.524 8 Rodin Skye Lee ArmstrongRochelle GilmoreKelly Helen 3:41.017 9 Lauren FrangesKimberly GeistShelley Olds 3:43.126 10 Alessandra BorchiGiorgia BronziniMarta Tagliaferro 3:46.239 11 Eun Ji LeeJu Mi LeeMin Hye Lee 3:50.583 Results from Tissottiming.com.

Finals

Final bronze medal race Rank Team Cyclists Result Notes Ashlee AnkudinoffSarah KentJosephine Tomic 3:26.869 4 Lesya KalytovskaLyubov ShulikaIryna Shpylova 3:30.156 Results from Tissottiming.com.

Final gold medal race Rank Team Cyclists Result Notes Kaytee BoydLauren EllisAlison Shanks 3:24.771 Katie ColcloughWendy HouvenaghelJoanna Rowsell 3:25.938 Results from Tissottiming.com.

See also 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's individual pursuit 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's points race 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's scratch race UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Women's team pursuit

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