Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit B

The Women's Individual Pursuit B track cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on September 2 at London Velopark. This class was for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot. Eleven pairs from nine different nations competed.

Cycling, Women's Ind. Pursuit B
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
DatesSeptember 2
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Medalists
Phillipa Gray
Laura Thompson
 New Zealand
Catherine Walsh
Francine Meehan
 Ireland
Aileen McGlynn
Helen Scott
 Great Britain

The competition began with five head to head races and one unpaired ride between the eleven riders. These races were held over a 3000m course and each rider was given a time for their race. The fastest two riders were advanced to the gold medal final whilst the third and fourth fastest times raced it out for the bronze.

Preliminaries

WR = World Record

RankNameCountryTime
1 Phillipa Gray
Pilot: Laura Thompson
 New Zealand 3:31.530
WR
2 Catherine Walsh
Pilot: Francine Meehan
 Ireland 3:36.453
3 Aileen McGlynn
Pilot: Helen Scott
 Great Britain 3:36.930
4 Lora Turnham
Pilot: Fiona Duncan
 Great Britain 3:37.085
5 Katie George Dunlevy
Pilot: Sandra Fitzgerald
 Ireland 3:42.445
6 Josefa Benitez Guzman
Pilot: Maria Noriega
 Spain 3:43.335
7 Robbi Weldon
Pilot: Lyne Bessette
 Canada 3:45.698
8 Henrike Handrup
Pilot: Ellen Heiny
 Germany 3:46.697
9 Felicity Johnson
Pilot: Stephanie Morton
 Australia 3:51.103
10 Iryna Fiadotova
Pilot: Alena Drazdova
 Belarus 4:01.417
11 Adamantia Chalkiadaki
Pilot: Argyro Milaki
 Greece 4:01.449

Finals

Gold medal match
Name Time Rank
 Phillipa Gray (NZL)
Pilot:  Laura Thompson (NZL)
3:32.243
 Catherine Walsh (IRL)
Pilot:  Francine Meehan (IRL)
3:36.360
Bronze medal match
Name Time Rank
 Aileen McGlynn (GBR)
Pilot:  Helen Scott (GBR)
3:40.138
 Lora Turnham (GBR)
Pilot:  Fiona Duncan (GBR)
3:41.147 4

References

  • "Schedule & Results - Cycling Track". LOCOG. Retrieved 2012-09-05.


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