# World record progression track cycling – Women's team pursuit

This is an overview of the progression of the World track cycling record of the women's team pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
The women's 3000m team pursuit discipline for 3 riders was introduced by the UCI at the 2007–08 track cycling season. After the 2012–13 track cycling season the UCI changed the discipline into a 4000 m team pursuit with 4 riders.
Joanna Rowsell Shand, has formed part of ten separate record breaking lineups across both distances, the most by any rider.

## Progression
### 3000 m (2007–2013)

| Time | Cyclist | Location | Track | Date | Meet |
| 3:34.783 | United States Sarah Hammer Dotsie Bausch Jennie Reed | Los Angeles (USA) | Indoor track | 21 October 2007 | |
| 3:22.415 | Great Britain Wendy Houvenaghel Rebecca Romero Joanna Rowsell | Manchester (GBR) | Indoor track | 28 March 2008 | |
| 3:21.875 | Great Britain Elizabeth Armitstead Wendy Houvenaghel Joanna Rowsell | Manchester (GBR) | Indoor track | 1 November 2009 | |
| 3:21.552 | New Zealand Rushlee Buchanan Lauren Ellis Alison Shanks | Copenhagen (DEN) | Indoor track | 25 March 2010 | |
| 3:19.569 | United States Sarah Hammer Dotsie Bausch Lauren Tamayo | Aguascalientes (MEX) | Indoor track | 12 May 2010 | Pan American Championships |
| 3:18.148 | Great Britain Laura Trott Danielle King Joanna Rowsell | London (GBR) | Indoor track | 17 February 2012 | World Cup |
| 3:15.720 | Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell | Melbourne (AUS) | Indoor track | 5 April 2012 | World Championships |
| 3:14.051 | Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell | London (GBR) | Indoor track | 4 August 2012 | Summer Olympics |

### 4000 m (from 2013)

| Time | Riders | Event | Location | Date |
| 4:43.144 | Italy Arianna Fidanza, Francesca Pattaro, Michela Maltese, Maria Vittoria Sperotto | Qualifying round European Junior Championships | Anadia | 10 July 2013 |
| 4:40.109 | Italy Arianna Fidanza, Francesca Pattaro, Michela Maltese, Maria Vittoria Sperotto | Final European Junior Championships | Anadia | 10 July 2013 |
| 4:38.708 | Great Britain Amy Hill, Hayley Jones, Emily Kay, Emily Nelson | Qualifying round World Junior Championships | Glasgow | 8 August 2013 |
| 4:36.147 | Great Britain Amy Hill, Hayley Jones, Emily Kay, Emily Nelson | Final World Junior Championships | Glasgow | 8 August 2013 |
| 4:32.721 | Great Britain Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker | British Championships | Manchester | 29 September 2013 |
| 4:28.738 | Great Britain Laura Trott, Katie Archibald, Joanna Rowsell, Elinor Barker | Qualifying round European Championships | Apeldoorn | 18 October 2013 |
| 4:26.556 | Great Britain Laura Trott, Katie Archibald, Danielle King, Elinor Barker | Final European Championships | Apeldoorn | 18 October 2013 |
| 4:23.910 | Great Britain Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker | Qualifying round World Cup | Manchester | 1 November 2013 |
| 4:19.604 | Great Britain Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker | Final World Cup | Manchester | 1 November 2013 |
| 4:19.115 | Great Britain Katie Archibald, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker | Qualifying round World Cup | Aguascalientes | 5 December 2013 |
| 4:16.552 | Great Britain Katie Archibald, Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King, Elinor Barker | Final World Cup | Aguascalientes | 5 December 2013 |
| 4:13.683 | Australia Annette Edmondson, Melissa Hoskins, Amy Cure, Ashlee Ankudinoff | Final World Championships | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | 19 February 2015 |
| 4:13.260 | Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell Shand | Qualifying round Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 11 August 2016 |
| 4:12.282 | United States Sarah Hammer, Kelly Catlin, Chloé Dygert, Jennifer Valente | First round Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| 4:12.152 | Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell Shand | First round Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| 4:10.236 | Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell Shand | Final Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| 4:07.307 | Germany Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kröger | Qualifying round Summer Olympics | Izu | 2 August 2021 |
| 4:06.748 | Great Britain Katie Archibald, Laura Kenny, Neah Evans, Josie Knight | First round Summer Olympics | Izu | 3 August 2021 |
| 4:06.159 | Germany Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kröger | First round Summer Olympics | Izu | 3 August 2021 |
| 4:04.242 | Germany Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kröger | Final Summer Olympics | Izu | 3 August 2021 |