# 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit

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.

## Results
### Qualifying

The eight fastest teams advanced to the first round.
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
| 1 | United States Jennifer Valente Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist | 4:18.836 | | Q |
| 2 | Great Britain Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Emily Nelson | 4:19.177 | +0.341 | Q |
| 3 | Italy Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Simona Frapporti Tatiana Guderzo | 4:21.543 | +2.707 | Q |
| 4 | New Zealand Rushlee Buchanan Bryony Botha Kirstie James Racquel Sheath | 4:23.530 | +4.694 | Q |
| 5 | Canada Allison Beveridge Ariane Bonhomme Annie Foreman-Mackey Stephanie Roorda | 4:24.071 | +5.235 | q |
| 6 | Germany Gudrun Stock Charlotte Becker Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer | 4:26.746 | +7.910 | q |
| 7 | France Laurie Berthon Coralie Demay Marion Borras Marie Le Net | 4:29.627 | +10.791 | q |
| 8 | Poland Daria Pikulik Katarzyna Pawłowska Justyna Kaczkowska Nikol Płosaj | 4:29.799 | +10.963 | q |
| 9 | Japan Yumi Kajihara Kie Furuyama Yuya Hashimoto Kisato Nakamura | 4:30.955 | +12.119 | |
| 10 | China Wang Xiaofei Liu Jiali Ma Menglu Wang Hong | 4:32.389 | +13.553 | |
| 11 | Russia Aleksandra Goncharova Gulnaz Badykova Anastasiia Iakovenko Olga Zabelinskaya | 4:32.652 | +13.816 | |
| 12 | Belgium Lotte Kopecky Gilke Croket Annelies Dom Saartje Vandenbroucke | 4:33.076 | +14.240 | |
| 13 | Belarus Polina Pivovarova Ina Savenka Anastasiya Dzedzikava Hanna Tserakh | 4:34.254 | +15.418 | |

### First round

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.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | United States Jennifer Valente Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist | 4:16.340 | QG |
| 2 | 3 | Great Britain Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Eleanor Dickinson | 4:19.397 | QG |
| 3 | 3 | Italy Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Tatiana Guderzo | 4:20.647 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Canada Allison Beveridge Ariane Bonhomme Annie Foreman-Mackey Stephanie Roorda | 4:21.780 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Germany Gudrun Stock Charlotte Becker Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer | 4:24.369 | |
| 6 | 4 | New Zealand Rushlee Buchanan Bryony Botha Michaela Drummond Racquel Sheath | 4:25.384 | |
| 7 | 1 | France Laurie Berthon Coralie Demay Marion Borras Marie Le Net | 4:27.273 | |
| 8 | 2 | Poland Daria Pikulik Katarzyna Pawłowska Justyna Kaczkowska Nikol Płosaj | 4:32.169 | |
* QG = qualified for gold medal final
* QB = qualified for bronze medal final

### Finals

The final classification was determined in the medal finals.
| Rank | Nation | Time | Gap |
| Gold medal race |||||
| | United States Jennifer Valente Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist | 4:15.669 | |
| | Great Britain Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Emily Nelson | 4:16.980 | +1.311 |
| Bronze medal race |||||
| | Italy Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Tatiana Guderzo | 4:20.202 | |
| 4 | Canada Allison Beveridge Ariane Bonhomme Annie Foreman-Mackey Stephanie Roorda | 4:23.216 | +3.014 |