# Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

The men's cycling team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 11 and 12 August. Team GB established new Olympic and World Records in both their heat and in the final; their gold medal made Sir Bradley Wiggins Britain's most decorated Olympian.
The medals were presented by James Tomkins, IOC member, Australia and Brian Cookson, President of the UCI.

## Schedule

All times are Brasília Time
| Date | Round |
| Thursday 11 August 2016 | Heats |
| Friday 12 August 2016 | Semifinals |
| Friday 12 August 2016 | Final |

## Results
### Qualifications

The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Great Britain | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:51.943 | Q |
| 2 | Denmark | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach | 3:55.396 | Q |
| 3 | Australia | Alexander Edmondson Jack Bobridge Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford | 3:55.606 | Q |
| 4 | New Zealand | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:55.977 | Q |
| 5 | Italy | Simone Consonni Liam Bertazzo Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon | 3:59.708 | q |
| 6 | Germany | Henning Bommel Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 4:00.911 | q |
| 7 | Switzerland | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:03.845 | q |
| 8 | China | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:05.152 | q |
| | Netherlands | Tim Veldt Wim Stroetinga Jan-Willem van Schip Joost van der Burg | DNF | |
* Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final
* q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final

### First round

First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier
The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Great Britain | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:50.570 | QG, WR, OR |
| 2 | 3 | Australia | Alexander Edmondson Michael Hepburn Callum Scotson Sam Welsford | 3:53.429 | QG |
| 3 | 3 | Denmark | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Rasmus Quaade | 3:53.542 | QB |
| 4 | 4 | New Zealand | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:55.654 | QB |
| 5 | 2 | Italy | Simone Consonni Liam Bertazzo Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon | 3:55.724 | Q5 |
| 6 | 1 | Germany | Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 3:56.903 | Q5 |
| 7 | 1 | Switzerland | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:03.580 | Q7 |
| 8 | 2 | China | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:04.420 | Q7 |
* QG = qualified for gold medal final
* QB = qualified for bronze medal final
* Q5 = qualified for 5th place final
* Q7 = qualified for 7th place final

### Finals

The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| Final for 7th place |||||
| 7 | Switzerland | Olivier Beer Silvan Dillier Théry Schir Cyrille Thièry | 4:01.786 | |
| 8 | China | Fan Yang Liu Hao Qin Chenlu Shen Pingan | 4:03.687 | |
| Final for 5th place |||||
| 5 | Germany | Theo Reinhardt Nils Schomber Kersten Thiele Domenic Weinstein | 3:59.485 | |
| 6 | Italy | Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Michele Scartezzini | 4:02.360 | |
| Bronze medal final |||||
| | Denmark | Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach | 3:53.789 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Dylan Kennett Regan Gough | 3:56.753 | |
| Gold medal final |||||
| | Great Britain | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | 3:50.265 | WR, OR |
| | Australia | Alexander Edmondson Jack Bobridge Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford | 3:51.008 | |