# 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's individual pursuit

The fifth round of the women's individual pursuit of the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 13 February 2009. 16 athletes participated in the contest.

## Competition format

The women's individual pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one rider catches the other, the race is over.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.

## Schedule

Friday 13 February 12:35-13:25 Qualifying 18:40-18:55 Finals 19:55:-20:00 Victory Ceremony
Schedule from Tissottiming.com

## Results
### Qualifying

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed | Notes |
| 1 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | 3:38.145 | 49.508 | Q |
| 2 | Tara Whitten | Canada | 3:38.746 | 49.372 | Q |
| 3 | Verena Joos | Germany | 3:40.719 | 48.930 | q |
| 4 | Joanna Rowsell | Team 100% ME | 3:41.042 | 48.859 | q |
| 5 | Dalila Rodríguez Hernandez | Cuba | 3:42.791 | 48.475 | |
| 6 | Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro | EUS | 3:44.758 | 48.051 | |
| 7 | Kimberly Geist | United States | 3:45.485 | 47.896 | |
| 8 | Jolien D'Hoore | Belgium | 3:48.466 | 47.271 | |
| 9 | Tatsiana Sharakova | Belarus | 3:49.703 | 47.017 | |
| 10 | Fiona Dutriaux | France | 3:50.627 | 46.828 | |
| 11 | Elissavet Chantzi | Greece | 3:50.755 | 46.802 | |
| 12 | Edyta Jasińska | Poland | 3:50.931 | 46.767 | |
| 13 | Laura Doria | Italy | 3:51.199 | 46.713 | |
| 14 | Martina Růžičková | Czech Republic | 3:51.511 | 46.650 | |
| 15 | Gema Pascual Torrecilla | Spain | 3:54.276 | 46.099 | |
| 16 | Nontasin Chanpeng | Thailand | 4:00.168 | 44.968 | |
Results from Tissottiming.com.

### Finals
#### Final bronze medal race

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed |
| | Joanna Rowsell | Team 100% ME | 3:40.656 | 48.944 |
| 4 | Verena Joos | Germany | 3:43.632 | 48.293 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.

#### Final gold medal race

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed |
| | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | 3:38.870 | 49.344 |
| | Tara Whitten | Canada | 3:41.646 | 48.726 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.

## World Cup Standings

Final standings after 5 of 5 2008–2009 World Cup races.
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Total points |
| 1 | Joanna Rowsell | Team 100% ME | 8 | 12 | | | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Tara Whitten | Canada | 10 | | 8 | | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | | | 12 | 10 | | 22 |
| 4 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | | 7 | | | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Josephine Tomic | Australia | | 10 | | 6 | | 16 |
| 6 | Charlotte Becker | Germany | 7 | 6 | | 3 | | 16 |
| 7 | Svitlana Halyuk | Ukraine | 3 | 4 | | 8 | | 15 |
| 8 | Dalilia Rodriguez | Cuba | | | 7 | | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Elena Chalykh | Russia | | | 6 | 7 | | 13 |
| 10 | Tatsiana Sharakova | Belarus | 6 | | 5 | | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Alison Shanks | New Zealand | | | | 12 | | 12 |
| 12 | Wendy Houvenaghel | United Kingdom | 12 | | | | | 12 |
| 13 | María Luisa Calle Williams | Colombia | | | 10 | | | 10 |
| 14 | Kimberly Geist | United States | | | | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Lada Kozlíková | Czech Republic | | 8 | | | | 8 |
| 16 | Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro | Spain | | 3 | | | 5 | 8 |
| 17 | Jolien D'Hoore | Belgium | 4 | 1 | | | 3 | 8 |
| 18 | Verena Joos | Germany | | | | | 7 | 7 |
| 19 | Tess Downing | BTA | | 5 | | | | 5 |
| 20 | Pascale Jeuland | France | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 21 | Cui Wang | China | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| 22 | Gema Pascual Torrecilla | Spain | | | 4 | | | 4 |
| 23 | Camila Pinheiro Rodrigues | Brazil | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| 24 | Edyta Jasińska | Poland | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 |
| 25 | Amy Pieters | Netherlands | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 26 | Lauren Ellis | New Zealand | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 27 | Fiona Dutriaux | France | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Ana Usabiaga Balerdi | EUS | 1 | | | | | 1 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.