# 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit

The fourth round of the women's individual pursuit of the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Beijing, China on 16 January 2009. 14 athletes participated in the event.

## 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 consists of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advance to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advance to the bronze medal race.

## Schedule

Friday 16 January 11:35-12:25 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 | Alison Shanks | New Zealand | 3:31.519 | 51.059 | Q |
| 2 | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | 3:36.400 | 49.907 | Q |
| 3 | Svitlana Halyuk | Ukraine | 3:42.965 | 48.438 | q |
| 4 | Elena Chalykh | Russia | 3:44.087 | 48.195 | q |
| 5 | Josephine Tomic | Australia | 3:44.711 | 48.061 | |
| 6 | Kimberly Geist | United States | 3:48.441 | 47.276 | |
| 7 | Cui Wang | China | 3:48.617 | 47.240 | |
| 8 | Charlotte Becker | Germany | 3:49.563 | 47.045 | |
| 9 | Amy Pieters | Netherlands | 3:52.459 | 46.459 | |
| 10 | Edyta Jasińska | Poland | 3:55.006 | 45.956 | |
| 11 | Martina Růžičková | Czech Republic | 3:55.362 | 45.886 | |
| 12 | Gema Pascual Torrecilla | Spain | 4:01.358 | 44.746 | |
| 13 | Chanpeng Nontasin | Thailand | 4:01.420 | 44.735 | |
| | Dalila Rodríguez Hernandez | Cuba | | | DNS |
Results from Tissottiming.com.

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

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed |
| | Svitlana Halyuk | Ukraine | 3:41.892 | 48.672 |
| 4 | Elena Chalykh | Russia | 3:42.360 | 48.569 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.

#### Final gold medal race

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed |
| | Alison Shanks | New Zealand | 3:30.685 | 51.261 |
| | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | 3:37.661 | 49.618 |
Results from Tissottiming.com.

## World Cup Standings

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