Teams must complete four laps around the track, each rider doing one lap. Smooth bike exchanges and quick single lap speed is essential for a good qualification. The fastest time wins. Riders are arranged in heats of six to eight and seeded according to their Individual Time Trial results.
Riders advance from preliminaries to quarterfinals to semifinals to the final.
As the final event in the series, team pursuit tests team strength and unity. Two teams stand on the infield while their bike lay on the track. As the starting gun sounds the riders run to their bikes and begin their chase. The lowest two times of the preliminary heats square off against each other in the final, which determines the event champions.