Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint
| Men's team sprint cycling at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 2 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 42.600 WR, OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's cycling team sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 2 August.[1]
The Great Britain team consisting of Philip Hindes, Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny won the gold medal in world record-breaking time. Grégory Bauge, Michaël D'Almeida and Kévin Sireau from France took silver, and the bronze medal was won by Germany's René Enders, Maximilian Levy and Robert Förstemann.
Competition format
A men's team sprint race consists of a three-lap race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding (1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, etc.). The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.[2]
Great Britain's team consisting of Philip Hindes, Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny won the gold medal with a time of 42.6 seconds, breaking the world record. France won the silver medal and Germany took bronze.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time.
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 2 August 2012 | 16:15 | Qualifications and final |
Results
Qualification
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Great Britain | Philip Hindes Chris Hoy Jason Kenny | 43.065 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 4 |  France | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida Kévin Sireau | 43.097 | Q |
| 3 | 4 |  Australia | Matthew Glaetzer Shane Perkins Scott Sunderland | 43.377 | Q |
| 4 | 3 |  Russia | Sergey Borisov Denis Dmitriev Sergey Kucherov | 43.681 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 5 |  Germany | René Enders Robert Förstemann Maximilian Levy | 43.710 | Q |
| 6 | 2 |  China | Cheng Changsong Zhang Lei Zhang Miao | 43.751 | Q |
| 7 | 3 |  New Zealand | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Simon van Velthooven | 44.175 | Q |
| 8 | 2 |  Japan | Seiichiro Nakagawa Yudai Nitta Kazunari Watanabe | 44.324 | Q |
| 9 | 1 |  Venezuela | Hersony Canelón César Marcano Angel Polgar | 44.654 | NR |
| 10 | 1 |  Poland | Maciej Bielecki Damian Zieliński Kamil Kuczyński | 44.712 |
First round
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Great Britain | Philip Hindes Chris Hoy Jason Kenny | 42.747 | Q, WR, OR |
| 2 | 3 | France | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida Kévin Sireau | 42.991 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | Germany | René Enders Robert Förstemann Maximilian Levy | 43.178 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Australia | Matthew Glaetzer Shane Perkins Scott Sunderland | 43.261 | Q, OC |
| 5 | 3 | New Zealand | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Simon van Velthooven | 43.495 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | China | Cheng Changsong Zhang Lei Zhang Miao | 43.505 | AS |
| 7 | 1 | Russia | Sergey Borisov Denis Dmitriev Sergey Kucherov | 43.909 | |
| 8 | 4 | Japan | Seiichiro Nakagawa Yudai Nitta Kazunari Watanabe | 43.964 | NR |
Finals
Bronze medal final
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Germany | René Enders Robert Förstemann Maximilian Levy | 43.209 | |
| 4 | Australia | Matthew Glaetzer Shane Perkins Scott Sunderland | 43.355 |
Gold medal final
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Great Britain | Philip Hindes Chris Hoy Jason Kenny | 42.600 | WR, OR |
 | France | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida Kévin Sireau | 43.013 |
