Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tandem sprint B
Cycling programme at the Commonwealth Games
Cycling Track – Men's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Anna Meares Velodrome | |||||||||
Dates | 7 April | |||||||||
Competitors | 5 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Men's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, taking place on 7 April 2018. This event was for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 9.711 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | 13 April 2014 |
Games record | ![]() | 10.050 | Glasgow, Scotland | 26 July 2014 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday 7 April 2018 | 14:08 | Qualifying |
14:47 | Semifinals | |
18:32/18:35 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying
4 riders will be qualified and seeded for the semifinals according to their times in qualification.[2]
Rank | Nations | Riders | Time | Behind | Average speed (km/h) | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) | 9.568 | — | 75.251 | Q, WR, GR |
2 | ![]() | James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) | 10.022 | +0.454 | 71.842 | Q |
3 | ![]() | Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) | 10.037 | +0.469 | 71.735 | Q |
4 | ![]() | Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) | 10.124 | +0.556 | 71.118 | Q |
5 | ![]() | Frederick Assor Rudolf Mensah (pilot) | 12.816 | +3.248 | 56.180 |
Semifinals
Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon. Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.[3]
Heat | Rank | Nations | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) | X | X | QG | |
1 | 2 | ![]() | Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) | +0.144 | +1.625 | QB | |
2 | 1 | ![]() | James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) | X | X | QG | |
2 | 2 | ![]() | Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) | +0.276 | +0.273 | QB |
Finals
The final classification is determined in the medal finals.[4]
Rank | Nations | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) |
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Bronze medal final | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) | X | X | |
4 | ![]() | Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) | +0.034 | +1.459 | |
Gold medal final | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) | X | X | |
![]() | ![]() | James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) | +0.147 | +0.361 |