title: 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's team pursuit
text: # 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's team pursuit
  
  The second round of the women's team pursuit of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Melbourne, Australia on 21 November 2009. 11 teams participated in the contest.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.
  
  The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  Saturday 21 November 13:15-14:20 Qualifying 20:30-20:45 Finals 21:20-21:30 Victory Ceremony
  
  Schedule from Tissottiming.com
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  | Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New Zealand | Rushlee Buchanan Lauren Ellis Alison Shanks | 3:26.890 | Q |
  | 2 | United Kingdom | Katie Colclough Wendy Houvenaghel Joanna Rowsell | 3:27.310 | Q |
  | 3 | Australia | Ashlee Ankudinoff Sarah Kent Josephine Tomic | 3:27.678 | q |
  | 4 | Ukraine | Svitlana Halyuk Lesya Kalytovska Iryna Shpylova | 3:29.004 | q |
  | 5 | Germany | Lisa Brennauer Elka Gebhardt Madeleine Sandig | 3:31.185 | |
  | 6 | Belgium | Jessie Daams Jolien D'hoore Kelly Druyts | 3:35.692 | |
  | 7 | Netherlands | Ellen van Dijk Yvonne Hijgenaar Willy Kanis | 3:37.524 | |
  | 8 | Rodin | Skye Lee Armstrong Rochelle Gilmore Kelly Helen | 3:41.017 | |
  | 9 | United States | Lauren Franges Kimberly Geist Shelley Olds | 3:43.126 | |
  | 10 | Italy | Alessandra Borchi Giorgia Bronzini Marta Tagliaferro | 3:46.239 | |
  | 11 | South Korea | Eun Ji Lee Ju Mi Lee Min Hye Lee | 3:50.583 | |
  
  Results from Tissottiming.com.
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Final bronze medal race**
  
  | Rank | Team | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Australia | Ashlee Ankudinoff Sarah Kent Josephine Tomic | 3:26.869 | |
  | 4 | Ukraine | Lesya Kalytovska Lyubov Shulika Iryna Shpylova | 3:30.156 | |
  
  Results from Tissottiming.com.
  
  **Final gold medal race**
  
  | Rank | Team | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | New Zealand | Kaytee Boyd Lauren Ellis Alison Shanks | 3:24.771 | |
  | | United Kingdom | Katie Colclough Wendy Houvenaghel Joanna Rowsell | 3:25.938 | |
  
  Results from Tissottiming.com.
  
  