Team pursuit at the Worlds, 2013–2026
How the gold-medal ride has changed, kilometre by kilometre. Every number is from the Tissot timing sheets; intervals and speeds are computed from the printed cumulative splits.
Winning time, round by round
Final, qualifying and first round of each year's champion. A blank in the final line means the opponent was caught and no time was recorded.
Pacing profile of the gold ride
Average speed over each kilometre. Pick years to compare; the rest stay faint for context. The first km includes the standing start.
How even was the ride? Standard deviation of the flying kilometres
Spread of the km 2, 3 and 4 splits in the final (km 1 excluded because of the start). Lower is more even. Dots show the gap between the fastest and slowest flying km.
Where the time came from: start km vs cruising km
First kilometre (with the start) against the mean of the flying kilometres, in seconds. The gap between the two lines is the cost of getting up to speed.
Qualifying to final
Seconds the champion found between the qualifying ride and the gold final. Positive means the final was faster.