Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit B

The Women's Individual Pursuit B track cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on September 2 at London Velopark. This class was for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot. Eleven pairs from nine different nations competed.

Cycling, Women's Ind. Pursuit B at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates	September 2
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Medalists
Phillipa Gray Laura Thompson  New Zealand Catherine Walsh Francine Meehan  Ireland Aileen McGlynn Helen Scott  Great Britain

The competition began with five head to head races and one unpaired ride between the eleven riders. These races were held over a 3000m course and each rider was given a time for their race. The fastest two riders were advanced to the gold medal final whilst the third and fourth fastest times raced it out for the bronze.

Preliminaries

WR = World Record

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	Phillipa Gray Pilot: Laura Thompson	New Zealand	3:31.530 WR
2	Catherine Walsh Pilot: Francine Meehan	Ireland	3:36.453
3	Aileen McGlynn Pilot: Helen Scott	Great Britain	3:36.930
4	Lora Turnham Pilot: Fiona Duncan	Great Britain	3:37.085
5	Katie George Dunlevy Pilot: Sandra Fitzgerald	Ireland	3:42.445
6	Josefa Benitez Guzman Pilot: Maria Noriega	Spain	3:43.335
7	Robbi Weldon Pilot: Lyne Bessette	Canada	3:45.698
8	Henrike Handrup Pilot: Ellen Heiny	Germany	3:46.697
9	Felicity Johnson Pilot: Stephanie Morton	Australia	3:51.103
10	Iryna Fiadotova Pilot: Alena Drazdova	Belarus	4:01.417
11	Adamantia Chalkiadaki Pilot: Argyro Milaki	Greece	4:01.449

Finals

Gold medal match

Name	Time	Rank
Phillipa Gray (NZL) Pilot:  Laura Thompson (NZL)	3:32.243
Catherine Walsh (IRL) Pilot:  Francine Meehan (IRL)	3:36.360

Bronze medal match

Name	Time	Rank
Aileen McGlynn (GBR) Pilot:  Helen Scott (GBR)	3:40.138
Lora Turnham (GBR) Pilot:  Fiona Duncan (GBR)	3:41.147	4

References

• "Schedule & Results - Cycling Track". LOCOG. Retrieved 2012-09-05.