The women's C1–3 individual pursuit event in
cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 30 August at the
London Velopark
Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England. It is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, and it was opened to the public in March 2014. The facility was one of the pe ...
. Ten riders from eight nations competed.
The competition began with five head to head races between the ten riders. These races were held over a 3000 m 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.
The gold medal was eventually won by
Zeng Sini
Zeng Sini (; born 3 January 1988) is a Chinese cyclist.
Career
She won a gold medal in the Women's individual pursuit C1-2-3 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, w ...
of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, while
Simone Kennedy
Simone Kennedy (born 4 January 1994) is an English-born Australian cyclist. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics â ...
of Australia took the silver and
Allison Jones of the United States took bronze.
Qualification
Bronze medal race
Gold medal race
ReferencesOfficial London 2012 Summer Paralympics Results
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Women's pursuit C1-3
2012 in women's road cycling