The men's
team sprint
The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The riders use a ...
event in
cycling
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
was contested by twelve teams. The races were held on Sunday, 17 September at the
Dunc Gray Velodrome
Dunc Gray Velodrome is a velodrome located at Bass Hill approximately five kilometres north west of the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. The cycling venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Dunc Gray Velodrome was opened on 28 November 1999 with an o ...
.
Medalists
Results
* Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
* q denotes qualification by overall place.
* REL denotes relegated- due to being passed
* DNS denotes did not start.
* DNF denotes did not finish.
* DQ denotes disqualification.
Qualifying round
The twelve teams of three riders raced the course without competition in the qualifying round. The top eight qualified for the first round, while the bottom four received final rankings based on their times in the qualifying round.
First round
In the first round of match competition, teams raced head-to-head. The two fastest winners advanced to the finals, the other two winners competed for the bronze medal and fourth place, and losers received final rankings (fifth through eight places) based on their times in the round.
Medal round
Final classification
The final classification was
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint
Track cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics