individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
at the
UEC European Track Championships
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was first competed in
2014
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in
Guadeloupe
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Katie Archibald
Katie Archibald (born 12 March 1994) is an elite racing cyclist, specialising in endurance track cycling events in which she represents Great Britain and Scotland.
A member of the Great Britain 2016 Olympic champion and 2020 Olympic silver me ...
dominated the event in its early years, winning its first four editions, before finally being pushed into silver in 2018 by
Lisa Brennauer
Lisa Brennauer (born 8 June 1988) is a German former Cycle sport, racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2022, for six different teams.
On the track, Brennauer won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Cycling at th ...
of Germany and bronze in 2019 behind
Franziska Brausse
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of Germany.
Brausse and Brennauer are the only multiple winners beside Archibald with two titles each. Archibald is the only rider to retain the title, which she did three times.
The event from a national viewpoint has been entirely dominated by Germany and Great Britain, taking all of the first twelve titles and over two-thirds of all available medals between them.
Beginning in 2025, the distance of the event increased from 3000 metres to 4000 metres to match the men's individual event, with Great Britain's Anna Morris taking the first 4000 metre title in a new
world record
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