Women’s Team Pursuit: fastest in quali, finished it with a catch

We set the tone early—top qualifiers in 4:26.292—with a deliberately controlled ride to keep the legs fresh for the evening. In the final, the quartet of Olivia Cummins, Anna Hicks, Bethany Ingram, with Stephanie Lawrence stepping in for Emily Ehrlich, lined up against Bates/James/Pattishall/Rutecki and went to work. Six laps in, we made the catch to seal it and pull on the Stars and Stripes.

Results — Women’s Team Pursuit

Gold: Olivia Cummins (Fort Collins, Colo.; UCI CTW: Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28), Anna Hicks (Boulder, Colo.; UCI CTW: Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28), Bethany Ingram (Columbia, S.C.; UCI CTW: Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28), Stephanie Lawrence (Colorado Springs, Colo.; Star Track)

"Racing team pursuit was a great way to finish up the week at track nationals. We put together a solid first ride to claim the fastest qualifying time. In the final we planned to go out quick to catch the other team and managed to do so just after 2km. It was fun getting to race team pursuit again, and I'm looking forward to racing TP with the Twenty28 girls again in the future! - Bethany Ingram

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