2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 3 – Women's individual pursuit
# 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 3 – Women's individual pursuit

The third round of the women's individual pursuit of the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Cali, Colombia on 11 December 2008. 8 athletes participated in the contest.

## Competition format

The women's individual pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one rider catches the other, the race is over.

The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.

## Schedule

Friday 11 December 11:00-11:25 Qualifying 19:10-19:25 Finals 20:25:-20:30 Victory Ceremony

Schedule from Tissottiming.com

## Results

### Qualifying

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | 3:36.174 | 49.959 | Q |
| 2 | María Luisa Calle Williams | Colombia | 3:37.071 | 49.753 | Q |
| 3 | Tara Whitten | Canada | 3:42.050 | 48.637 | q |
| 4 | Dalilia Rodriguez | Cuba | 3:45.068 | 47.985 | q |
| 5 | Elena Chalykh | Russia | 3:46.436 | 47.695 | |
| 6 | Tatsiana Sharakova | Belarus | 3:47.427 | 47.487 | |
| 7 | Gema Pascual Torrecilla | Spain | 3:49.250 | 47.110 | |
| 8 | Camila Pinheiro Rodrigues | Brazil | 4:07.489 | 43.638 | |

Results from Tissottiming.com.

### Finals

**Final bronze medal race**

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tara Whitten | Canada | 3:39.010 | 49.312 |
| 4 | Dalilia Rodriguez | Cuba | 3:44.988 | 48.002 |

Results from Tissottiming.com.

**Final gold medal race**

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | 3:33.307 | 50.631 |
| | María Luisa Calle Williams | Colombia | 3:38.415 | 49.447 |

Results from Tissottiming.com.

## World Cup Standings

General standings after 3 of 5 2008–2009 World Cup races.

| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Joanna Rowsell | Team 100% ME | 8 | 12 | | 20 |
| 2 | Tara Whitten | Canada | 10 | | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Charlotte Becker | Germany | 7 | 6 | | 13 |
| 4 | Vilija Sereikaitė | Lithuania | | | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | Wendy Houvenaghel | United Kingdom | 12 | | | 12 |
| 6 | Tatsiana Sharakova | Belarus | 6 | | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | María Luisa Calle Williams | Colombia | | | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Josephine Tomic | Australia | | 10 | | 10 |
| 9 | Lada Kozlíková | Czech Republic | | 8 | | 8 |
| 10 | Dalilia Rodriguez | Cuba | | | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | | 7 | | 7 |
| 12 | Svitlana Halyuk | Ukraine | 3 | 4 | | 7 |
| 13 | Elena Chalykh | Russia | | | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Tess Downing | AUS | | 5 | | 5 |
| 15 | Pascale Jeuland | France | 5 | | | 5 |
| 16 | Jolien D'Hoore | Belgium | 4 | 1 | | 5 |
| 17 | Gema Pascual Torrecilla | Spain | | | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Camila Pinheiro Rodrigues | Brazil | | | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro | Spain | | 3 | | 3 |
| 20 | Lauren Ellis | New Zealand | | 2 | | 2 |
| 21 | Edyta Jasińska | Poland | 2 | | | 2 |
| 22 | Ana Usabiaga Balerdi | EUS | 1 | | | 1 |

Results from Tissottiming.com.

