Elinor Barker wins silver as part of Team GB Women's Pursuit in Cycling

Wales
Tokyo 2020
British Cycling
Olympics
Wednesday 4 August 2021 at 12:36pm

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Elinor Barker has won silver in the Women's Team Pursuit event in cycling.

The Maindy Flyer's cyclist helped the team finish second in the qualifiers and secure a place in the heats. The team placed less than two seconds behind Germany.

Barker was replaced by teammate Neah Evans ahead of Heat 3 at the Izu Velodrome in Tokyo.

Team GB went on to win the heat against USA, beating the Americans by less than one second with a time of 4:06.748.

The team faced Germany in the final, with Germany taking home the gold and setting a new world record of 4:04.242.

Elinor Barker racing with teammates in the Women's Team Pursuit Qualifiers. Credit: PA