Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tandem sprint B
| Cycling Track – Men's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Anna Meares Velodrome | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Track cycling | ||
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | women |
| Points race | men | women |
| Keirin | men | women |
| Scratch race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
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| Cross-country | men | women |
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| Sprint | women | |
| Time trial | men | women |
The Men's tandem sprint B at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, taking place on 7 April 2018. This event was for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Neil Fachie (GBR)
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9.711 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | 13 April 2014 |
| Games record |  Kieran Modra (AUS)
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10.050 | Glasgow, Scotland | 26 July 2014 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 7 April 2018 | 14:08 | Qualifying |
| 14:47 | Semifinals | |
| 18:32/18:35 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying
4 riders will be qualified and seeded for the semifinals according to their times in qualification.[2]
| Rank | Nations | Riders | Time | Behind | Average speed (km/h) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland |
Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) |
9.568 | — | 75.251 | Q, WR, GR |
| 2 |  Wales |
James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) |
10.022 | +0.454 | 71.842 | Q |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) |
10.037 | +0.469 | 71.735 | Q |
| 4 | Australia |
Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) |
10.124 | +0.556 | 71.118 | Q |
| 5 |  Ghana |
Frederick Assor Rudolf Mensah (pilot) |
12.816 | +3.248 | 56.180 |
Semifinals
Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon. Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.[3]
| Heat | Rank | Nations | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Scotland |
Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) |
X | X | QG | |
| 1 | 2 | Australia |
Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) |
+0.144 | +1.625 | QB | |
| 2 | 1 | Wales |
James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) |
X | X | QG | |
| 2 | 2 | Malaysia |
Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) |
+0.276 | +0.273 | QB |
Finals
The final classification is determined in the medal finals.[4]
| Rank | Nations | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) |
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| Bronze medal final | |||||
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Australia |
Brad Henderson Tom Clarke (pilot) |
X | X | |
| 4 | Malaysia |
Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) |
+0.034 | +1.459 | |
| Gold medal final | |||||
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Scotland |
Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (pilot) |
X | X | |
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Wales |
James Ball Peter Mitchell (pilot) |
+0.147 | +0.361 | |
References
- ^ "Cycling Track - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Qualifying results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Finals results