2008 European Track Championships – U23 Women's individual pursuit
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| Dates | 5–6 September 2008 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 3,000 m (9,843 ft) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:34.781 | |||||||||
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 Gold
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 Vilija Sereikaitė (Lithuania)
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 Silver
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 Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)
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 Bronze
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 Joanna Rowsell (Great Britain)
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The U23 Women's individual pursuit was one of the 8 women's under-23 events at the 2008 European Track Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland. It took place from 5 to 6 September 2008. 17 cyclists participated in the contest.
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 four riders advanced to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the gold medal match and losers advanced to the bronze medal race.
Friday 5 September
12:08-12:58 Qualifying
Saturday 6 September
19:10-19:25 Finals
19:30:-19:35 Victory Ceremony
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