Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's points race

Women's points race
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueLaoshan Velodrome
DatesAugust 18
Competitors22 from 22 nations
Medalists
   Netherlands
   Cuba
   Spain
Cycling at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Road race   men   women
Time trial men women
Track cycling
Individual pursuit men women
Team pursuit men
Sprint men women
Team sprint men
Points race men women
Keirin men
Madison men
Mountain biking
Cross-country men women
BMX
BMX men women

The women's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 18 at the Laoshan Velodrome.

This track cycling event consists of a single race. This race is a 25 kilometre, 100 lap race. During the race, cyclists can score points in two ways; the cyclist with the most points at the end of the race wins. The first way to score points is to lap the group. Each time a cyclist gained a full lap on the peloton, she scored 20 points. If a cyclist lost a full lap to the peloton, however, she would lose 20 points. The other method of scoring points was to place in the intermediate sprints, held every 10 laps. The first four cyclists in each of those sprints would score, with the first finisher getting 5 points, the second 3, the third 2, and the fourth 1 point.[1]

Results[2]

Rank Name Sprint
Points
Extra
Laps
Total
Points
 Marianne Vos (NED) 10 1 30
 Yoanka González (CUB) 18 0 18
 Leire Olaberria (ESP) 13 0 13
4  María Luisa Calle (COL) 13 0 13
5  Lesya Kalytovska (UKR) 10 0 10
6  Katherine Bates (AUS) 10 0 10
7  Pascale Jeuland (FRA) 8 0 8
8  Olga Slyusareva (RUS) 8 0 8
9  Gina Grain (CAN) 6 0 6
10  Yan Li (CHN) 6 0 6
11  Rebecca Romero (GBR) 3 0 3
12  Svetlana Pauliukaite (LTU) 2 0 2
13  Lada Kozlíková (CZE) 2 0 2
14  Vera Carrara (ITA) 1 0 1
15  Wan Yiu Wong (HKG) 0 0 0
16  Evelyn García (ESA) 0 0 0
17  Catherine Cheatley (NZL) 0 0 0
18  Trine Schmidt (DEN) 0 0 0
19  Lee Min-Hye (KOR) 0 -2 -40
 Sarah Hammer (USA) DNF
 Satomi Wadami (JPN) DNF
 Verena Jooss (GER) -1 DNF

References

  1. "Competition Format". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games official website.
  2. "Results: Women's Points Race". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games official website. August 18, 2008. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008.
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