▁class ▁is ▁for ▁blind ▁and ▁vis ually ▁imp a ired ▁cycl ists ▁r iding ▁with ▁a ▁sight ed ▁pilot . ▁Four teen ▁pairs ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁different ▁nations ▁comp ete . ▁ ▁The ▁competition ▁began ▁with ▁seven ▁head ▁to ▁head ▁races ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁rid ers . ▁These ▁races ▁were ▁held ▁over ▁a ▁ 3 0 0 0 m ▁course ▁( 1 2 ▁la ps ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁vel od rome ) ▁ ▁and ▁each ▁r ider ▁is ▁given ▁a ▁time ▁for ▁their ▁race . ▁The ▁fast est ▁two ▁rid ers ▁are ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁final ▁whilst ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁fast est ▁times ▁race ▁it ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁bronze . ▁The ▁medal ▁final s ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁he ats . ▁ ▁Pre lim in aries ▁Q ▁= ▁Qual ifier ▁for ▁gold ▁final ▁Q b ▁= ▁Qual ifier ▁for ▁bronze ▁final ▁PR ▁= ▁Par al ym pic ▁Record ▁W R ▁= ▁World ▁Record ▁ ▁Final s ▁ ▁Gold ▁medal ▁match ▁ ▁Bron ze ▁medal ▁match ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁purs uit ▁B <0x0A> </s> ▁Ela ine ▁Crow ley ▁( born ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁journalist , ▁present er ▁and ▁news reader , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁present ing ▁TV 3 ' s ▁M idd ay ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁She ▁currently ▁presents ▁her ▁own ▁tit ular ▁day time ▁talk show ▁Ela ine ▁on ▁TV