The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the London Velopark on 3 and 4 August.
The British team celebrating their victory
The Dutch team (Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters) riding the qualification
The Dutch team (Ellen van Dijk, Amy Pieters, Vera Koedooder) riding the final for 5th place
The British team (Dani King, Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell) riding for gold
Ellen van Dijk
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Eleonora Maria "Ellen" van Dijk is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek. Besides road cycling she was also a track cyclist until 2012. Van Dijk is known as a time trial specialist and is five times world champion. She won her first world title on the track in the scratch race in 2008. She became Road World Champion in 2012, 2013 and 2016 with her respective trade teams in the team time trial and in 2013 also in the individual time trial. In 2015, she won the time trial at the first European Games and the silver medal in the team time trial at the world championships.
Van Dijk with her family and friends in 2016
Ellen van Dijk in 2011, riding for HTC-High Road.
Ellen van Dijk supported by Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his family at the 2012 Summer Olympics.