The men's team pursuit event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 2 to 4 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome.

The reigning Olympic champions were Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Owain Doull, and Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain; Great Britain had won the last three Olympic events (with Clancy on the team for all three, Wiggins for the first and third, and Burke for the last two).

The reigning (2020) World Champions were Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg, and Rasmus Pedersen of Denmark.

The eight top nations in the rankings qualify for the team pursuit event.

The tournament consists of three rounds:[4][5] All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[6] Denmark caught the team from Great Britain, thereby advancing to the Gold Medal final, but did not record a time as their third rider crashed into the caught third British rider, who had lost contact to the front two of his team.