2008 UEC European Track Championships – Women's under-23 scratch

The U23 Women's scratch was one of the 8 women's under-23 events at the 2008 European Track Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland. It took place on 7 September 2008. 23 cyclists were on the start list and 22 participated in the race.[1][2][3]

U23 Women's scratch
2008 European Track Championships
UEC European Champion jersey
Race details
Dates7 September 2008
Stages1
Distance10 km (6.214 mi)
Medalists
   Gold Netherlands Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)
United Kingdom Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain)
   Bronze  Evgenia Romanyuta (Russia)
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Competition format

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A scratch race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. There are no intermediate points or sprints.

Schedule

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Sunday 7 September
10:55-11:20 Qualifying
14:50-15:05 Final
15:15-15:25 Victory Ceremony

Source[1]

Final results

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Rank Name Nation Note
  Ellen van Dijk   Netherlands 2 gold medalsi
  Lizzie Armitstead   United Kingdom
  Evgenia Romanyuta   Russia
4 Elise van Hage   Netherlands
5 Annalisa Cucinotta   Italy
6 Alena Amialiusik   Belarus
7 Kelly Druyts   Belgium
8 Pascale Jeuland   France
9 Andrea Wölfer    Switzerland
10 Pelin Cizgin   Austria
11 Renata Dąbrowska   Poland
12 Małgorzata Wojtyra   Poland
13 Oksana Liensnik   Ukraine
14 Katie Colclough   United Kingdom
15 Franziska Merten   Germany
16 Marta Tagliaferro   Italy
17 Jarmila Machačová   Czech Republic
18 Monia Turin    Switzerland
19 Victoria Kondel   Russia
20 Aksana Papko   Belarus
21 Elodie Henriette   France
22 Inga Čilvinaitė   Lithuania

i) There were awarded 2 gold medals because Ellen van Dijk and Lizzie Armitstead finished at the same time. See the finishfoto.

Sources[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Schedule". Tissottiming.com. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Start list". Tissottiming.com. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Final". Tissottiming.com. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. ^ Scratch Race Results