2021 UEC European Track Championships

2021 UEC European Track Championships was the twelfth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland, from 5 to 9 October 2021.[1] Originally it was supposed to be held in Minsk, Belarus, between 23 and 27 June 2021 as an elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling[2] On 27 May 2021 the Management Board of the European Cycling Union decided to cancel the 2021 Elite Track European Championships scheduled in Minsk in June 2021.[3]

2021 UEC European Track Championships
VenueGrenchen, Switzerland
Date(s)5–9 October
VelodromeTissot Velodrome
Events22 (11 women, 11 men)
← 2020
2022 →

On 1 June, it was announced that the championships would go ahead in the second week of October 2021.[4]

Belarus hosting controversy

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In March 2021 the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation urged the European Cycling Union to relocate the event from Belarus on human rights grounds. The ECU replied that it was unable to find another suitable host.[5] Earlier in the year, similar controversy regarding the proposed location of the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Belarus lead to it being moved from the country.

In May 2021 the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark proposed to move the European Track Cycling Championship to Denmark due to safety issues and attitude towards COVID-19 in Belarus.[6] Denmark is ready to consider the possibility of compensation for all losses of the European Cycling Union associated with the change of the venue.

On 25 May 2021 the German Cycling Federation informed the European Cycling Association that after the events with the forced grounding of Ryanair Flight 4978, it was not possible for the German team to come to Minsk under these circumstances.[7] On 25 May the national track team of Netherlands also refused to go to Minsk.[8] On 26 May the national track team of Lithuania announced about withdrawal from championships if it's going to be held in Minsk and proposed to move championships to Panevėžys in Lithuania.[9]

Schedule

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   Competition F Final
Men
Date → Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7 Fri 8 Sat 9
Event ↓ A E A E A E A E A E
Sprint Q,
1/16,
1/8
QF SF, F
Team sprint Q R1, F
Team pursuit Q R1 F
Keirin R1, R R2, F
Omnium SR, TR ER, PR
Madison F
1 km time trial Q F
Pursuit Q F
Points race Q F
Scratch Q F
Elimination race F
Women
Date → Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7 Fri 8 Sat 9
Event ↓ A E A E A E A E A E
Sprint Q,
1/8
QF SF, F
Team sprint Q R1, F
Team pursuit Q R1 F
Keirin R1, R R2, F
Omnium SR, TR ER, PR
Madison F
500 m time trial Q F
Pursuit Q F
Points race F
Scratch F
Elimination race F
A = Afternoon session, E = Evening session
Q = qualifiers, R1 = first round, R2 = second round, R = repechages, 1/16 = sixteenth finals, 1/8 = eighth finals, QF = quarterfinals, SF = semifinals,
SR = Scratch Race, TR = Tempo Race, ER = Elimination Race, PR = Points Race

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Sprint
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Harrie Lavreysen
  Netherlands
Jeffrey Hoogland
  Netherlands
Mikhail Iakovlev
  Russia
Team sprint
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  Netherlands
Jeffrey Hoogland
Harrie Lavreysen
Roy van den Berg
Sam Ligtlee
42.302   France
Timmy Gillion
Rayan Helal
Sébastien Vigier
44.193   Poland
Maciej Bielecki
Patryk Rajkowski
Mateusz Rudyk
Daniel Rochna
43.007
Team pursuit
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  Denmark
Carl-Frederik Bévort
Tobias Hansen
Matias Malmberg
Rasmus Pedersen
3:51.382   Switzerland
Claudio Imhof
Valère Thiébaud
Simon Vitzthum
Alex Vogel
3:52.646   Great Britain
Rhys Britton
Charlie Tanfield
William Tidball
Oliver Wood
3:55.595
Keirin
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Jeffrey Hoogland
  Netherlands
Tom Derache
  France
Joachim Eilers
  Germany
Omnium
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Alan Banaszek
  Poland
136 pts Fabio Van den Bossche
  Belgium
130 pts Matias Malmberg
  Denmark
124 pts
Madison
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  Netherlands
Yoeri Havik
Jan-Willem van Schip
60 pts   Belgium
Kenny De Ketele
Lindsay De Vylder
56 pts   Portugal
Iúri Leitão
Rui Oliveira
49 pts
1 km time trial[N]
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Jeffrey Hoogland
  Netherlands
58.016 Sam Ligtlee
  Netherlands
59.767 Patryk Rajkowski
  Poland
59.890
Individual pursuit[N]
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Jonathan Milan
  Italy
Lev Gonov
  Russia
Claudio Imhof
  Switzerland
4:08.851
Points race[O]
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Benjamin Thomas
  France
81 pts Iúri Leitão
  Portugal
61 pts Vlas Shichkin
  Russia
57 pts
Scratch[O]
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Rui Oliveira
  Portugal
Vincent Hoppezak
  Netherlands
JB Murphy
  Ireland
Elimination race[O]
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Sergey Rostovtsev
  Russia
João Matias
  Portugal
Thomas Boudat
  France
Women's events
Sprint
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Shanne Braspennincx
  Netherlands
Lea Friedrich
  Germany
Mathilde Gros
  France
Team sprint
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  Netherlands
Shanne Braspennincx
Kyra Lamberink
Hetty van de Wouw
Steffie van der Peet
46.551
WR
  Germany
Lea Friedrich
Pauline Grabosch
Alessa-Catriona Pröpster
47.299   Russia
Natalia Antonova
Daria Shmeleva
Yana Tyshchenko
Anastasia Voynova
46.795
Team pursuit
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  Germany
Franziska Brauße
Lisa Brennauer
Mieke Kröger
Laura Süßemilch
Lena Charlotte Reißner
4:13.489   Italy
Martina Alzini
Rachele Barbieri
Martina Fidanza
Silvia Zanardi
Letizia Paternoster
4:20.923   Ireland
Mia Griffin
Emily Kay
Kelly Murphy
Alice Sharpe
4:21.264
Keirin
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Lea Friedrich
  Germany
Olena Starikova
  Ukraine
Yana Tyshchenko
  Russia
Omnium
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Katie Archibald
  Great Britain
154 pts Victoire Berteau
  France
120 pts Rachele Barbieri
  Italy
118 pts
Madison
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  Great Britain
Katie Archibald
Neah Evans
63 pts   Denmark
Amalie Dideriksen
Julie Leth
50 pts   France
Victoire Berteau
Marion Borras
49 pts
500 m time trial[N]
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Daria Shmeleva
  Russia
33.086 Pauline Grabosch
  Germany
33.336 Yana Tyshchenko
  Russia
33.534
Individual pursuit[N]
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Lisa Brennauer
  Germany
3:19.548 Marion Borras
  France
3:23.297 Mieke Kröger
  Germany
3:21.646
Points race[O]
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Gulnaz Khatuntseva
  Russia
35 pts Shari Bossuyt
  Belgium
28 pts Lonneke Uneken
  Netherlands
22 pts
Scratch[O]
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Katie Archibald
  Great Britain
Valentine Fortin
  France
Daria Pikulik
  Poland
Elimination race[O]
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Valentine Fortin
  France
Letizia Paternoster
  Italy
Neah Evans
  Great Britain
  • Competitors named in italics only participated in rounds prior to the final.
  • N These events are not contested in the Olympics.
  • O In the Olympics, these events are contested within the omnium only.

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Netherlands73111
2  Germany3328
3  Russia3159
4  Great Britain3025
5  France25310
6  Italy1214
  Portugal1214
8  Denmark1113
9  Poland1034
10  Belgium0303
11  Switzerland*0112
12  Ukraine0101
13  Ireland0022
Totals (13 entries)22222266

References

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). UEC. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ 2021 UEC Track Elite European Championships
  3. ^ UEC Management Board decisions on 27 May 2021
  4. ^ "New date for the 2021 Track Elite European Championships". UEC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ UEC still planning European Track Championships in Belarus as unable to find replacement host
  6. ^ Danmark går offensivt ind i omstridt europamesterskab – nu står ét stort spørgsmål tilbage
  7. ^ BDR setzt klares Zeichen
  8. ^ Nederland niet naar EK baan in Wit-Rusland: "Niet verantwoord"
  9. ^ Boikotą Minskui skelbiantys lietuviai siūlo Europos čempionatą perkelti į Panevėžį
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