2018 UEC European Track Championships

The 2018 UEC European Track Championships was the ninth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland, between 2 and 7 August 2018.[1] The event was organised by the European Cycling Union. All European champions were awarded the UEC European Champion jersey which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions.

2018 UEC European Track Championships
VenueGlasgow, Scotland
Date(s)2–7 August
VelodromeSir Chris Hoy Velodrome
Events22 (11 women, 11 men)
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The Championships formed part of both the inaugural European Cycling Championships bringing together track, road, mountain bike and BMX events, and the inaugural multi-sport 2018 European Championships bringing together seven different sports.

The 12 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin, madison and omnium for men and women), as well as 10 other events are on the program for these European Championships.

The Netherlands led the medal table with five golds, while Germany won the most medals with 11. Hosts Great Britain came second in both golds and medals. Russian sprinter Daria Shmeleva was the most successful individual athlete with three gold medals, while Great Britain's Laura Kenny set a new record for career European Championship titles with her eleventh and twelfth gold medals.

Schedule

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   Competition F Final
Men
Date → Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7
Event ↓ E A E M A E M E A E M
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 Q, F
1 km time trial Q F
Pursuit Q F
Points race F
Scratch F
Elimination race F
Women
Date → Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7
Event ↓ E A E M A E M E A E M
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
500 m time trial Q F
Pursuit Q F
Points race F
Scratch F
Elimination race F
M = Morning session, 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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Jeffrey Hoogland
  Netherlands
Stefan Bötticher
  Germany
Harrie Lavreysen
  Netherlands
Team Sprint
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  Netherlands
Jeffrey Hoogland
Harrie Lavreysen
Roy van den Berg
Nils van 't Hoenderdaal
42.888   France
Sébastien Vigier
François Pervis
Quentin Lafargue
Michaël D'Almeida
43.693   Germany
Stefan Bötticher
Timo Bichler
Joachim Eilers
43.805
Team Pursuit
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  Italy
Filippo Ganna
Francesco Lamon
Elia Viviani
Michele Scartezzini
Liam Bertazzo
3:55.401   Switzerland
Cyrille Thièry
Stefan Bissegger
Frank Pasche
Théry Schir
Claudio Imhof
3:59.705   Great Britain
Ethan Hayter
Steven Burke
Kian Emadi
Charlie Tanfield
Oliver Wood
3:57.463
Keirin
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Stefan Bötticher
  Germany
Sébastien Vigier
  France
Jack Carlin
  Great Britain
Omnium
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Ethan Hayter
  Great Britain
133 Elia Viviani
  Italy
113 Casper Von Folsach
  Denmark
113
Madison
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  Belgium
Robbe Ghys
Kenny De Ketele
60   Germany
Theo Reinhardt
Roger Kluge
49   Great Britain
Oliver Wood
Ethan Hayter
38
1 km Time Trial[N]
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Matthijs Büchli
  Netherlands
1:00.134 Joachim Eilers
  Germany
1:00.361 Sam Ligtlee
  Netherlands
1:00.905
Pursuit[N]
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Domenic Weinstein
  Germany
4:13.363 Ivo Oliveira
  Portugal
4:15.304 Claudio Imhof
  Switzerland
4:16.654
Points Race[O]
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Wojciech Pszczolarski
  Poland
102 Kenny De Ketele
  Belgium
83 Stefan Matzner
  Austria
71
Scratch Race[O]
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Roman Gladysh
  Ukraine
Adrien Garel
  France
Tristan Marguet
  Switzerland
Elimination Race[O]
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Matthew Walls
  Great Britain
Rui Oliveira
  Portugal
Szymon Krawczyk
  Poland
Women's Events
Sprint
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Daria Shmeleva
  Russia
Anastasiia Voynova
  Russia
Mathilde Gros
  France
Team Sprint
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  Russia
Anastasiia Voynova
Daria Shmeleva
32.452   Ukraine
Liubov Basova
Olena Starikova
33.108   Germany
Miriam Welte
Emma Hinze
32.981
Team Pursuit
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  Great Britain
Elinor Barker
Laura Kenny
Katie Archibald
Neah Evans
Eleanor Dickinson
4:16.896   Italy
Letizia Paternoster
Marta Cavalli
Elisa Balsamo
Silvia Valsecchi
4:25.384   Germany
Charlotte Becker
Gudrun Stock
Mieke Kröger
Lisa Brennauer
4:23.105
Keirin
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Mathilde Gros
  France
Nicky Degrendele
  Belgium
Daria Shmeleva
  Russia
Omnium
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Kirsten Wild
  Netherlands
156 Katie Archibald
  Great Britain
144 Letizia Paternoster
  Italy
111
Madison
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  Denmark
Julie Leth
Amalie Dideriksen
42   Russia
Gulnaz Badykova
Diana Klimova
38   Netherlands
Kirsten Wild
Amy Pieters
34
500m Time Trial[N]
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Daria Shmeleva
  Russia
33.285 Olena Starikova
  Ukraine
33.593 Miriam Welte
  Germany
33.600
Pursuit[N]
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Lisa Brennauer
  Germany
3:26.879 Katie Archibald
  Great Britain
3:29.577 Justyna Kaczkowska
  Poland
3:34.750
Points Race[O]
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Maria Giulia Confalonieri
  Italy
33 Ina Savenka
  Belarus
32 Gulnaz Badykova
  Russia
30
Scratch Race[O]
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Kirsten Wild
  Netherlands
Emily Kay
  Great Britain
Jolien D'Hoore
  Belgium
Elimination Race[O]
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Laura Kenny
  Great Britain
Anna Knauer
  Germany
Evgenia Augustinas
  Russia

Notes

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  • 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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  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Netherlands (NED)5038
2  Great Britain (GBR)*43310
3  Germany (GER)34411
4  Russia (RUS)3238
5  Italy (ITA)2215
6  France (FRA)1315
7  Belgium (BEL)1214
8  Ukraine (UKR)1203
9  Poland (POL)1023
10  Denmark (DEN)1012
11  Portugal (POR)0202
12  Switzerland (SUI)0123
13  Belarus (BLR)0101
14  Austria (AUT)0011
Totals (14 entries)22222266

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 European Championships | Track Cycling - Daily Schedule". Glasgow / Berlin 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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