The 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a multi-race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the 27th series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI.
It will be the first edition of the World Cup to feature para-cycling.
Series On 12 February 2018 the UCI revealed the location and dates of the World Cup meetings for the season. Six rounds were scheduled in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France; Milton, Canada; Berlin, Germany; London, Great Britain; Cambridge, New Zealand and Hong Kong. It was the first time Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines hosting a round of World Cup.
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France France's National Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is near the city of Versailles, west of Paris. It hosted the opening round, on 19–21 October. The velodrome was completed in 2014 and hosted the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, where a number of world records were set. The velodrome also played host to the 2016 European Track Championships and will be the site of the track cycling events for the 2024 Olympic Games. It can hold 6,000 spectators.
Milton, Canada The second round was hosted in Milton. The racing was held on three full days between 26 and 28 October 2018 at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre. The venue was built for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games held in Toronto. It is the only UCI Class 1 homologated indoor velodrome in Canada.
Berlin, Germany Round 3, to be held in Berlin from 30 November to 2 December. The velodrome was designed by internationally renowned French architect Dominique Perrault for Berlin's 2000 Olympic Games bid. It was built in 1997 on the site of the former Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle. Since opening, it has played host to the 2017 European Track Championships, the 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics and the 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Since 1997, the traditional Six Days of Berlin has also taken place here. In preparation for the 2017 European Track Championships, the track was rebuilt.
London, United Kingdom Round 4 was held at the Lee Valley VeloPark, on 14–16 December. Completed in 2011, the velodrome was the site of the 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 Paralympic Games track events. It has hosted the 2011-12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup and 2014-15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, and the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The 6750-capacity velodrome has also been used for the British Revolution track series and was the site of Sir Bradley Wiggins' successful Hour Record ride in 2015. For the first time in the history of the UCI World Cup, and in line with the UCI's integration objectives, para-cycling events will also be raced during the London stopover.
Cambridge, New Zealand The fifth round was hosted in Cambridge, which is a small town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is 24 kilometers away from the closest city Hamilton. This round was held between 18 and 20 January 2019. The Avantidrome was completed in 2014 and is the home of Cycling New Zealand's high-performance programme. The Avantidrome already hosted the 2015-16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, as well as the Oceania Continental Track Championships and World Masters Games.
Hong Kong The last round of this World Cup series will be hosted in Hong Kong between 25 and 27 January 2019 at the Hong Kong Velodrome. Opened in 2013, the velodrome hosted the final round of the 2015-16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, as well as the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, which is the first one in Asia in the 21st Century. It has permanent seating for 2,000 spectators, expandable to 3,000 for events such as the World Cup.
Format The following events will be raced at all rounds: Individual sprint, men and women Team sprint, men and women Keirin, men and women Team pursuit, men and women Madison, men and women Omnium, men and women
Standings Men
Sprint Rankafter 6 events Men's Sprint standingsPoints1 Matthew Glaetzer 19502 Mateusz Rudyk 17253 Jeffrey Hoogland 14504 Harrie Lavreysen 14005 Tomohiro Fukaya 945
Team Sprint Rankafter 6 events Men's Team Sprint standingsPoints1 3000.02 2962.53 2812.54 2550.05 2512.5
Team Pursuit Rankafter 6 events Men's Team Pursuit standingsPoints1 42002 36003 HUUB Wattbike Test Team 34004 32005 3100
Keirin Rankafter 6 events Men's Keirin standingsPoints1 Matthijs Büchli(BEAT Cycling Club) 14002 Hugo Barrette 14003 Theo Bos(BEAT Cycling Club) 12504 Edward Dawkins 12255 Azizulhasni Awang 1145
Omnium Rankafter 6 events Men's Omnium standingsPoints1 Christos Volikakis 18002 Benjamin Thomas 13503 Raman Tsishkou 13004 Albert Torres 12505 Jan-Willem van Schip 1100
Madison Rankafter 6 events Men's Madison standingsPoints1 20002 17753 17254 15805 1570
1 km Time Trial Rankafter 1 event Men's 1km Time Trial standingsPoints1 Joachim Eilers 5002 Quentin Lafargue 4503 Theo Bos(BEAT Cycling Club) 4004 Sam Ligtlee 3755 Eric Engler(Track Team Brandenburg) 350
Scratch Race Rankafter 4 events Men's Scratch Race standingsPoints1 Vitaliy Hryniv 12802 Stefan Matzner 12553 Christos Volikakis 9004 Yauheni Karaliok 8655 Guo Liang 775
Points Race Rankafter 1 event Men's Points Race standingsPoints1 Moritz Malcharek 5002 Mark Stewart 4503 Christos Volikakis 4004 Sebastián Mora 3755 Vitaliy Hryniv 350
Women
Sprint Rankafter 6 events Women's Sprint standingsPoints1 Olena Starikova 21002 Lee Wai Sze 20003 Stephanie Morton 18504 Katy Marchant 15805 Daria Shmeleva(Gazprom–RusVelo) 1400
Team Sprint Rankafter 6 events Women's Team Sprint standingsPoints1 20752 19803 17754 Gazprom–RusVelo 17505 1720
Team Pursuit Rankafter 6 events Women's Team Pursuit standingsPoints1 50502 37003 35004 33305 2950
Keirin Rankafter 6 events Women's Keirin standingsPoints1 Lee Wai Sze 17752 Stephanie Morton 15253 Laurine van Riessen 15054 Simona Krupeckaitė 13655 Urszula Łoś 1295
Omnium Rankafter 6 events Women's Omnium standingsPoints1 Kirsten Wild 15002 Allison Beveridge 13803 Lotte Kopecky 13254 Olivija Baleišytė 13155 Letizia Paternoster 1275
Madison Rankafter 6 events Women's Madison standingsPoints1 19502 19203 17754 17505 1400
500m Time Trial Rankafter 1 event Women's 500m Time Trial standingsPoints1 Olena Starikova 5002 Miriam Welte 4503 Daria Shmeleva(Gazprom–RusVelo) 4004 Elis Ligtlee 3755 Urszula Łoś 350
Scratch Race Rankafter 4 events Women's Scratch Race standingsPoints1 Martina Fidanza 10002 Lisa Küllmer 9753 Aleksandra Goncharova 9504 Holly Edmondston 9005 Daria Pikulik 850
Points Race Rankafter 1 event Women's Points Race standingsPoints1 Maria Giulia Confalonieri 5002 Hanna Solovey 4503 Charlotte Becker 4004 Verena Eberhardt 3755 Lydia Gurley 350
Overall Team Standings Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event.
Rank Team TotalPoints 1 6315.0 3375.0 5225.0 2475.0 4265.0 6386.0 28041.0 2 6837.5 6251.0 5876.0 6526.0 950.0 350.0 26790.5 3 5415.0 4991.0 5885.04190.0 530.0 4218.5 25229.5 4 5435.0 5687.5 1975.0 3840.0 2825.0 4540.0 24302.5 5 4551.0 2978.0 3435.0 3190.0 3900.0 4625.0 22679.0 6 4839.5 3132.0 3484.5 3844.5 3160.0 3632.0 22092.5 7 5060.0 4588.5 225.0 7000.0 3321.0 20194.5 8 4636.0 3225.0 5360.0 4500.0 860.0 1500.0 20081.0 9 3876.0 1805.0 2725.0 2016.0 3575.0 2855.0 16852.0 10 3740.0 3235.0 3423.5 1305.5 2628.5 2186.0 16518.5
Results Men