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. 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 cycling2021 UEC Track Elite European Championships 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.UEC Management Board decisions on 27 May 2021
On 1 June, it was announced that the championships would go ahead in the second week of October 2021.
Belarus hosting controversy 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.UEC still planning European Track Championships in Belarus as unable to find replacement host 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.Danmark går offensivt ind i omstridt europamesterskab – nu står ét stort spørgsmål tilbage 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.BDR setzt klares Zeichen On 25 May the national track team of Netherlands also refused to go to Minsk.Nederland niet naar EK baan in Wit-Rusland: "Niet verantwoord" 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.Boikotą Minskui skelbiantys lietuviai siūlo Europos čempionatą perkelti į Panevėžį
Schedule CompetitionF Final
+Men Date → Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7 Fri 8 Sat 9Event ↓ A E A E A E A E A ESprint Q,1/16,1/8 QF SF, F Team sprint Q R1, F Team pursuit Q R1 F Keirin R1, R R2, FOmnium SR, TR ER, PR Madison F1 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 9Event ↓ A E A E A E A E A ESprint Q,1/8 QF SF, F Team sprint Q R1, F Team pursuit Q R1 F Keirin R1, R R2, FOmnium SR, TR ER, PR Madison F500 m time trial Q F Pursuit Q F Points race F Scratch F Elimination race F
Events Men's events Sprint Team sprintJeffrey HooglandHarrie LavreysenRoy van den BergSam Ligtlee 42.302Timmy GillionRayan HelalSébastien Vigier 44.193Maciej BieleckiPatryk RajkowskiMateusz RudykDaniel Rochna 43.007 Team pursuit Carl-Frederik BévortTobias HansenMatias MalmbergRasmus Pedersen 3:51.382 Claudio ImhofValère ThiébaudSimon VitzthumAlex Vogel 3:52.646 Rhys BrittonCharlie TanfieldWilliam TidballOliver Wood 3:55.595 Keirin Omnium 136 pts 130 pts 124 pts Madison Yoeri HavikJan-Willem van Schip 60 pts Kenny De KeteleLindsay De Vylder 56 pts Iúri LeitãoRui Oliveira 49 pts 1 km time trial 58.016 59.767 59.890 Individual pursuit 4:08.851 Points race 81 pts 61 pts 57 pts Scratch Elimination raceWomen's events Sprint Team sprintShanne BraspennincxKyra LamberinkHetty van de WouwSteffie van der Peet 46.551WRLea FriedrichPauline GraboschAlessa-Catriona Pröpster 47.299Natalia AntonovaDaria ShmelevaYana TyshchenkoAnastasia Voynova 46.795 Team pursuitFranziska BraußeLisa BrennauerMieke KrögerLaura SüßemilchLena Charlotte Reißner 4:13.489Martina AlziniRachele BarbieriMartina FidanzaSilvia ZanardiLetizia Paternoster 4:20.923Mia GriffinEmily KayKelly MurphyAlice Sharpe 4:21.264 Keirin Omnium 154 pts 120 pts 118 pts Madison Katie ArchibaldNeah Evans 63 pts Amalie DideriksenJulie Leth 50 pts Victoire BerteauMarion Borras 49 pts 500 m time trial 33.086 33.336 33.534 Individual pursuit 3:19.548 3:23.297 3:21.646 Points race 35 pts 28 pts 22 pts Scratch Elimination race Competitors named in italics only participated in rounds prior to the final. These events are not contested in the Olympics. In the Olympics, these events are contested within the omnium only.
Medal table
References
External links Official website Results Results book