The 2011 European Track Championships was the second edition of the elite

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and took place at the Omnisport Arena in

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, between 21 and 23 October.European Track Championships start in the Netherlands
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and

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all for both men and women) and the non-Olympic men's

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championship and points races for both genders were held as part of the championships. The Championships were a qualification event for the 2012 Olympic Games. The opening night of competition was marred by technical difficulties, specifically the mechanical breakdown of the fixed gates system. as a result of which all releases reverted to hand or manual releases. This mechanical difficulty caused two German false starts in the Women's Team Pursuit final, and may have played some part in the shock failure of

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to make the medal finals in the Men's Team Sprint event. Despite this latter mishap, and the early withdrawal of

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with illness, the event was dominated by

, winning seven golds from the ten Olympic events, despite failing to medal in either individual sprint event.

Events

* q = rode in qualification round only. * w = won on countback * shaded events are non-Olympic

Medal table

Participating nations

23 nations participated. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *, ''see: Netherlands at the 2011 European Track Championships * * * * * * *

References

External links

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European Cycling UnionResultsResults book
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European Track Championships International cycle races hosted by the Netherlands Cycling in Apeldoorn