The 2015 UEC European Track Championships was the sixth edition of the elite
UEC European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC ...
in
track cycling and took place at the
Velodrome Suisse in
Grenchen, Switzerland, between 14 and 18 October. The Event was organised by the
European Cycling Union
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. All European champions are 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.
The
10 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin and omnium for men and women), as well as 11 other events are on the program for these European Championships. For the first time, the
elimination races
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, known within track cycling as Devils (from the saying ''Devil take the hindmost'') were contested in their own right.
Participating nations
255 cyclists (98 women, 157 men) from 27 nations enrolled for the championships. The number of entrants per nation is shown in parentheses.
Entrants women
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* (3: 3 ♂)
* (2: 1 ♂, 1 ♀)
* (9: 6 ♂, 3 ♀)
* () (15: 10 ♂, 5 ♀)
* (3: 3 ♂)
* (13: 11 ♂, 2 ♀)
* (7: 6 ♂, 1 ♀)
* (14: 8 ♂, 6 ♀)
* (4: 2 ♂, 2 ♀)
* (17: 10 ♂, 7 ♀)
* () (20: 12 ♂, 8 ♀)
* (1: 1 ♂)
* (20: 12 ♂, 8 ♀)
* (4: 3 ♂, 1 ♀)
* (2: 2 ♂)
* (13: 6 ♂, 7 ♀)
* (16: 8 ♂, 8 ♀)
* (8: 2 ♂, 6 ♀)
* () (12: 9 ♂, 3 ♀)
* (3: 2 ♂, 1 ♀)
* (17: 8 ♂, 9 ♀)
* (2: 2 ♂)
* (22: 12 ♂, 10 ♀)
* (10: 8 ♂, 2 ♀) (host)
* (1: 1 ♀)
* (2: 2 ♂)
* (15: 8 ♂, 7 ♀)
Schedule
Schedule only indicating the finals.
Events
Notes
* Competitors named in ''italics'' only participated in rounds prior to the final.
* In the Olympics, all shaded events (except the madison) are contested within the omnium only.
* The madison is not contested in the Olympics.
Medal table
References
External links
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Results
''Tissot timing''
Results book
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UEC European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC ...