The 2016

UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...

were the World Championships for

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in 2016. They took place in London in the

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from 2–6 March 2016. As the last major track cycling event prior to the

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, the championships were particularly important for cyclists and national teams aiming to qualify for the track cycling competitions at Rio 2016. Hosts Great Britain finished top of the medals table with five gold, one silver and three bronze medals.

Preparations

Tickets prices for the 12 different sessions ranged between £15 and £90, with student and over 60s discounts available. Higher priced tickets were tickets with better seating locations, afternoon (final) sessions and the sessions at the weekend. On 20 February 50,000 tickets were sold, with most of the sessions sold out. For the championships 200 volunteers were recruited and helped in a variety of roles during set-up and across the event, from programme sellers and accreditation distributors to media and sports.

Schedule

The schedule of events was as follows:

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Notes

* Riders named in ''italics'' did not participate in the medal finals. * In the Olympics, all shaded events (except the madison) are contested within the omnium only. * The madison is not contested in the Olympics.

Participating nations

390 cyclists from 45 countries were registered for the championships. The registered riders from Egypt and Morocco did not participate. The number of registered cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses. Note that not all registered riders competed at the championships.

Broadcasting

References

External links

Official websiteUCI WebsiteOfficial results and starting lists
{{World championships in 2016

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2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Cycle racing in London

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