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's predecessor, the
International Cycling Association (ICA).
Current events include:
time trial,
keirin,
individual pursuit,
team pursuit,
points race,
scratch race,
sprint
Sprint may refer to:
Aerospace
*Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design
*Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile
Automotive and motorcycle
*Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989
*Chevrolet Sprint, ...
,
team sprint,
omnium and
madison. Women's events are generally shorter than men's. Events which are no longer held include the motor paced events and tandem events.
History
World championships were first held in 1893, in
Chicago, under the ICA. They were for amateurs. Separate professional races were held from 1895, in
Cologne. Amateurs and professionals competed in separate events until 1993, after which they raced together in "open" races. Championships are open to riders selected by their national cycling association. They compete in the colours of their country.
The winner of ICA championships received a gold medal. The UCI awards a gold medal and a
rainbow jersey
The rainbow jersey is the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion in a cycling discipline, since 1927. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the UCI colours around the chest. From the bottom up the c ...
to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it. Former champions can wear rainbow cuffs to their everyday jerseys.
World track championships are allocated to different countries each year. They are run by that country's national cycling association, although the top referees (President of the Commissaire's panel – PCP, Secretary, Starter, and Judge Referee) are International Commissaires appointed by the UCI.
Hosts
Championships
All-time medal table
:''Updated after the
2022 World Championships.
Most successful athletes
''Updated after the
2022 World Championships.
Results by country
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Argentina
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Australia
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Austria
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Belarus
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Belgium
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Brazil
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Canada
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Chile
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Chinese Taipei
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...
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Cuba
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Denmark
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Finland
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France
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Greece
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Hong Kong
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Ireland
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Italy
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Japan
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Kazakhstan
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Lithuania
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Malaysia
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Mexico
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Poland
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Russia
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Slovakia
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South Africa
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South Korea
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Spain
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Suriname
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Ukraine
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United States
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Uzbekistan
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Venezuela
Results by event
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison is the world championship madison event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the 1995 championships in Bogotá, Colombia. , Joan Llaneras of S ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium The Men's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships was first competed in 2007 in Spain.
Until 20 June 2014, the Omnium consisted of six events: a one-lap flying start time trial, 5 km scratch race, an elimination race known as "the ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team sprint
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's tandem The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's tandem is the defunct world championship tandem event that was held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships between 1966 and 1994. Czechoslovakia won with 9 titles the most times. (defunct)
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's madison
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's madison is the world championship madison event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Although a storied and iconic event in male track cycling, it was first held for wom ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium
The Women's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships was first contested in 2009 in Poland.
The format of the multi-race endurance event ("Omnium" coming from the Latin ''Omnia'', for all) has evolved rapidly since its introduction in ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race is the women's world championship points race event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. A demonstration, non-Championship event was staged in 1988 with the f ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint is the world championship sprint event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Galina Yermolayeva and Galina Tsareva of the Soviet Union, and Victoria Pendleton of Gr ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit is the world championship team pursuit for women held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The first competition of this event was at the 2008 championships in Man ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint Women's team sprint is a track cycling event contested by teams of two women cyclists. It was introduced as an annual world championship event in 2007. It is to be added to the Olympic programme in 2012. The format consists of two rounds: in the fir ...
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UCI Motor-paced World Championships (defunct)
See also
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UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
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UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
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UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
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UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
References
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Track
Track or Tracks may refer to:
Routes or imprints
* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity
* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
* Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...
Track cycling races
Recurring sporting events established in 1893