The Men's madison is one of the disciplines of the annual

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. It was first competed as a separate event in 1895. European championships

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events were later held as European Criterion or Winter Championship (1949–1971). From 1972 to 1990, they were organized by the

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as European Championship. Since 1995 the UEC is responsible for all European championships. The Madison became part of the newly established senior UEC European Track Championship event in

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in Poland. It presently consists of a race distance of 50 km (200 laps), where the pairs can gain points through sprints or by being one lap ahead.

Medalists

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References

External links

European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite2010 Results2011 Results2012 Results
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