The 2018 UEC European Track Championships was the ninth 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
Track cycling is a Cycle sport, bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its i ...
and took place at the
Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
The Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, known for sponsorship reasons as the Emirates Arena, is an indoor arena and velodrome in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland. Built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, these venues hosted the badminto ...
in
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
, Scotland, between 2 and 7 August 2018.
The event was organised by the
European Cycling Union. All European champions were awarded the
UEC European Champion jersey
The UEC European Champion jersey is the distinctive, identifiable cycling jersey, jersey that the winner of a bicycle racing, bicycle race receives at European Cycling Championships organized by the Union Européenne de Cyclisme, European Cycling ...
which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions.
The Championships formed part of both the inaugural European Cycling Championships bringing together track, road, mountain bike and BMX events, and the inaugural multi-sport
2018 European Championships
The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburg ...
bringing together seven different sports.
The 12 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin, madison and omnium for men and women), as well as 10 other events are on the program for these
European Championships
A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
.
The Netherlands led the medal table with five golds, while Germany won the most medals with 11. Hosts Great Britain came second in both golds and medals. Russian sprinter
Daria Shmeleva
Daria Mikhailovna Shmeleva ( rus, Дарья Михайловна Шмелёва, , ˈdarʲjə ʂmʲɪˈlʲɵvə; born 26 October 1994) is a Russian professional track cyclist. She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships along ...
was the most successful individual athlete with three gold medals, while Great Britain's
Laura Kenny
Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, Lady Kenny, ( Trott; born 24 April 1992) is a former British professional Track cycling, track and Road bicycle racing, road cyclist who specialised in track endurance events, specifically the team pursuit, omnium, scra ...
set a new record for career European Championship titles with her eleventh and twelfth gold medals.
Schedule
Events
Notes
* Competitors named in ''italics'' only participated in rounds prior to the final.
*
These events are not contested in the Olympics.
*
In the Olympics, these events are contested within the omnium only.
Medal table
See also
*
2018 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)
The 2018 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior) is the 18th continental championships for European under-23 and junior track cyclists, and the 9th since the event was renamed following the reorganisation of European track cycling i ...
References
External links
European Championships2018 UEC Track Elite European ChampionshipsResults 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 ...
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) ...
2018 UEC
International cycle races hosted by Scotland
International sports competitions in Glasgow
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 ...
Cycle races in Scotland
track