2011 UEC European Track Championships
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| Venue | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
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| Date | 21–23 October 2011 |
| Velodrome | Omnisport Apeldoorn |
| Events | 13 |
The 2011 European Track Championships was the second edition of the elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between 21 and 23 October.[1]
All ten Olympic events, (sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium all for both men and women) and the non-Olympic men's madison championship and points races for both genders were held as part of the championships. The Championships were a qualification event for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The opening night of competition was marred by technical difficulties, specifically the mechanical breakdown of the fixed gates system. as a result of which all releases reverted to hand or manual releases. This mechanical difficulty caused two German false starts in the Women's Team Pursuit final, and may have played some part in the shock failure of Great Britain to make the medal finals in the Men's Team Sprint event.
Despite this latter mishap, and the early withdrawal of Sir Chris Hoy with illness, the event was dominated by Great Britain, winning seven golds from the ten Olympic events, despite failing to medal in either individual sprint event.
Events
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- q = rode in qualification round only.
- w = won on countback
- shaded events are non-Olympic
Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Participating nations
[edit | edit source]23 nations participated.
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands, see: Netherlands at the 2011 European Track Championships
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
References
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