2014 UEC European Track Championships
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| Venue | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France |
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| Date | 16–19 October 2014 |
| Velodrome | Vélodrome Amédée Détraux |
| Nations participating | 23 |
| Cyclists participating | 219 (93 women, 125 men) |
| Events | 19 (9 women, 10 men) |
The 2014 UEC European Track Championships was the fifth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Vélodrome Amédée Détraux in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France, between 16 and 19 October. The Event was organised by the European Cycling Union. All European champions are awarded the UEC European Champion jersey which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions.
The programme for the 2014 championships was considerably extended, and all World Championship track events were held; ten Olympic events, (sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium, for both men and women), for which qualification points for the 2016 Summer Olympics were available for the first time, and nine non-Olympic events; the men's madison race and points races, scratch races, sprint time trials (1000 metres for men, 500 metres for women) and individual pursuits for both genders were held as part of the championships. The omnium was held in its new format for the first time, ending with the points race, rather than the sprint time trial.
Unusually, the event was held on a fully outdoor concrete track with a 333-metre circumference, as opposed to the now standard 250 metre indoor wooden velodromes normally used in such events. As a result, several of the events (team sprints, omniums and points races) will be held over non-standard distances.
In addition, the event took place outside continental Europe for the first time, being held in the French caribbean province department of Guadeloupe.
Summary
[edit | edit source]Great Britain topped the medal table with six golds, including a clean sweep of team and individual pursuit titles. Germany won the most medals, with thirteen including a fifth successive men's team sprint title, while Russia were second on golds, with four, and medals with eleven. There was a first ever medal for Austria, gold in the men's madison.
The most successful individual was Russia's Anastasiia Voinova with three gold medals.
The redesigned omnium event, where all points won in the first five events go forward into the final points race, was held in its new format for the first time. Despite the change, Laura Trott of Great Britain defended her title in the women's edition to retain her claim as most successful cyclist in the history of the event with six golds. 2013 points race winner, Elia Viviani of Italy won the men's event, having entered the final points race already with a clear lead. Katie Archibald became the first winner of the women's individual pursuit at the championships. In doing so she ended British team-mate Joanna Rowsell's monopoly on all available major international team and individual pursuit titles.[1]
Ed Clancy's team pursuit gold made him the most successful male rider in the events history with five gold medals and one bronze medal in total. Grégory Baugé's sprint gold was his first, and was won on home soil, as Bauge was born in Guadeloupe.
Events were delayed on a number of occasions by rain on the outdoor track, and times in the timed events were, as expected, significantly slower than usual.[2]
Participating nations
[edit | edit source]218 cyclists (93 women, 125 men) from 23 nations participated at the championships. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[3][4]
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (2)
- File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (4)
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (details) (14)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (10)
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (6)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (6)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (3)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (19) (host)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (17)
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (5)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (details) (15)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (1)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (11)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (12)
- File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (9)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (details) (11)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (14)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (22)
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (1)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (7)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (15)
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (1)
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (13)
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Events
[edit | edit source]§ = raced over non-standard distance (men=1000 metres, women=660 metres)
- shaded events are non-Olympic
- riders named in italics did not contest the corresponding finals
Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg FRA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Poland.svg POL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Austria.svg AUT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Spain.svg SPA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg LTU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
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External links
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