2014 UEC European Track Championships
Venue | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France |
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Date(s) | 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
The programme for the 2014 championships was considerably extended, and all
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
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
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,
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
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]
- Austria (2)
- Azerbaijan (4)
- details) (14)
- Belgium (10)
- Czech Republic (6)
- Denmark (6)
- Finland (3)
- France (19) (host)
- Germany (17)
- Greece (5)
- Great Britain (details) (15)
- Hungary (1)
- Ireland (11)
- Italy (12)
- Lithuania (9)
- details) (11)
- Poland (14)
- Russia (22)
- Slovenia (1)
- Switzerland (7)
- Spain (15)
- Turkey (1)
- Ukraine (13)
Events
§ = 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
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | GBR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | RUS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
3 | GER | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
4 | FRA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
5 | BEL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
6 | ITA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
7 | POL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | AUT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | NED | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | SPA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | LTU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
References
- ^ "Joanna Rowsell not expecting European gold as she builds towards the 2015 Track World Cycling Championships". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). UEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Start list women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "Start list men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-16.