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.European Track Championships start in the Netherlands
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 Men's events Sprint Kévin SireauMaximilian LevyDenis Dmitriev Team sprintRené EndersRobert FörstemannStefan Nimke44.022Mickaël BourgainFrançois PervisKévin Sireau44.415Maciej BieleckiKamil KuczyńskiDamian Zieliński44.809 KeirinMatthew CramptonChristos VolikakisFrançois Pervis OmniumEd Clancy (w)33 ptsBryan Coquard33 ptsElia Viviani35 Team pursuitSteven BurkeEd ClancyPeter KennaughAndy TennantGeraint Thomas (q)4:00.008Michael MørkøvCasper FolsachLasse Norman HansenRasmus Quaade4:06.787Valery KaykovEvgeny KovalevIvan KovalevVictor Manakov4:04.508 Points racenon-OlympicRafał Ratajczyk 43 +1 lapSilvan Dillier39 +1 lapMilan Kadlec36 +1 lap Madison Kenny De KeteleIljo Keisse Claudio ImhofCyrille Thièry Vivien BrisseMorgan Kneisky Women's events Sprint Lyubov ShulikaOlga PanarinaViktoria Baranova Team sprintVictoria PendletonJessica Varnish33.276Lyubov ShulikaOlena Tsyos33.786Kristina VogelMiriam Welte33.678 KeirinVictoria PendletonClara SanchezSandie Clair OmniumLaura Trott25 ptsTatsiana Sharakova29 ptsKirsten Wild32 pts Team pursuitDani KingJoanna RowsellLaura Trott3:22.618Charlotte BeckerLisa BrennauerMadeleine Sandig3:29.596Alena DylkoAksana PapkoTatsiana Sharakova3:26.864 Points racenon-OlympicEvgenia Romanyuta19Katarzyna Pawłowska14Jarmila Machačová13
q = rode in qualification round only. w = won on countback shaded events are non-Olympic
Medal table
Participating nations 23 nations participated.
, see: Netherlands at the 2011 European Track Championships
References
External links
European Cycling Union Results Results book