# 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 20 to 24 October 2021 at the Velodrome Couvert Regional Jean-Stablinski in Roubaix, France. The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The elimination race was introduced for the first time in the history of World Championships.

## Bidding

Turkmenistan showed their interest in hosting the championships at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly in September 2015. The Central Asian country's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his intention in which he reiterated his aim to use sport to raise the profile of the nation. Berdimuhamedov described the proposal as "fully in accord" with the plans of the nation, adding that the country has "all the necessary conditions". Igor Makarov, the Ashgabat-born president of the Russian Cycling Federation, outlined the attractions of the Ashgabat Sports Complex Velodrome. The velodrome is among the largest velodromes in the world with room for 6000 spectators. He appealed directly to the president to consider bidding for the event. The championships would represent the largest-profile sporting event ever held in Turkmenistan. President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) David Lappartient called the Ashgabat Velodrome "one of the most beautiful in the world" and noted that it was thanks to this structure that it was decided to grant Turkmenistan the right to host the World Track Cycling Championship in 2021.
In June 2021 the UCI announced that the championships would be moved to a different venue. Roubaix was announced as the new venue in August 2021.

## Schedule

22 events were held.
All times are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 20 October | 13:00 | Women's team pursuit qualifying |
| 20 October | 13:00 | Men's team pursuit qualifying |
| 20 October | 13:00 | Women's scratch qualifying |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Women's team sprint qualifying |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Men's team sprint qualifying |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Women's scratch final |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Women's team sprint first round |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Men's team sprint first round |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Men's team pursuit first round |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Women's team sprint final |
| 20 October | 18:30 | Men's team sprint final |
| 21 October | 13:00 | Men's keirin first round, repechage, second round |
| 21 October | 13:00 | Women's sprint qualifying, 1/16, 1/8 final |
| 21 October | 13:00 | Men's scratch qualifying |
| 21 October | 18:30 | Women's team pursuit first round |
| 21 October | 18:30 | Women's sprint 1/4 final |
| 21 October | 18:30 | Men's team pursuit final |
| 21 October | 18:30 | Men's scratch final |
| 21 October | 18:30 | Men's keirin final |
| 21 October | 18:30 | Women's team pursuit final |
| 21 October | 18:30 | Women's elimination final |
| 22 October | 13:00 | Women's omnium points race, scratch, tempo race |
| 22 October | 13:00 | Men's time trial qualifying |
| 22 October | 13:00 | Men's points race qualifying |
| 22 October | 13:00 | Men's individual pursuit qualifying |
| 22 October | 18:30 | Men's points race |
| 22 October | 18:30 | Women's sprint semifinals |
| 22 October | 18:30 | Women's omnium, elimination |
| 22 October | 18:30 | Men's time trial final |
| 22 October | 18:30 | Men's individual pursuit final |
| 22 October | 18:30 | Women's sprint final |
| 22 October | 18:30 | Women's omnium, Points race |
| Date | Time | Event |
| 23 October | 10:00 | Men's omnium points race, scratch, tempo race |
| 23 October | 10:00 | Women's time trial qualifying |
| 23 October | 10:00 | Women's madison qualifying |
| 23 October | 10:00 | Men's sprint qualifying, 1/16, 1/8 final |
| 23 October | 10:00 | Men's omnium scratch, tempo race |
| 23 October | 10:00 | Women's individual pursuit qualifying |
| 23 October | 17:30 | Women's time trial final |
| 23 October | 17:30 | Men's sprint 1/4 final |
| 23 October | 17:30 | Women's madison |
| 23 October | 17:30 | Men's omnium, elimination |
| 23 October | 17:30 | Men's sprint 1/4 final |
| 23 October | 17:30 | Women's individual pursuit final |
| 23 October | 17:30 | Men's omnium, Points race |
| 24 October | 13:00 | Women's points race qualifying |
| 24 October | 13:00 | Men's madison qualifying |
| 24 October | 13:00 | Men's sprint semifinals |
| 24 October | 13:00 | Men's elimination qualifying |
| 24 October | 13:00 | Women's keirin, first round, repechage |
| 24 October | 13:48 | Women's points race |
| 24 October | 13:48 | Men's sprint finals |
| 24 October | 13:48 | Women's keirin, second round |
| 24 October | 13:48 | Men's madison |
| 24 October | 13:48 | Women's keirin finals |
| 24 October | 13:48 | Men's elimination |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | France* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Belgium | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russian Cycling Federation | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 km time trial details | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Nicholas Paul Trinidad and Tobago | Joachim Eilers Germany |
| Individual pursuit details | Ashton Lambie United States | Jonathan Milan Italy | Filippo Ganna Italy |
| Team pursuit details | Italy Liam Bertazzo Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Jonathan Milan Francesco Lamon | France Thomas Boudat Thomas Denis Valentin Tabellion Benjamin Thomas | Great Britain Ethan Hayter Ethan Vernon Charlie Tanfield Oliver Wood Kian Emadi |
| Sprint details | Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Sébastien Vigier France |
| Team sprint details | Netherlands Roy van den Berg Harrie Lavreysen Jeffrey Hoogland | France Florian Grengbo Sébastien Vigier Rayan Helal | Germany Nik Schröter Stefan Bötticher Joachim Eilers Marc Jurczyk |
| Keirin details | Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Mikhail Iakovlev Russian Cycling Federation |
| Scratch details | Donavan Grondin France | Tuur Dens Belgium | Rhys Britton Great Britain |
| Points race details | Benjamin Thomas France | Kenny De Ketele Belgium | Vincent Hoppezak Netherlands |
| Elimination race details | Elia Viviani Italy | Iúri Leitão Portugal | Sergey Rostovtsev Russian Cycling Federation |
| Madison details | Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Michael Mørkøv | Italy Simone Consonni Michele Scartezzini | Belgium Kenny De Ketele Robbe Ghys |
| Omnium details | Ethan Hayter Great Britain | Aaron Gate New Zealand | Elia Viviani Italy |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 500 m time trial details | Lea Friedrich Germany | Anastasia Voynova Russian Cycling Federation | Daria Shmeleva Russian Cycling Federation |
| Individual pursuit details | Lisa Brennauer Germany | Franziska Brauße Germany | Mieke Kröger Germany |
| Team pursuit details | Germany Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Laura Süßemilch | Italy Elisa Balsamo Martina Alzini Chiara Consonni Martina Fidanza Letizia Paternoster | Great Britain Katie Archibald Megan Barker Neah Evans Josie Knight |
| Sprint details | Emma Hinze Germany | Lea Friedrich Germany | Kelsey Mitchell Canada |
| Team sprint details | Germany Lea Friedrich Pauline Grabosch Emma Hinze | Russian Cycling Federation Natalia Antonova Daria Shmeleva Yana Tyshchenko Anastasia Voynova | Great Britain Sophie Capewell Blaine Ridge-Davis Milly Tanner Lauren Bate |
| Keirin details | Lea Friedrich Germany | Mina Sato Japan | Yana Tyshchenko Russian Cycling Federation |
| Scratch details | Martina Fidanza Italy | Maike van der Duin Netherlands | Jennifer Valente United States |
| Points race details | Lotte Kopecky Belgium | Katie Archibald Great Britain | Kirsten Wild Netherlands |
| Elimination details | Letizia Paternoster Italy | Lotte Kopecky Belgium | Jennifer Valente United States |
| Madison details | Netherlands Amy Pieters Kirsten Wild | France Clara Copponi Marie Le Net | Great Britain Katie Archibald Neah Evans |
| Omnium details | Katie Archibald Great Britain | Lotte Kopecky Belgium | Elisa Balsamo Italy |
* Shaded events are non-Olympic