# 2021 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint

The women's sprint competition at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships was held on 6 and 7 October 2021.

## Results
### Qualifying

The top 16 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
| 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | 10.464 | | Q |
| 2 | Mathilde Gros | France | 10.487 | +0.023 | Q |
| 3 | Shanne Braspennincx | Netherlands | 10.601 | +0.137 | Q |
| 4 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | 10.603 | +0.139 | Q |
| 5 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | 10.734 | +0.270 | Q |
| 6 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | 10.736 | +0.272 | Q |
| 7 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | 10.764 | +0.300 | Q |
| 8 | Pauline Grabosch | Germany | 10.785 | +0.321 | Q |
| 9 | Daria Shmeleva | Russia | 10.880 | +0.416 | Q |
| 10 | Miriam Vece | Italy | 10.894 | +0.430 | Q |
| 11 | Blaine Ridge-Davis | Great Britain | 11.025 | +0.561 | Q |
| 12 | Nicky Degrendele | Belgium | 11.157 | +0.693 | Q |
| 13 | Veronika Jaborníková | Czech Republic | 11.248 | +0.784 | Q |
| 14 | Elena Bissolati | Italy | 11.278 | +0.814 | Q |
| 15 | Nikola Sibiak | Poland | 11.285 | +0.821 | Q |
| 16 | Helena Casas | Spain | 11.308 | +0.844 | Q |
| 17 | Oleksandra Lohviniuk | Ukraine | 11.322 | +0.858 | |

### 1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Helena Casas | Spain | +0.152 | |
| 2 | 1 | Mathilde Gros | France | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Nikola Sibiak | Poland | +0.931 | |
| 3 | 1 | Shanne Braspennincx | Netherlands | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Elena Bissolati | Italy | +1.445 | |
| 4 | 1 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Veronika Jaborníková | Czech Republic | +0.105 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Nicky Degrendele | Belgium | +0.031 | |
| 6 | 1 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | X | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Blaine Ridge-Davis | Great Britain | +0.435 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | X | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Miriam Vece | Italy | +0.105 | |
| 8 | 1 | Daria Shmeleva | Russia | X | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Pauline Grabosch | Germany | +0.005 | |

### Quarterfinals

Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | X | X | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Daria Shmeleva | Russia | +0.227 | +0.095 | | |
| 2 | 1 | Mathilde Gros | France | X | +0.300 | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | +0.032 | X | +0.147 | |
| 3 | 1 | Shanne Braspennincx | Netherlands | X | X | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | +0.096 | +0.097 | | |
| 4 | 1 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | +0.019 | X | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | X | +0.092 | +0.119 | |

### Semifinals

Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | +0.012 | X | X | QG |
| 1 | 2 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | X | +0.079 | +0.028 | QB |
| 2 | 1 | Shanne Braspennincx | Netherlands | X | X | | QG |
| 2 | 2 | Mathilde Gros | France | +0.118 | +0.068 | | QB |

### Finals

| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Gold medal final ||||||
| | Shanne Braspennincx | Netherlands | X | X |
| | Lea Friedrich | Germany | +0.092 | +0.024 |
| Bronze medal final ||||||
| | Mathilde Gros | France | X | X |
| 4 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | +0.040 | +0.045 |