# 2021 UEC European Track Championships

2021 UEC European Track Championships was the twelfth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland, from 5 to 9 October 2021. Originally it was supposed to be held in Minsk, Belarus, between 23 and 27 June 2021 as an elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling On 27 May 2021 the Management Board of the European Cycling Union decided to cancel the 2021 Elite Track European Championships scheduled in Minsk in June 2021.
On 1 June, it was announced that the championships would go ahead in the second week of October 2021.

## Belarus hosting controversy

In March 2021 the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation urged the European Cycling Union to relocate the event from Belarus on human rights grounds. The ECU replied that it was unable to find another suitable host. Earlier in the year, similar controversy regarding the proposed location of the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Belarus lead to it being moved from the country.
In May 2021 the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark proposed to move the European Track Cycling Championship to Denmark due to safety issues and attitude towards COVID-19 in Belarus. Denmark is ready to consider the possibility of compensation for all losses of the European Cycling Union associated with the change of the venue.
On 25 May 2021 the German Cycling Federation informed the European Cycling Association that after the events with the forced grounding of Ryanair Flight 4978, it was not possible for the German team to come to Minsk under these circumstances. On 25 May the national track team of Netherlands also refused to go to Minsk. On 26 May the national track team of Lithuania announced about withdrawal from championships if it's going to be held in Minsk and proposed to move championships to Panevėžys in Lithuania.

## Schedule

| Competition | F | Final |
Men :
| Date → | Tue 5 | Tue 5 | Wed 6 | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sat 9 |
| Event ↓ | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E |
| Sprint | | | | | Q, $^1$/$_{16}$, $^1$/$_8$ | QF | | SF, F | | |
| Team sprint | Q | R1, F | | | | | | | | |
| Team pursuit | Q | | R1 | F | | | | | | |
| Keirin | | | | | | | | | R1, R | R2, F |
| Omnium | | | | | | | SR, TR | ER, PR | | |
| Madison | | | | | | | | | | F |
| 1 km time trial | | | Q | F | | | | | | |
| Pursuit | | | | | Q | F | | | | |
| Points race | | | Q | F | | | | | | |
| Scratch | | | | | Q | F | | | | |
| Elimination race | | F | | | | | | | | |
Women :
| Date → | Tue 5 | Tue 5 | Wed 6 | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sat 9 |
| Event ↓ | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E |
| Sprint | | | Q, $^1$/$_8$ | QF | | SF, F | | | | |
| Team sprint | Q | R1, F | | | | | | | | |
| Team pursuit | Q | | R1 | F | | | | | | |
| Keirin | | | | | | | | | R1, R | R2, F |
| Omnium | | | | | SR, TR | ER, PR | | | | |
| Madison | | | | | | | | | | F |
| 500 m time trial | | | | | | | Q | F | | |
| Pursuit | | | | | | | Q | F | | |
| Points race | | | | | | | | F | | |
| Scratch | | F | | | | | | | | |
| Elimination race | | | | F | | | | | | |

## Events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events |||||||
| Sprint details | Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands | Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Mikhail Iakovlev Russia | Mikhail Iakovlev Russia |
| Team sprint details | Netherlands Jeffrey Hoogland Harrie Lavreysen Roy van den Berg Sam Ligtlee | 42.302 | France Timmy Gillion Rayan Helal Sébastien Vigier | 44.193 | Poland Maciej Bielecki Patryk Rajkowski Mateusz Rudyk Daniel Rochna | 43.007 |
| Team pursuit details | Denmark Carl-Frederik Bévort Tobias Hansen Matias Malmberg Rasmus Pedersen | 3:51.382 | Switzerland Claudio Imhof Valère Thiébaud Simon Vitzthum Alex Vogel | 3:52.646 | Great Britain Rhys Britton Charlie Tanfield William Tidball Oliver Wood | 3:55.595 |
| Keirin details | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Tom Derache France | Tom Derache France | Joachim Eilers Germany | Joachim Eilers Germany |
| Omnium details | Alan Banaszek Poland | 136 pts | Fabio Van den Bossche Belgium | 130 pts | Matias Malmberg Denmark | 124 pts |
| Madison details | Netherlands Yoeri Havik Jan-Willem van Schip | 60 pts | Belgium Kenny De Ketele Lindsay De Vylder | 56 pts | Portugal Iúri Leitão Rui Oliveira | 49 pts |
| 1 km time trial details | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | 58.016 | Sam Ligtlee Netherlands | 59.767 | Patryk Rajkowski Poland | 59.890 |
| Individual pursuit details | Jonathan Milan Italy | | Lev Gonov Russia | | Claudio Imhof Switzerland | 4:08.851 |
| Points race details | Benjamin Thomas France | 81 pts | Iúri Leitão Portugal | 61 pts | Vlas Shichkin Russia | 57 pts |
| Scratch details | Rui Oliveira Portugal | Rui Oliveira Portugal | Vincent Hoppezak Netherlands | Vincent Hoppezak Netherlands | JB Murphy Ireland | JB Murphy Ireland |
| Elimination race details | Sergey Rostovtsev Russia | Sergey Rostovtsev Russia | João Matias Portugal | João Matias Portugal | Thomas Boudat France | Thomas Boudat France |
| Women's events |||||||
| Sprint details | Shanne Braspennincx Netherlands | Shanne Braspennincx Netherlands | Lea Friedrich Germany | Lea Friedrich Germany | Mathilde Gros France | Mathilde Gros France |
| Team sprint details | Netherlands Shanne Braspennincx Kyra Lamberink Hetty van de Wouw Steffie van der Peet | 46.551 WR | Germany Lea Friedrich Pauline Grabosch Alessa-Catriona Pröpster | 47.299 | Russia Natalia Antonova Daria Shmeleva Yana Tyshchenko Anastasia Voynova | 46.795 |
| Team pursuit details | Germany Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Laura Süßemilch Lena Charlotte Reißner | 4:13.489 | Italy Martina Alzini Rachele Barbieri Martina Fidanza Silvia Zanardi Letizia Paternoster | 4:20.923 | Ireland Mia Griffin Emily Kay Kelly Murphy Alice Sharpe | 4:21.264 |
| Keirin details | Lea Friedrich Germany | Lea Friedrich Germany | Olena Starikova Ukraine | Olena Starikova Ukraine | Yana Tyshchenko Russia | Yana Tyshchenko Russia |
| Omnium details | Katie Archibald Great Britain | 154 pts | Victoire Berteau France | 120 pts | Rachele Barbieri Italy | 118 pts |
| Madison details | Great Britain Katie Archibald Neah Evans | 63 pts | Denmark Amalie Dideriksen Julie Leth | 50 pts | France Victoire Berteau Marion Borras | 49 pts |
| 500 m time trial details | Daria Shmeleva Russia | 33.086 | Pauline Grabosch Germany | 33.336 | Yana Tyshchenko Russia | 33.534 |
| Individual pursuit details | Lisa Brennauer Germany | 3:19.548 | Marion Borras France | 3:23.297 | Mieke Kröger Germany | 3:21.646 |
| Points race details | Gulnaz Khatuntseva Russia | 35 pts | Shari Bossuyt Belgium | 28 pts | Lonneke Uneken Netherlands | 22 pts |
| Scratch details | Katie Archibald Great Britain | Katie Archibald Great Britain | Valentine Fortin France | Valentine Fortin France | Daria Pikulik Poland | Daria Pikulik Poland |
| Elimination race details | Valentine Fortin France | Valentine Fortin France | Letizia Paternoster Italy | Letizia Paternoster Italy | Neah Evans Great Britain | Neah Evans Great Britain |
* Competitors named in italics only participated in rounds prior to the final.
* $^N$ These events are not contested in the Olympics.
* $^O$ In the Olympics, these events are contested within the omnium only.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Switzerland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Switzerland* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |