# 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2016. They took place in London in the Lee Valley VeloPark from 2–6 March 2016.
As the last major track cycling event prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics, the championships were particularly important for cyclists and national teams aiming to qualify for the track cycling competitions at Rio 2016. Hosts Great Britain finished top of the medals table with five gold, one silver and three bronze medals.

## Preparations

Tickets prices for the 12 different sessions ranged between £15 and £90, with student and over 60s discounts available. Higher priced tickets were tickets with better seating locations, afternoon (final) sessions and the sessions at the weekend. On 20 February 50,000 tickets were sold, with most of the sessions sold out.
For the championships 200 volunteers were recruited and helped in a variety of roles during set-up and across the event, from programme sellers and accreditation distributors to media and sports.

## Schedule

The schedule of events was as follows:
| Competition | F | Final |
Men :
| Date → | Wed 2 | Wed 2 | Thu 3 | Thu 3 | Fri 4 | Fri 4 | Sat 5 | Sat 5 | Sun 6 | Sun 6 |
| Event ↓ | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E |
| Men's 1 km time trial | | | F | | | | | | | |
| Men's individual pursuit | | | | | Q | F | | | | |
| Men's keirin | | | | | | | | | R1, R | R2, F |
| Men's omnium | | | | | SR, IP | ER | TT, FL | PR | | |
| Men's points race | | | | | | F | | | | |
| Men's scratch | | F | | | | | | | | |
| Men's sprint | | | | | Q, $^1$/$_{16}$, $^1$/$_8$, R | | QF | SF, F | | |
| Men's team pursuit | Q | | R1 | F | | | | | | |
| Men's team sprint | Q | F | | | | | | | | |
| Men's madison | | | | | | | | | | F |
Women :
| Date → | Wed 2 | Wed 2 | Thu 3 | Thu 3 | Fri 4 | Fri 4 | Sat 5 | Sat 5 | Sun 6 | Sun 6 |
| Event ↓ | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E |
| Women's 500 m time trial | | | | | F | | | | | |
| Women's individual pursuit | Q | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's keirin | | | R1, R | R2, F | | | | | | |
| Women's omnium | | | | | | | SR, IP | ER | TT, FL | PR |
| Women's points race | | | | | | | | F | | |
| Women's scratch | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Women's sprint | | | | | | | Q, $^1$/$_{16}$, $^1$/$_8$, R | | QF | SF, F |
| Women's team pursuit | | | Q | | R1 | F | | | | |
| Women's team sprint | Q | F | | | | | | | | |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | France | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||
| Sprint details | Jason Kenny Great Britain | Matthew Glaetzer Australia | Denis Dmitriev Russia |
| Team Sprint details | New Zealand Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster Eddie Dawkins | Netherlands Nils van 't Hoenderdaal Jeffrey Hoogland Matthijs Büchli Hugo Haak | Germany René Enders Max Niederlag Joachim Eilers |
| Team Pursuit details | Australia Sam Welsford Michael Hepburn Callum Scotson Miles Scotson Alexander Porter Luke Davison | Great Britain Jonathan Dibben Ed Clancy Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins Steven Burke Andy Tennant | Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach Rasmus Quaade |
| Keirin details | Joachim Eilers Germany | Eddie Dawkins New Zealand | Azizulhasni Awang Malaysia |
| Omnium details | Fernando Gaviria Colombia | Roger Kluge Germany | Glenn O'Shea Australia |
| 1 km Time Trial details | Joachim Eilers Germany | Theo Bos Netherlands | Quentin Lafargue France |
| Pursuit details | Filippo Ganna Italy | Domenic Weinstein Germany | Andy Tennant Great Britain |
| Scratch Race details | Sebastián Mora Spain | Ignacio Prado Mexico | Claudio Imhof Switzerland |
| Points Race details | Jonathan Dibben Great Britain | Andreas Graf Austria | Kenny de Ketele Belgium |
| Madison details | Great Britain Bradley Wiggins Mark Cavendish | France Morgan Kneisky Benjamin Thomas | Spain Sebastián Mora Albert Torres |
| Women's events ||||
| Sprint details | Zhong Tianshi China | Lin Junhong China | Kristina Vogel Germany |
| Team Sprint details | Russia Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova | China Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi | Germany Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel |
| Team Pursuit details | United States Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente | Canada Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Georgia Simmerling | Great Britain Laura Trott Elinor Barker Ciara Horne Joanna Rowsell |
| Keirin details | Kristina Vogel Germany | Anna Meares Australia | Becky James Great Britain |
| Omnium details | Laura Trott Great Britain | Laurie Berthon France | Sarah Hammer United States |
| 500 m Time Trial details | Anastasia Voynova Russia | Lee Wai Sze Hong Kong | Elis Ligtlee Netherlands |
| Pursuit details | Rebecca Wiasak Australia | Małgorzata Wojtyra Poland | Annie Foreman-Mackey Canada |
| Scratch Race details | Laura Trott Great Britain | Kirsten Wild Netherlands | Stephanie Roorda Canada |
| Points Race details | Katarzyna Pawłowska Poland | Jasmin Glaesser Canada | Arlenis Sierra Cuba |