# 2008 UEC European Track Championships

The 2008 European Track Championships took place in Pruszków, Poland from 3 September to 7 September 2008. They were the annual European championship for track cycling for junior and under 23 riders. Events were also held at elite level in the women's omnium discipline. A men's omnium European Championship was held in Alkmaar, the Netherlands at 18 October 2008.

## Countries

* Belarus at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships
* Great Britain at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships
* Lithuania at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships
* Netherlands at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships
Incomplete list

## Medal summary
### Open

Open events were held in the omnium discipline only.
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Event held in Alkmaar, the Netherlands on 18 October 2008. |||||||
| Men's Omnium details | Wim Stroetinga Netherlands | 44 | Robert Bartko Germany | 40 | Elia Viviani Italy | 38 |
| Women's Event held in Pruszków, Poland in September 2008. |||||||
| Women's Omnium details | Elena Tchalykh Russia | 46 | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 41 | Anastasia Tchulkova Russia | 41 |

### Omnium sprint

| Année | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2008 | NED Theo Bos | NED Tim Veldt | FRA François Pervis |
| 2008 | NED Yvonne Hijgenaar | NED Elise Van Hage | ESP Helena Casas Roige |

### Under 23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events |||||||
| Men's under-23 sprint details | Kévin Sireau France | | Michaël D'Almeida France | | Matthew Crampton Great Britain | |
| Men's under-23 1 km time trial details | Michaël D'Almeida France | | David Daniell Great Britain | | Tomáš Bábek Czech Republic | |
| Men's under-23 individual pursuit details | Vitaliy Shchedov Ukraine | 4:25.518 | Jerôme Cousin France | 4:29.383 | Marco Coledan Italy | |
| Men's under-23 team pursuit details | Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh Mark McNally Andy Tennant Great Britain | 4:05.568 | Evgeny Kovalev Ivan Kovalev Alexander Petrovskiy Valery Valynin Russia | 4:10.139 | Marcel Kalz Ralf Matzka Erik Mohs Fabian Schaar Italy | 4:07.730 |
| Men's under-23 team sprint details | Denis Dmitriev Stoyan Vasev Pavel Yakushevskiy Russia | 44.991 | Matthew Crampton David Daniell Christian Lyte Great Britain | 45.277 | Krzysztof Szymanek Maciej Bielecki Adrian Telinski Poland | 45.768 |
| Men's under-23 keirin details | Matthew Crampton Great Britain | | Michaël D'Almeida France | | Denis Špička Czech Republic | |
| Men's under-23 scratch race details | Elia Viviani Italy | | Pim Ligthart Netherlands | | Jiří Hochmann Czech Republic | |
| Men's under-23 points race details | Ivan Kovalev Russia | 31 | Ralf Matzka Germany | 30 | Jiří Hochmann Czech Republic | 30 |
| Women's events |||||||
| Women's under-23 sprint details | Miriam Welte Germany | 12.206 / 11.898 | Lyubov Shulika Ukraine | | Anna Blyth Great Britain | 12.045 / 12.046 |
| Women's under-23 500 m time trial details | Sandie Clair France | 33.872 | Miriam Welte Germany | 34.376 | Anna Blyth Great Britain | 35.035 |
| Women's under-23 individual pursuit details | Vilija Sereikaitė Lithuania | 3:34.781 | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 3:37.747 | Joanna Rowsell Great Britain | |
| Women's under-23 team pursuit details | Lizzie Armitstead Katie Colclough Joanna Rowsell Great Britain | 3:26.836 | Audrey Cordon Elodie Henriette Pascale Jeuland France | 3:35.026 | Victoriya Kondel Oxana Cozonchuk Maria Mishina Russia | 3:35.369 |
| Women's under-23 team sprint details | Sandie Clair Virginie Cueff France | 34.481 | Renata Dąbrowska Marta Janowiak Poland | 36.303 | Yulia Kosheleva Olga Strelsova Russia | 36.865 |
| Women's under-23 keirin details | Miriam Welte Germany | | Sandie Clair France | | Lyubov Shulika Ukraine | |
| Women's under-23 scratch race details | Ellen van Dijk$^i$ Netherlands Lizzie Armitstead$^i$ Great Britain | | N/A | N/A | Evgenia Romanyuta Russia | |
| Women's under-23 points race details | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 32 | Lizzie Armitstead Great Britain | 27 | Aksana Papko Belarus | 24 |
i) There were awarded 2 gold medals (and no silver medal) because Ellen van Dijk and Lizzie Armitstead finished at the same time. See the finishfoto.

### Juniors

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events |||||||
| Junior Men's Sprint | Quentin Lafargue France | | Charlie Conord France | | Peter Mitchell Great Britain | |
| Junior Men's 1 km Time Trial | Quentin Lafargue France | | Thomas Bonafos France | | Loris Paoli Italy | |
| Junior Men's Individual Pursuit | Albert Torres Barcelo Spain | 3:19.404 | Artur Ershov Russia | 3:22.034 | Mark Christian Great Britain | 3:19:683 |
| Junior Men's Team Pursuit | Julien Duval Emmanuel Keo Julien Morice Erwan Teguel France | 4:09.231 | Luke Rowe Mark Christian Andrew Fenn Erick Rowsell Great Britain | 4:09.559 | Thomas Juhas Johannes Kahra Theo Reinhardt Jakob Steigmiller Germany | 4:14.424 |
| Junior Men's Team Sprint | Charlie Conord Thierry Jollet Quentin Lafargue France | 45.618 | Steven Hill Luc Jones Peter Mitchell Great Britain | 46.435 | Grzegorz Drejgier Karol Kasprzyk Rafal Sarnecki Poland | 45.768 |
| Junior Men's Keirin | Charlie Conord France | | Steven Hill Great Britain | | Juan Peralta Gascon Spain | |
| Junior Men's Scratch | Claudio Imhof Switzerland | | Konstantin Kuperasov Russia | | Vitaly Barbas Russia | |
| Junior Men's Points Race | Sam Bennett Ireland | 29 | Albert Torres Barcelo Spain | 18 | Michał Kwiatkowski Poland | 16 |
| Junior Men's Madison | Mark Christian Luke Rowe Great Britain | 20 | Niki Byrgese Sebastian Lander Denmark | 18 | Thomas Juhas Jakob Steigmiller Germany | 15 (-1 lap) |
| Women's events |||||||
| Junior Women's Sprint | Victoria Baranova Russia | 12.270 / 12.147 | Barbora Drzkova Slovakia | | Jessica Varnish Great Britain | 13.462 / 12.359 |
| Junior Women's 500 m Time Trial | Jessica Varnish Great Britain | 35.364 | Victoria Baranova Russia | 35.788 | Magali Baudacci France | 36.083 |
| Junior Women's Individual Pursuit | Hannah Mayho Great Britain | 2:28.175 | Jolien D'Hoore Belgium | 2:28.537 | Lucie Záleská Czech Republic | 2:28.874 |
| Junior Women's Team Pursuit | Alex Greenfield Hannah Mayho Jessica Booth Great Britain | 2:19.612 | Evelyn Arys Jessie Daams Jolien D'Hoore Belgium | 2:20.456 | Giada Balzan Rossella Callovi Valentina Scandolara Italy | 2:22.213 |
| Junior Women's Team Sprint | Aleksandra Drejgier Kornelia Maczka Poland | 35.562 | Magali Baudacci Olivia Montauban France | 36.303 | Victoria Baranova Eena Melnichenko Russia | 36.865 |
| Junior Women's Keirin | Jessica Varnish Great Britain | | Galina Streltsova Russia | | Giada Balzan Italy | |
| Junior Women's Scratch | Lucie Záleská Czech Republic | | Valentina Scandolara Italy | | Jolien D'Hoore Belgium | |
| Junior Women's Points Race | Alex Greenfield Great Britain | 21 | Jolien D'Hoore Belgium | 12 | Amy Pieters Netherlands | 12 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 38 | 36 | 37 | 111 |