2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships logo.jpg
Venue Bordeaux, France Flag of France.svg
Date(s) (2006-04-13 - 2006-04-16)April 13April 16, 2006
Velodrome Vélodrome de Bordeaux

The 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bordeaux, France from April 13 to April 16, 2006.

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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3104
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2125
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)2013
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2013
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1416
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)1225
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1113
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)1001
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)1001
11Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0213
12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0112
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0112
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0101
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0022
17Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)0011
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0011
Totals (18 entries)15151545

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Events
Men's sprint
details
Theo Bos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Craig MacLean
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Stefan Nimke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Men's 1 km time trial
details
Chris Hoy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ben Kersten
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
François Pervis
Flag of France.svg  France
Men's individual pursuit
details
Robert Bartko
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4:18.519 Jens Mouris
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
4:23.474 Paul Manning
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
4:21.097
Men's team pursuit
details
Peter Dawson
Matthew Goss
Mark Jamieson
Stephen Wooldridge

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Steve Cummings
Geraint Thomas
Paul Manning
Rob Hayles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Volodimir Diudia
Roman Kononenko
Liubomir Polataiko
Maksim Polyshchuk
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Men's team sprint
details
Grégory Baugé
Mickaël Bourgain
Arnaud Tournant

Flag of France.svg  France
Jason Queally
Chris Hoy
Jamie Staff
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Shane Perkins
Ryan Bayley
Shane Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Men's keirin
details
Theo Bos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
José Antonio Escuredo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Arnaud Tournant
Flag of France.svg  France
Men's scratch
details
Jérôme Neuville
Flag of France.svg  France
Ángel Darío Colla
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Ioannis Tamouridis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Men's points race
details
Peter Schep
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
31 Rafał Ratajczak
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
18 Vasili Kiriyenka
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
15
Men's madison
details
Joan Llaneras
Isaac Gálvez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
16 Liubomir Polataiko
Volodymyr Rybin
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
11 Juan Curuchet
Walter Pérez
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
9
Women's Events
Women's sprint
details
Natalia Tsylinskaya
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Victoria Pendleton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Guo Shuang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's 500 m time trial
details
Natalia Tsylinskaya
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
34.152 Anna Meares
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
34.352 Lisandra Guerra Rodríguez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
34.609
Women's individual pursuit
details
Sarah Hammer
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olga Sliusareva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Katie Mactier
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Women's keirin
details
Christine Mucke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Clara Sanchez
Flag of France.svg  France
Guo Shuang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's scratch
details
María Luisa Calle
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Gina Grain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olga Sliusareva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Women's points race
details
Vera Carrara
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
35 Olga Sliusareva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
35 Gema Pascual Torrecilla
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
30

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