UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)

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The European Track Cycling Championships (under-23 & junior) are a set of competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists under the ages of 23 and 18, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC). They were first held in their current format in 2010, when a competition for elite level cyclists was devised and held for the first time following an overhaul of European track cycling.

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Prior to 2010, similar age group championships were held for many years under the title of European Track Championships, a title now used solely for the elite championships. The Under 23 and Junior championships thereafter were run as an annual separate event under their current name.

In line with cycling tradition, winners of an event at the championships are presented with, in addition to the gold medal, a special, identifiable jersey. This UEC European Champion jersey is a blue jersey with gold European stars.

History

Age group championships

Prior to 2010, championship events were run under the title of UEC European Track Championships, but consisted of events solely for junior and under-23 cyclists. The 2010 UEC European Track Championships event is recognised as the first elite level senior championships. Since 2010, the separate annual European championships for under-23 and junior riders have continued, but is now renamed explicitly as an under-23 and junior grade event. Despite the name change, the events prior to 2010 are considered part of the same lineage as the renamed age-grade event, not the elite championships whose name they share.

European Track Cycling Championships have, however, been held for junior and under-23 athletes in other formats for a long time, though records in earlier editions are incomplete. They provided useful experience for young riders with winners automatically qualifying to compete at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in which no age limit applied, and the world's best track cyclists competed. [1]

Events included

The junior and u-23 events consist of eleven disciplines for both men and women: time trial, keirin, individual pursuit, team pursuit, points race, scratch race, sprint, team sprint, the madison, the omnium and the 'Devil' or Elimination race. Women's events historically were shorter than men's. Since then, the women's Team Pursuit has been increased in length and number of riders to improve parity, with team sprint following suit some years later.

Championships are open to riders selected by their national cycling governing body. They compete in the colours of their country, but not the national champions jerseys of that country.

Competitions

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Hosts of European Track Championships
NumberYearLocationEvents
as UEC European Track Championships
1 2001 Brno, Czech Republic (Under 23)
Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy (Junior)
24
2 2002 Buttgen, Germany27
3 2003 Moscow, Russia32
4 2004 Valencia, Spain32
5 2005 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy32
6 2006 Athens, Greece29
7 2007 Cottbus, Germany30
8 2008 Pruszków, Poland34
9 2009 Minsk, Belarus33
as European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)
10 2010 Saint Petersburg, Russia38
11 2011 Anadia, Portugal38
12 2012 Anadia, Portugal38
13 2013 Anadia, Portugal38
14 2014 Anadia, Portugal38
15 2015 Athens, Greece38
16 2016 Montichiari, Italy38
17 2017 Sangalhos, Portugal44
18 2018 Aigle, Switzerland44
19 2019 Ghent, Belgium44
20 2020 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy44
21 2021 Apeldoorn, Netherlands44
22 2022 Anadia, Portugal44
23 2023 Anadia, Portugal44
24 2024 Cottbus, Germany44

All-time medal table (2001-2023)

Excludes Men's Open Madison events from 2001-2009 and include Open Omnium events from 2001–2009.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 162135123420
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1276373263
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1079889294
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 105106101312
5Flag of France.svg  France 8611194291
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 545970183
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 407379192
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 38252184
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 374940126
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 313142104
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 16212158
12Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1312934
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9122748
14Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 891835
15Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 6151738
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 517830
17Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 410620
18Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 47819
19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2349
20Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2125
21Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2002
22Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1214
23Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1113
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1113
25Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1102
26Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0011
Totals (27 entries)8628628572581

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References

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