2008_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.[1][2] A men's omnium European Championship was held in Alkmaar, the Netherlands at 18 October 2008.
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
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Open
Open events were held in the omnium discipline only.
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Event held in Alkmaar, the Netherlands on 18 October 2008. | ||||||
| Men's Omnium[3] 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 |
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Omnium sprint
More information Année, Gold ...
| 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 |
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Under 23
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | 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 Dijki Netherlands Lizzie Armitsteadi Great Britain | 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 |
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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.[4][5]
Juniors
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| Event | Gold | Silver | 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 |
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More information Rank, Nation ...
| 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 |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 38 | 36 | 37 | 111 | |
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- "Book (Start Lists, Reulst & Analysis)" (PDF). Tissot. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
- "European Championship, Track, Omnium, Elite (F) 2008". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "European Championship, Track, Omnium, Elite 2008". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Scratch race results". uci.ch. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- "Different articles about the Scratch race". ellenvandijk.nl. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- Official website
- Official results at Tissottiming.com
- Results book