The 2010 European Track Championships were the inaugural elite European Track Championships

European Track Championships

The European Track Cycling Championships are the set of European championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the European Cycling Union...

 in track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 and took place at the BGŻ Arena

BGŻ Arena

The BGŻ Arena is a velodrome in Pruszków, Poland. Opened in 2008 as Poland's first indoor velodrome, it hosted the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It also hosted the 2008 European Track Championships at under-23 and junior level and will host the 2010 European Track Championships at...

 in Pruszków

Pruszków

Pruszków is a town in central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship . Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along the western edge of the Warsaw urban area...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, between 5 and 7 November.

All ten Olympic events (sprint

Sprint (cycling)

The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between 2 and 4 riders, though they are usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.- Racing style :...

, team sprint, keirin

Keirin

is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. Keirin originated in Japan in 1948; the first Olympic competitions in the sport occurred in 2000....

, team pursuit

Team pursuit

The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, start on opposite sides of the velodrome.- Race format :...

 and omnium

Omnium

An omnium is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently, and for the 2012 Olympics, the omnium as defined by the Union Cycliste Internationale consists of the following six events:...

 all for both men and women) and a men's madison

Madison (cycling)

The madison is a team event in track cycling, named after the first Madison Square Garden in New York, and known as the "American race" in French and in Italian and Spanish as Americana.-History:...

 championship were held as part of the championships. The Championships were the first European event for qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place at five different venues. The venues are the London Velopark for track cycling and BMX, and Hadleigh Farm in Essex for mountain biking...

.

Events

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Men's events
Sprint Sprint (cycling) The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between 2 and 4 riders, though they are usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.- Racing style :...	Denis Dmitriev Denis Dmitriev - References :...		Kévin Sireau Kévin Sireau Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:200320042005Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:...		Jason Kenny Jason Kenny Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great...
Team sprint	Robert Förstemann Robert Förstemann Robert Förstemann is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010.- Palmarès :- External links :... Maximilian Levy Maximilian Levy Maximilian Levy is a German track cyclist. He won a bronze medal representing Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China.- References :... Stefan Nimke Stefan Nimke Stefan Nimke is an Olympic and world champion track cyclist from Germany.-External links:...	44.066	Michaël D'Almeida Michaël D'Almeida Michaël D'Almeida is a French track racing cyclist.D'Almeida specialises in track sprint events including the sprint, tem sprint, keirin and kilo... François Pervis François Pervis François "Franck" Pervis is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior World Champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion... Kévin Sireau Kévin Sireau Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:200320042005Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:...	44.281	Matt Crampton Chris Hoy Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner... Jason Kenny Jason Kenny Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great...	43.968
Keirin Keirin is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. Keirin originated in Japan in 1948; the first Olympic competitions in the sport occurred in 2000....	Jason Kenny Jason Kenny Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great...		Matt Crampton		Adam Ptacnik
Omnium Omnium An omnium is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently, and for the 2012 Olympics, the omnium as defined by the Union Cycliste Internationale consists of the following six events:...	Roger Kluge Roger Kluge Roger Kluge is a German professional racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team .-Career highlights:2003...		Tim Veldt Tim Veldt Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles...		Rafał Ratajczyk
Team pursuit Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, start on opposite sides of the velodrome.- Race format :...	Steven Burke Steven Burke Steven James Burke is a British track and road cyclist who rides for the . He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre-Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by 11 seconds to take the bronze medal... Ed Clancy Ed Clancy Edward Clancy MBE is an English professional track and road bicycle racer who rides for the team. On the track his specialist discipline is the pursuit. He won the first stage of the 2005 Tour of Berlin. He also won 2007 team pursuit world championship... Jason Queally Jason Queally Jason Paul Queally is an English track cyclist. He won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.Born at Great Heywood, Staffordshire, Queally attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School, where he was part of the swimming squad in the mid-1980s, later representing Lancaster and British Universities... Andy Tennant Andy Tennant (cyclist) Andrew "Andy" Tennant is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for the team.-Biography:Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK, Tennant began to make his mark on the cycling world as a junior rider. In 2005 he was selected for British Cycling's Olympic Development...	4:00.482	Evgeny Kovalev Ivan Kovalev Ivan Kovalev Ivan Alexandrovich Kovalev is a Russian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :2005Ivan Alexandrovich Kovalev is a Russian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :2005... Alexei Markov Alexei Markov Alexei Mikhailovich Markov is a Russian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmares :19961997... Alexander Serov Alexander Serov (cyclist) Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha.- Palmarès :2002Alexander Sergeyevich Serov is a Russian professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Katusha....	4:04.274	Levi Heimans Levi Heimans Levi Heimans is a Dutch track cyclist.Heimans represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with Jens Mouris, Peter Schep and Jeroen Straathof. They ended up in fifth position... Arno Van Der Zwet Tim Veldt Tim Veldt Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles... Sipke Zijlstra	4:06.049
Madison Madison (cycling) The madison is a team event in track cycling, named after the first Madison Square Garden in New York, and known as the "American race" in French and in Italian and Spanish as Americana.-History:...	Martin Blaha Martin Blaha Martin Blaha is a Czech football goalkeeper who plays for Sigma Olomouc.-External links:*... Jiri Hochmann		Kenny De Ketele Kenny De Ketele Kenny De Ketele is a Belgian professional racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental Team Topsport Vlaanderen.-Career highlights:20022003... Tim Mertens Tim Mertens Tim Mertens is a Belgian professional racing cyclist who rides for .-Career highlights:2001200220032004Tim Mertens is a Belgian professional racing cyclist who rides for ....		Mykhaylo Radionov Sergiy Lagkuti
Women's events
Sprint Sprint (cycling) The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between 2 and 4 riders, though they are usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.- Racing style :...	Sandie Clair Sandie Clair Sandie Clair is a French professional racing cyclist. She won her first title in 2005 in the national junior sprint championship. It qualified her for the European junior championship in Fiorenzuola, where she won the sprint and rode the keirin and 500m time-trial...		Kristina Vogel Kristina Vogel Kristina Vogel is a German track cyclist. In 2007 and 2008 she competed at the Junior European and World Championships and became a six-time junior world champion and two-time junior European champion. She also competed at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.-External links:...		Simona Krupeckaitė Simona Krupeckaite Simona Krupeckaitė is a Lithuanian professional track cyclist. She is the 2009 500 m Time Trial World Champion and World Record holder at 33.296s, and the 2010 Keirin World Champion. She also won the 2009 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year award. In 2010 Krupeckaitė reached one more world record...
Team sprint	Sandie Clair Sandie Clair Sandie Clair is a French professional racing cyclist. She won her first title in 2005 in the national junior sprint championship. It qualified her for the European junior championship in Fiorenzuola, where she won the sprint and rode the keirin and 500m time-trial... Clara Sanchez	33.478	Victoria Pendelton Jessica Varnish Jessica Varnish Jessica "Jess" Varnish is an English track racing cyclist.-Biography:Jessica Varnish was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire on 19 November 1990, the daughter of James "Jim" Varnish, a keen cyclist....	33.586	Kristina Vogel Kristina Vogel Kristina Vogel is a German track cyclist. In 2007 and 2008 she competed at the Junior European and World Championships and became a six-time junior world champion and two-time junior European champion. She also competed at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.-External links:... Miriam Welte	33.708
Keirin Keirin is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. Keirin originated in Japan in 1948; the first Olympic competitions in the sport occurred in 2000....	Olga Panarina Olga Panarina Olga Panarina is a Belarusian track cyclist, specialising in the sprint disciplines. At the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Panarina won two bronze medals, in the 500 m time trial and the keirin, having finished fourth in the sprint in 2009.- Palmarès :- External links :...		Simona Krupeckaitė Simona Krupeckaite Simona Krupeckaitė is a Lithuanian professional track cyclist. She is the 2009 500 m Time Trial World Champion and World Record holder at 33.296s, and the 2010 Keirin World Champion. She also won the 2009 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year award. In 2010 Krupeckaitė reached one more world record...		Lyubov Shulika
Omnium Omnium An omnium is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently, and for the 2012 Olympics, the omnium as defined by the Union Cycliste Internationale consists of the following six events:...	Leire Olaberria Leire Olaberria Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro ; born 17 February 1977 in Ikaztegieta, Gipuzkoais a Spanish Basque racing cyclist. She won the Bronze medal in the Women's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing behind Marianne Vos and Yoanka González .-References:...		Tatsiana Sharakova Tatsiana Sharakova Tatsiana Sharakova is a Belarusian professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2001:5º in National Championship, Road, Elite, Belarus 2004:2º in European Championship, Track, Pursuit, U23...		Malgorzata Wojtyra
Team pursuit Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, start on opposite sides of the velodrome.- Race format :...	Katie Colclough Katie Colclough Katie Amanda Colclough is an English road and track cyclist from Frieston near Grantham, Lincolnshire, and a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Squad. In 2008-2009 Katie has been riding with Team Halfords Bikehut.... Wendy Houvenaghel Wendy Houvenaghel Wendy Louise Houvenaghel is a British racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter... Laura Trott Laura Trott Laura Trott is a British racing cyclist.Trott won the 2011 UCI team pursuit.- References :...	3:23.435	Vaida Pikauskaitė Vilija Sereikaitė Vilija Sereikaitė Vilija Sereikaitė is a Lithuanian racing cyclist. At the 2009, 2010 and 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Sereikaitė won the bronze medal in the individual pursuit.-Track:-Road:- External links :... Aušrinė Trebaitė Aušrinė Trebaitė - Road cycling :2005201020092010-External links:...	3.29.992	Lisa Brennauer Verena Jooss Madeleine Sandig	3:28.127

Medal table

1		3	2	2	7
2		2	2	0	4
3		2	1	2	5
4		1	1	0	2
		1	1	0	2
6		1	0	1	2
7		1	0	0	1
8		0	2	1	3
9		0	1	1	2
10		0	1	0	1
11		0	0	2	2
		0	0	2	2
Total		11	11	11	33

External links

• European Cycling Union