{{see also|2013 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)}} {{Infobox cycling championship | image = [[File:2013 European Track Championships logo.png]]<br />[[File:Omnisport Apeldoorn.jpg|200px|Omnisport Apeldoorn]] | venue = [[Apeldoorn]], Netherlands | date = 18–20 October 2013 | velodrome = [[Omnisport Apeldoorn]] | nations = | cyclists = | events = | previous = [[2012 UEC European Track Championships|2012]] | next = [[2014 UEC European Track Championships|2014]] }}
The '''2013 UEC European Track Championships''' was the fourth edition of the elite [[UEC European Track Championships]] in [[track cycling]] and took place at the [[Omnisport Apeldoorn|Omnisport Arena]] in [[Apeldoorn]], Netherlands, between 18 and 20 October. The Event was organised by the [[European Cycling Union]].
All ten Olympic events, ([[sprint (cycling)|sprint]], [[team sprint]], [[keirin]], [[team pursuit]] and [[omnium]], for both men and women) and the non-Olympic men's [[madison (cycling)|madison]] championship and points races for both genders were held as part of the championships.
A highly competitive championships, gold medals were share among five teams, and medals among ten teams, with Germany leading the medal table with three gold and three silver medals. Great Britain won the most medals with eight, three of them also gold, the same number as Russia. The host Netherlands also enjoyed a highly successful event, with two gold medals and six in all, by far their strongest showing at this level. Ireland also won its first ever medal at this level, a [[bronze]] in the men's omnium for world scratch race champion [[Martyn Irvine]].
Individually [[Laura Kenny|Laura Trott]] of Great Britain, [[Maximilian Levy]] of Germany and [[Elia Viviani]] each won two gold medals, while [[Kristina Vogel]] won three medals, including gold in the women's sprint. Trott was also part of the Great Britain women's team pursuit quartet who twice lowered the [[world record]] in their event.
[[File:2013 European Track Championships, men's team pursuit.jpg|thumb|The Dutch team won bronze in the [[2013 European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|men's team pursuit]].]]
==Events== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- style="background:#ccc; width:100%;" | colspan=7 | '''Men's events''' |- | [[Sprint (track cycling)|Sprint]] <br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint}} | {{flagmedalist|[[Denis Dmitriev]]|RUS}}|| | {{flagmedalist|[[Robert Förstemann]]|GER}}|| | {{flagmedalist|[[Jason Kenny]]|GBR}}|| |- | [[Team sprint]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team sprint}} | {{flagu|Germany}} <br /> [[René Enders]]<br />[[Robert Förstemann]]<br />[[Maximilian Levy]] ||43.636 | {{flagu|France}} <br /> [[Grégory Baugé]]<br />[[Michaël D'Almeida]]<br />[[François Pervis]] ||43.902 | {{flagu|Russia}} <br /> [[Denis Dmitriev]]<br />[[Andrey Kubeev]]<br />[[Pavel Yakushevskiy]] ||44.537 |- | [[Keirin]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's keirin}} | {{flagmedalist|[[Maximilian Levy]]|GER}}|| | {{flagmedalist|[[Jason Kenny]]|GBR}}|| | {{flagmedalist|[[François Pervis]]|FRA}}|| |- | [[Omnium]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's omnium}} | {{flagmedalist|[[Viktor Manakov (cyclist, born 1992)|Viktor Manakov]]|RUS}}|| 14 pt | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tim Veldt]]<br />''[[Netherlands at the 2013 European Track Championships|Netherlands]] <span style="font-size:90%;">(NED)</span>'' || 29 pt | {{flagmedalist|[[Martyn Irvine]]|IRL}}|| 40 pt |- | [[Team pursuit]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit}} | {{flagu|Great Britain}} <br /> [[Owain Doull]]<br />[[Steven Burke]]<br />[[Ed Clancy]]<br />[[Andy Tennant (cyclist)|Andy Tennant]]<br />[[Sam Harrison (cyclist)|Sam Harrison]] (q)|| 4:02.258 | {{flagu|Russia}} <br /> [[Artur Ershov]]<br />[[Ivan Kovalev (cyclist)|Ivan Kovalev]]<br />[[Evgeny Kovalev]]<br />[[Alexander Serov (cyclist)|Alexander Serov]]|| 4:02.460 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands at the 2013 European Track Championships|Netherlands]]<br />[[Tim Veldt]]<br />[[Dion Beukeboom]]<br />[[Roy Eefting]]<br />[[Jenning Huizenga]]|| 4:04.993 |- |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[Points race]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's points race}}<br /><small>non-Olympic</small> |{{flagmedalist|[[Elia Viviani]]|ITA}} || 76 pt |{{flagmedalist|[[Thomas Boudat]]|FRA}} || 64 pt |{{flagmedalist|[[Eloy Teruel]]|ESP}} || 51 pt |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[Madison (cycling)|Madison]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's madison}}<br /><small>non-Olympic</small> | {{flagu|Italy}} <br />[[Elia Viviani]]<br />[[Liam Bertazzo]] || | {{flagu|Spain}} <br /> [[David Muntaner]]<br />[[Albert Torres (cyclist)|Albert Torres]] || | {{flagu|Belgium}} <br /> [[Kenny De Ketele]]<br />[[Gijs Van Hoecke]] || |- style="background:#ccc; width:100%;" | colspan=7 | '''Women's events''' |- | [[Sprint (track cycling)|Sprint]] <br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint}} | {{flagmedalist|[[Kristina Vogel]]|GER}} || | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Elis Ligtlee]]<br />''[[Netherlands at the 2013 European Track Championships|Netherlands]] <span style="font-size:90%;">(NED)</span>'' || | {{flagmedalist|[[Jessica Varnish]]|GBR}}|| |- | [[Team sprint]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team sprint}} | {{flagu|Russia}} <br /> [[Yelena Brezhniva]]<br />[[Olga Stretsova]] ||33.563 | {{flagu|Germany}} <br /> [[Kristina Vogel]]<br />[[Miriam Welte]] ||33.598 | {{flagu|Great Britain}} <br /> [[Jessica Varnish]]<br />[[Becky James]] ||33.771
|- | [[Keirin]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Women's keirin}} | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Elis Ligtlee]]<br />''[[Netherlands at the 2013 European Track Championships|Netherlands]] <span style="font-size:90%;">(NED)</span>'' || | {{flagmedalist|[[Kristina Vogel]]|GER}} || | {{flagmedalist|[[Virginie Cueff]]|FRA}} || |- | [[Omnium]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Women's omnium}} | {{flagmedalist|[[Laura Kenny|Laura Trott]]|GBR}}|| 15 pt | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kirsten Wild]]<br />''[[Netherlands at the 2013 European Track Championships|Netherlands]] <span style="font-size:90%;">(NED)</span>'' || 15 pt | {{flagmedalist|[[Jolien D'Hoore]]|BEL}}|| 18 pt |- | [[Team pursuit]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit}} | {{flagu|Great Britain}}<br />[[Laura Kenny|Laura Trott]]<br />[[Joanna Rowsell Shand|Joanna Rowsell]] (q)<br />[[Dani King]]<br />[[Elinor Barker]]<br />[[Katie Archibald]]|| 4:26.453 '''[[List of world records in track cycling|WR]]''' | {{flagu|Poland}}<br />[[Katarzyna Pawłowska]]<br />[[Eugenia Bujak]]<br /> [[Małgorzata Wojtyra]]<br />[[Edyta Jasińska]]|| 4:35.957 | {{flagu|Russia}}<br />[[Aleksandra Chekina]]<br />[[Evgenia Romanyuta]]<br /> [[Gulnaz Badykova]]<br />[[Maria Mishina]]|| 4:34.491 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[Points race]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2013 UEC European Track Championships – Women's points race}}<br /><small>non-Olympic</small> | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kirsten Wild]]<br />''[[Netherlands at the 2013 European Track Championships|Netherlands]] <span style="font-size:90%;">(NED)</span>'' || 15 pt | {{flagmedalist|[[Dani King]]|GBR}}|| 14 pt | {{flagmedalist|[[Leire Olaberria]]|ESP}}|| 13 pt |}
* q = rode in qualification round only. * w = won on countback * shaded events are non-Olympic
==Medal table== {{Medals table | caption = | host = NED | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_GER = 3 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 0 | gold_GBR = 3 | silver_GBR = 2 | bronze_GBR = 3 | gold_RUS = 3 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 2 | gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 3 | bronze_NED = 1 | host_NED = yes | gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 2 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 2 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0 | gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 2 | gold_IRL = 0 | silver_IRL = 0 | bronze_IRL = 1 }}
==Participating nations== 24 nations participated.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uec.ch/documents/track/2013/ectrack2013_elite_men_entry.pdf |title=Men entry list |access-date=18 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019142847/http://www.uec.ch/documents/track/2013/ectrack2013_elite_men_entry.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uec.ch/documents/track/2013/ectrack2013_elite_women_entry.pdf |title=Women entry list |access-date=18 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019142850/http://www.uec.ch/documents/track/2013/ectrack2013_elite_women_entry.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=35em}} *{{AUT}} (3) *{{BLR}} (13) *{{flagu|Belgium}} (12) *{{BUL}} (4) *{{CZE}} (13) *{{DEN}} (6) *{{EST}} (1) *{{FIN}} (4) *{{flagu|France}} (17) *{{GEO}} (1) *{{flagu|Germany}} (18) *{{flagu|Great Britain}} (18) *{{GRE}} (4) *{{HUN}} (2) *{{IRL}} (3) *{{flagu|Italy}} (13) *{{LTU}} (9) *{{flagu|Netherlands}} (19) (''See: [[Netherlands at the 2013 European Track Championships]]'') *{{flagu|Poland}} (18) *{{flagu|Russia}} (23) *{{SVK}} (1) *{{flagu|Spain}} (13) *{{flagu|Switzerland}} (7) *{{UKR}} (20) {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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