2015 UEC European Track Championships

{{see also|2015 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)}} {{Infobox cycling championship | image = Logo Bahn-EM 2015.jpg | venue = [[Grenchen]], Switzerland | date = 14–18 October 2015 | velodrome = [[Velodrome Suisse]] | nations = [[#Participating nations|27]] | cyclists = 225 (98 women, 157 men) | events = [[#Events|21]] (10 women, 11 men) | previous = [[2014 UEC European Track Championships|2014]] | next = [[2016 UEC European Track Championships|2016]] }}

The '''2015 UEC European Track Championships''' was the sixth edition of the elite [[UEC European Track Championships]] in [[track cycling]] and took place at the [[Velodrome Suisse]] in [[Grenchen]], Switzerland, between 14 and 18 October. The Event was organised by the [[European Cycling Union]]. All European champions are awarded the [[UEC European Champion jersey]] which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions.

The [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Track cycling|10 Olympic events]] (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin and omnium for men and women),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/cycling-track|title=Cycling Track|work=[[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]|access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref> as well as 11 other events are on the program for these European Championships. For the first time, the [[elimination race]]s, known within track cycling as Devils (from the saying ''Devil take the hindmost'') were contested in their own right.

==Participating nations== 255 cyclists (98 women, 157 men) from 27 nations enrolled for the championships. The number of entrants per nation is shown in parentheses.<ref>[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030C0004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 Entrants men]</ref><ref>[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030C0004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 Entrants women]</ref> {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * {{flagcountry|AUT}} (3: 3 ♂) * {{flagcountry|AZE}} (2: 1 ♂, 1 ♀) * {{flagcountry|BEL}} (9: 6 ♂, 3 ♀) * {{flagcountry|BLR}} ({{detailslink|Belarus at the European Track Championships}}) (15: 10 ♂, 5 ♀) * {{flagcountry|BUL}} (3: 3 ♂) * {{flagcountry|CZE}} (13: 11 ♂, 2 ♀) * {{flagcountry|DEN}} (7: 6 ♂, 1 ♀) * {{flagcountry|ESP}} (14: 8 ♂, 6 ♀) * {{flagcountry|FIN}} (4: 2 ♂, 2 ♀) * {{flagu|France}} (17: 10 ♂, 7 ♀) * {{flagu|Great Britain}} ({{detailslink|Great Britain at the European Track Championships}}) (20: 12 ♂, 8 ♀) * {{flagcountry|GEO}} (1: 1 ♂) * {{flagu|Germany}} (20: 12 ♂, 8 ♀) * {{flagcountry|GRE}} (4: 3 ♂, 1 ♀) * {{flagcountry|HUN}} (2: 2 ♂) * {{flagcountry|IRL}} (13: 6 ♂, 7 ♀) * {{flagu|Italy}} (16: 8 ♂, 8 ♀) * {{flagcountry|LTU}} (8: 2 ♂, 6 ♀) * {{flagcountry|NED}} ({{detailslink|Netherlands at the European Track Championships}}) (12: 9 ♂, 3 ♀) * {{flagcountry|NOR}} (3: 2 ♂, 1 ♀) * {{flagcountry|POL}} (17: 8 ♂, 9 ♀) * {{flagcountry|POR}} (2: 2 ♂) * {{flagu|Russia}} (22: 12 ♂, 10 ♀) * {{flagcountry|SUI}} (10: 8 ♂, 2 ♀) '''(host)''' * {{flagcountry|SVK}} (1: 1 ♀) * {{flagcountry|TUR}} (2: 2 ♂) * {{flagcountry|UKR}} (15: 8 ♂, 7 ♀) {{div col end}}

==Schedule== [[File:2015 UEC Track Elite European Championships 71.JPG|thumb|Interior of [[Velodrome Suisse]] during the Championships]] Schedule only indicating the finals. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Men's finals!! Women's finals |- | Wednesday 14 October || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |- | Thursday 15 October || Team sprint, Team pursuit, Scratch || Team sprint, Team pursuit, points race |- | Friday 16 October || Sprint, Points race || Scratch, Sprint |- | Saturday 17 October || 1 km time trial, Elimination race, Individual pursuit, Omnium || 500 m time trial |- | Sunday 18 October || Keirin, Madison || Keirin, Individual pursuit, Omnium, Elimination race |}

==Events== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- style="background:#ccc; width:100%;" | colspan=7 | '''Men's events''' |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint|Sprint]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint}} | colspan=2|'''{{flagmedalist|[[Jeffrey Hoogland]]|NED}}''' | colspan=2| {{flagmedalist|[[Max Niederlag]]|GER}} | colspan=2| {{Flagmedalist|[[Damian Zieliński]]|POL}} |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's team sprint|Team Sprint]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team sprint}} | '''{{flagu|Netherlands}} [[Nils van 't Hoenderdaal]] [[Jeffrey Hoogland]] [[Hugo Haak]]''' || 43.232 | {{flagu|Poland}} [[Grzegorz Drejgier]] [[Rafał Sarnecki]] [[Krzysztof Maksel]] || 43.358 | {{flagu|Germany}} [[Joachim Eilers]] [[Max Niederlag]] [[Robert Förstemann]] ''[[Maximilian Levy]]'' || 43.210 |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team Pursuit]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit}} | '''{{flagu|Great Britain}} [[Jonathan Dibben]] [[Owain Doull]] [[Andy Tennant (cyclist)|Andy Tennant]] [[Bradley Wiggins]] ''[[Steven Burke]]'' ''[[Matthew Gibson (cyclist)|Matthew Gibson]]''''' || 3:55.243 | {{flagu|Switzerland}} [[Silvan Dillier]] [[Stefan Küng]] [[Frank Pasche]] [[Théry Schir]] || 3:57.245 | {{DEN}} [[Lasse Norman Hansen]] [[Daniel Hartvig]] [[Casper Pedersen]] [[Rasmus Quaade]] ''[[Mathias Møller Nielsen]]'' || 3:57.930 |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's keirin|Keirin]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's keirin}} | colspan=2|'''[[Pavel Kelemen]] {{CZE}}''' | colspan=2|[[François Pervis]] {{flagu|France}} | colspan=2|[[Denis Dmitriev]] {{flagu|Russia}} |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's omnium|Omnium]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's omnium}} | '''{{flagmedalist|[[Elia Viviani]]|ITA}}''' || 191 pts | {{flagmedalist|[[Lasse Norman Hansen]]|DEN}} || 191 pts | {{Flagmedalist|[[Jonathan Dibben]]|GBR}} || 188 pts |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Pursuit]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's individual pursuit}} | '''{{flagmedalist|[[Stefan Küng]]|SUI}}'''|| 4:14.992 | {{flagmedalist|[[Domenic Weinstein]]|GER}}|| 4:17.775 | {{Flagmedalist|[[Dion Beukeboom]]|NED}}|| 4:21.669 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's 1 km time trial|1 km Time Trial]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's 1 km time trial}} | '''{{flagmedalist|[[Jeffrey Hoogland]]|NED}}'''|| 1:00.350 | {{flagmedalist|[[Joachim Eilers]]|GER}}|| 1:00.569 | {{flagmedalist|[[Robin Wagner (cyclist)|Robin Wagner]]|CZE}}|| 1:01.057 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's points race|Points Race]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's points race}} | '''{{flagmedalist|[[Wojciech Pszczolarski]]|POL}}'''|| 24 | {{flagmedalist|[[Benjamin Thomas (cyclist)|Benjamin Thomas]]|FRA}}|| 21 | {{Flagmedalist|[[Claudio Imhof]]|SUI}}|| 19 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's scratch|Scratch Race]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's scratch}} | colspan=2|'''{{flagmedalist|[[Sebastián Mora]]|ESP}}''' | colspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[[Tristan Marguet]]|SUI}} | colspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[[Adrian Tekliński]]|POL}} |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's elimination race|Elimination Race]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's elimination race}} | colspan=2|'''{{flagmedalist|[[Bryan Coquard]]|FRA}}''' | colspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[[Simone Consonni]]|ITA}} | colspan=2|{{Flagmedalist|[[Christopher Latham]]|GBR}} |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Men's madison|Madison]]{{ref label|NoOly|N}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's madison}} | '''{{flagu|Spain}} [[Sebastián Mora]] [[Albert Torres (cyclist)|Albert Torres]]''' || 12 | {{flagu|Russia}} [[Mikhail Radionov]] [[Andrey Sazanov]] || 0 | {{flagu|France}} [[Morgan Kneisky]] [[Bryan Coquard]] || 24 (-1 lap) |- style="background:#ccc; width:100%;" | colspan=7 | '''Women's events''' |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint|Sprint]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint}} | colspan=2|'''{{flagmedalist|[[Elis Ligtlee]]|NED}}''' | colspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[[Anastasiia Voinova]]|RUS}} | colspan=2|{{Flagmedalist|[[Kristina Vogel]]|GER}} |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's team sprint|Team Sprint]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team sprint}} | '''{{flagu|Russia}} [[Anastasiia Voinova]] [[Daria Shmeleva]]''' || 32.443 | {{flagu|Germany}} [[Miriam Welte]] [[Kristina Vogel]] || 33.013 | {{flagu|Netherlands}} [[Laurine van Riessen]] [[Elis Ligtlee]] || 33.091 |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit|Team Pursuit]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit}} | '''{{flagu|Great Britain}} [[Laura Kenny|Laura Trott]] [[Katie Archibald]] [[Elinor Barker]] [[Joanna Rowsell Shand|Joanna Rowsell]] ''[[Ciara Horne]]''''' || 4:17.010 | {{flagu|Russia}} [[Gulnaz Badykova]] [[Tamara Balabolina]] [[Aleksandra Chekina]] [[Maria Savitskaya]] ''[[Evgenia Romanyuta]]'' ''[[Aleksandra Goncharova (cyclist)|Aleksandra Goncharova]]'' || {{abbr|OVL|Overlapped}} | {{BLR}} [[Katsiaryna Piatrouskaya]] [[Polina Pivavarava]] [[Ina Savenka]] [[Marina Shmayankova]] || 4:32.595 |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's keirin|Keirin]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's keirin}} | colspan=2|'''[[Elis Ligtlee]] {{flagu|Netherlands}}''' | colspan=2|[[Virginie Cueff]] {{flagu|France}} | colspan=2|[[Ekaterina Gnidenko]] {{flagu|Russia}} |- | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's omnium|Omnium]] {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's omnium}} | '''[[Laura Kenny|Laura Trott]] {{flagu|Great Britain}}'''|| 231 | [[Amalie Dideriksen]] {{DEN}}|| 195 | [[Aušrinė Trebaitė]] {{LTU}}|| 185 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit|Pursuit]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit}} | '''{{flagmedalist|[[Katie Archibald]]|GBR}}'''|| 3:32.832 | {{flagmedalist|[[Élise Delzenne]]|FRA}}|| 3:37.331 | {{flagmedalist|[[Ciara Horne]]|GBR}}|| 3:35.288 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's 500 m time trial|500 m Time Trial]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's 500 m time trial}} | '''{{flagmedalist|[[Anastasiia Voinova]]|RUS}}''' || 32.794 '''[[List of world records in track cycling|WR]]''' | {{flagmedalist|[[Elis Ligtlee]]|NED}} || 33.561 | {{Flagmedalist|[[Daria Shmeleva]]|RUS}} || 33.842 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's scratch|Scratch Race]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's scratch}} | colspan=2|'''{{flagmedalist|[[Laura Kenny|Laura Trott]]|GBR}}''' | colspan=2|{{flagmedalist|[[Kirsten Wild]]|NED}} | colspan=2|{{Flagmedalist|[[Roxane Fournier]]|FRA}} |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's points race|Points Race]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's points race}} | '''{{flagmedalist|[[Katarzyna Pawłowska]]|POL}}'''|| 46 | {{flagmedalist|[[Élise Delzenne]]|FRA}}|| 35 | {{Flagmedalist|[[Stephanie Pohl (cyclist)|Stephanie Pohl]]|GER}}|| 32 |- style="background:#eee; width:100%;" | [[UEC European Track Championships – Women's elimination race|Elimination Race]]{{ref label|OlyOm|O}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's elimination race}} | colspan=2|'''[[Katie Archibald]] {{flagu|Great Britain}}''' | colspan=2|[[Annalisa Cucinotta]] {{flagu|Italy}} | colspan=2|[[Irene Usabiaga]] {{flagu|Spain}} |}

=== Notes === * Competitors named in ''italics'' only participated in rounds prior to the final. *{{note label|OlyOm|O}} In the Olympics, all shaded events (except the madison) are contested within the omnium only. *{{note label|NoOly|N}} The madison is not contested in the Olympics.

==Medal table== [[File:Pavel Kelemen 2015 1.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Pavel Kelemen]], one of the gold medal winners]] {{Medals table | caption = | host = SUI | flag_template = | event = | team = | gold_GBR = 6 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 3 | gold_NED = 5 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 2 | gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 3 | bronze_RUS = 3 | gold_POL = 2 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 2 | gold_ESP = 2 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 1 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 5 | bronze_FRA = 2 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 1 | host_SUI = yes | gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 0 | gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 1 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 4 | bronze_GER = 3 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 1 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 1 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1 }}

==References== {{reflist}}

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