The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI's predecessor, the International Cycling Association (ICA).
| UCI Track Cycling World Championships | |
|---|---|
 Rainbow jersey track cycling | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Track cycling |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Worldwide velodromes |
| Inaugurated | 1893 |
| Previous event | 2023 |
| Next event | 2024 |
| Organised by | UCI |
 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | |
Current events include: time trial, keirin, individual pursuit, team pursuit, points race, scratch race, sprint, team sprint, omnium, madison and elimination race. Women's events are generally shorter than men's. Events which are no longer held include the motor paced events and tandem events.
History
editWorld championships were first held in 1893, in Chicago, under the ICA. They were for amateurs. Separate professional races were held from 1895, in Cologne. Amateurs and professionals competed in separate events until 1993, after which they raced together in "open" races. Championships are open to riders selected by their national cycling association. They compete in the colours of their country.
The winner of ICA championships received a gold medal. The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it. Former champions can wear rainbow cuffs to their everyday jerseys.
World track championships are allocated to different countries each year. They are run by that country's national cycling association, although the top referees (President of the Commissaire's panel – PCP, Secretary, Starter, and Judge Referee) are International Commissaires appointed by the UCI.
Venues
editTo take advantage of the best weather conditions and reduce the risk of weather-related program changes, the UCI has long organized track world championships in the summer. Until 1966, the competition must by regulation take place on an open-air velodrome. It was not until the 1969 edition, organized at the Antwerps Sportpaleis, that the first championship was held on an indoor velodrome. From 1987, the trend reversed and indoor velodromes took over. From 1987 to 1995, there were five world championships organized on an indoor velodrome. Colombia hosts in 1995 the last track world championship organized outdoor.
Hosts
edit| Hosts | Editions hosted |
|---|---|
 France
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17 |
 Germany
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14 |
 Belgium
|
13 |
 Italy
|
13 |
 Denmark
|
11 |
 United Kingdom
|
10 |
 Netherlands
|
8 |
 Switzerland
|
8 |
 Spain
|
5 |
 United States
|
4 |
 Australia
|
3 |
 Canada,  Poland, Austria,  Czechoslovakia,  Colombia
|
2 |
 Hong Kong,  Belarus,  Venezuela, Japan,  Norway,  Hungary,  Uruguay
|
1 |
Championships
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All-time medal table
edit- Updated after the 2024 World Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 148 | 123 | 134 | 405 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 120 | 91 | 83 | 294 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 117 | 107 | 95 | 319 |
| 4 | Italy | 90 | 97 | 106 | 293 |
| 5 | Australia | 87 | 101 | 79 | 267 |
| 6 | Germany | 86 | 80 | 95 | 261 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union | 58 | 50 | 35 | 143 |
| 8 | Belgium | 56 | 59 | 56 | 171 |
| 9 |  United States | 53 | 48 | 49 | 150 |
| 10 | Denmark | 36 | 42 | 38 | 116 |
| 11 |  East Germany | 34 | 31 | 28 | 93 |
| 12 |  Switzerland | 33 | 34 | 36 | 103 |
| 13 | West Germany | 29 | 31 | 30 | 90 |
| 14 |  Russia | 24 | 23 | 28 | 75 |
| 15 | Spain | 20 | 22 | 16 | 58 |
| 16 |  New Zealand | 17 | 25 | 28 | 70 |
| 17 | Japan | 16 | 16 | 19 | 51 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 14 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 19 | Belarus | 14 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 20 | Poland | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 21 | Colombia | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 22 | Canada | 6 | 20 | 17 | 43 |
| 23 | Austria | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 25 |  China | 4 | 15 | 12 | 31 |
| 26 |  Ukraine | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 27 |  Cuba | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 29 |  Commonwealth Games Federation | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 30 |  Lithuania | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| 31 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 32 |  Ireland | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 33 |  Mexico | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 34 |  Argentina | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 35 |  Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 36 |  Portugal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 |  South Africa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Russian Cycling Federation | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 40 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 42 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 |  Barbados | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 45 |  Bohemia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (52 entries) | 1,114 | 1,111 | 1,114 | 3,339 | |
Most successful athletes
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Men
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Total | Years | Events |
| 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands
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16 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2017–2024 | 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 2 | Arnaud Tournant | France
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14 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1997–2008 | 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 3 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain
|
11 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 1999–2012 | 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 4 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands
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10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 2016–2024 | 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 5 | Florian Rousseau | France
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10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1993–2002 | 1 km time trial, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 6 | Urs Freuler | Switzerland
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10 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1981–1989 | Keirin, Points race, Team Pursuit |
| 7 | Koichi Nakano | Japan
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1977–1986 | Sprint |
| 8 | Cameron Meyer | Australia
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2009–2018 | Madison, Points race, Team Pursuit |
| 9 | Grégory Baugé | France
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9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2006–2019 | Sprint, Team sprint |
| 10 | Daniel Morelon | France
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8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1964–1980 | Keirin, Sprint, Tandem |
Women
edit| No | Athlete | Nation |
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Total | Years | Events |
| 1 | Anna Meares | Australia
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11 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 2003–2015 | 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 2 | Kristina Vogel | Germany
|
11 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2012–2018 | Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 3 | Félicia Ballanger | France
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10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1994–1999 | 500 m time trial, Sprint |
| 4 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain
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9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2005–2012 | 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 5 | Kirsten Wild | Netherlands
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9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 2011–2021 | Madison, Omnium, Points race, Scratch |
| 6 | Sarah Hammer | United States
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8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2006–2017 | Individual Pursuit, Omnium, Points race, Team Pursuit |
| 7 | Lea Friedrich | Germany
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8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2020–2023 | 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 8 | Emma Hinze | Germany
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8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2019–2023 | 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint |
| 9 | Natallia Tsylinskaya | Belarus
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8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2000–2007 | 500 m time trial, Sprint |
| 10 | Chloé Dygert | United States
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8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2016–2024 | Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit |
Lavreysen, Freuler, Nakano and Ballanger won the most individual titles with ten each.
Results by country
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Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Chinese Taipei
Cuba
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Results by event
edit- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team sprint
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's tandem (defunct)
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuit
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's madison
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint
- UCI Motor-paced World Championships (defunct)
See also
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References
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Media related to UCI Track World Championships at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b c d Williams, Richard (21 March 2014). "Historic Vigorelli velodrome rescued by volunteers who fought off inertia". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "'It builds bridges and brings many opportunities': UCI announces deep partnership with the UAE for years to come". Cycling Weekly. 26 January 2024.
- ^ "AOC welcomes news Brisbane will host UCI Track Cycling World Championship in 2030". Australian Olympic Committee. 30 September 2024.