2008 European Track Championships
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The 2008 European Track Championships
were the European Championship for track cycling
, for junior and under 23 riders. They took place in Pruszków
, Poland
from 3 September to 7 September 2008.
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Men's Events
U23 Men's Sprint
Kévin Sireau
Michaël D'Almeida
Matthew Crampton
Michaël D'Almeida
David Daniell
Tomas Babek
Vitaliy Shchedov
4:25.518
Jerôme Cousin
4:29.383
Marco Coledan
U23 Men's Team Pursuit
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh
Mark McNally
Andy Tennant
4:05.568
Evgeny Kovalev
Ivan Kovalev
Alexander Petrovisky
Valery Valynin
4:10.139
Marcel Kalz
Ralf Matzka
Erik Mohs
Fabian Schaar
4:07.730
U23 Men's Team Sprint
Denis Dmitriev
Stoyan Vasev
Pavel Yakushevskiy
44.991
Matthew Crampton
David Daniell
Christian Lyte
45.277
Krzysztof Szymanek
Maciej Bielecki
Adrian Telinski
45.768
U23 Men's Keirin
Matthew Crampton
Michaël D'Almeida
Denis Spicka
U23 Men's Scratch
Elia Viviani
Pim Ligthart
Jiri Hochmann
U23 Men's Points Race
Ivan Kovalev
31
Ralf Matzka
30
Jiri Hochmann
30
Women's Events
U23 Women's Sprint
Miriam Welte
12.206 / 11.898
Lyubov Shulika
Anna Blyth
12.045 / 12.046
Sandie Clair
33.872
Miriam Welte
34.376
Anna Blyth
35.035
U23 Women's Individual Pursuit
Vilija Sereikaite
3:34.781
Ellen van Dijk
3:37.747
Joanna Rowsell
U23 Women's Team Pursuit
Elizabeth Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Joanna Rowsell
3:26.836
Audrey Cordon
Elodie Henriette
Pascale Jeuland
3:35.026
Victoriya Kondel
Oxana Cozonchuk
Maria Mishina
3:35.369
U23 Women's Team Sprint
Sandie Clair
Virginie Cueff
34.481
Renata Dabrowska
Marta Janowiak
36.303
Yulia Kosheleva
Olga Strelsova
36.865
U23 Women's Keirin
Miriam Welte
Sandie Clair
Lyubov Shulika
U23 Women's Scratch
Elizabeth Armitstead
Ellen van Dijk
Evgeniya Romanyuta
U23 Women's Points Race
Ellen van Dijk
32
Elizabeth Armitstead
27
Aksana Papko
24
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Men's Events
Junior Men's Sprint
Quentin Lafargue
Charlie Conord
Peter Mitchell
Quentin Lafargue
Thomas Bonafos
Loris Paoli
Albert Torres Barcelo
3:19.404
Artur Ershov
3:22.034
Mark Christian
3:19:683
Junior Men's Team Pursuit
Julien Duval
Emmanuel Keo
Julien Morice
Erwan Teguel
4:09.231
Luke Rowe
Mark Christian
Andrew Fenn
Erick Rowsell
4:09.559
Thomas Juhas
Johannes Kahra
Theo Reinhardt
Jakob Steigmiller
4:14.424
Junior Men's Team Sprint
Charlie Conord
Thierry Jollet
Quentin Lafargue
45.618
Steven Hill
Luc Jones
Peter Mitchell
46.435
Grzegorz Drejgier
Karol Kasprzyk
Rafal Sarnecki
45.768
Junior Men's Keirin
Charlie Conord
Steven Hill
Juan Peralta Gascon
Junior Men's Scratch
Claudio Imhof
Konstantin Kuperasov
Vitaly Barbas
Junior Men's Points Race
Sam Bennett
29
Albert Torres Barcelo
18
Michał Kwiatkowski
16
Junior Men's Madison
Mark Christian
Luke Rowe
20
Niki Byrgese
Sebastian Lander
18
Thomas Juhas
Jakob Steigmiller
15 (-1 lap)
Women's Events
Junior Women's Sprint
Victoria Baranova
12.270 / 12.147
Barbora Drzkova
Jessica Vernish
13.462 / 12.359
Jessica Vernish
35.364
Victoria Baranova
35.788
Magali Baudacci
36.083
Junior Women's Individual Pursuit
Hannah Mayho
2:28.175
Jolien D'Hoore
2:28.537
Lucie Zaleska
2:28.874
Junior Women's Team Pursuit
Alex Greenfield
Hannah Mayho
Jessica Booth
2:19.612
Evelyn Arys
Jessie Daams
Jolien D'Hoore
2:20.456
Giada Balzan
Rossella Callovi
Valentina Scandolara
2:22.213
Junior Women's Team Sprint
Aleksandra Drejgier
Kornelia Maczka
35.562
Magali Baudacci
Olivia Montauban
36.303
Victoria Baranova
Eena Melnichenko
36.865
Junior Women's Keirin
Jessica Varnish
Galina Streltsova
Giada Balzan
Junior Women's Scratch
Lucie Zaleska
Valentina Scandolara
Jolien D'Hoore
Junior Women's Points Race
Alex Greenfield
21
Jolien D'Hoore
12
Amy Pieters
12
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...
were the European Championship for track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
, for junior and under 23 riders. They took place 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...
from 3 September to 7 September 2008.
Under 23
Kévin Sireau
Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:200320042005Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:...
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...
Matthew Crampton
Matthew "Matt" Nicholas Crampton is an English track cyclist for . He is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme, he has represented Great Britain at a number of major events...
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...
David Daniell (cyclist)
David Daniell is an English competitive cyclist, specialising in track sprinting. A member of the British Cycling Olympic Academy, he is a Junior World Team Sprint Champion for the second year running....
Vitaliy Shchedov
Vitaliy Shchedov is a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:-External links:...
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...
Peter Kennaugh
Peter Kennaugh
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Mark McNally
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...
Ivan Kovalev
Ivan Kovalev
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Alexander Petrovisky
Valery Valynin
Ralf Matzka
Erik Mohs
Erik Mohs
Erik Mohs is a German professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:20042005Erik Mohs is a German professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2004...
Fabian Schaar
Fabian Schaar
Fabian Schaar is a German track and road racing cyclist.Schaar won the German youth championship in the team pursuit in 2005. In 2006, Schaar won a stage of the Course de la Paix and got German youth Champion both in the single and in the team pursuit. In 2007, he again won a stage of the Course...
Denis Dmitriev
- References :...
Stoyan Vasev
Pavel Yakushevskiy
Matthew Crampton
Matthew "Matt" Nicholas Crampton is an English track cyclist for . He is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme, he has represented Great Britain at a number of major events...
David Daniell
David Daniell (cyclist)
David Daniell is an English competitive cyclist, specialising in track sprinting. A member of the British Cycling Olympic Academy, he is a Junior World Team Sprint Champion for the second year running....
Christian Lyte
Christian Lyte
Christian Lyte is an English competitive cyclist, specialising in track sprinting. He is a former member of the British Cycling Olympic Academy. He is a junior world team sprint champion for the second year running and junior keirin world champion for 2007...
Maciej Bielecki
Adrian Telinski
Matthew Crampton
Matthew "Matt" Nicholas Crampton is an English track cyclist for . He is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme, he has represented Great Britain at a number of major events...
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...
Elia Viviani
Elia Viviani is an Italian cyclist, who rides for the Italian team, .-Palmarès:*2010** Stage 7, Vuelta a Cuba** Stage 7, Tour of Turkey** 1st, Memorial Marco Pantani** 1st, Binche–Tournai–Binche*2011** Prologue, Tour of Slovenia...
Pim Ligthart
Pim Ligthart is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:20092010...
Ivan Kovalev
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Anna Blyth
Anna Blyth is an English racing cyclist from Leeds. She began racing at 15, having been spotted by British Cycling at Benton Park. She joined the World Class Start Programme, becoming a member of the Olympic Development Plan and the Olympic Academy.-Palmarès:2005Anna Blyth is an English racing...
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...
Anna Blyth
Anna Blyth is an English racing cyclist from Leeds. She began racing at 15, having been spotted by British Cycling at Benton Park. She joined the World Class Start Programme, becoming a member of the Olympic Development Plan and the Olympic Academy.-Palmarès:2005Anna Blyth is an English racing...
Vilija Sereikaitė
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Ellen van Dijk
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Joanna Rowsell
Joanna Rowsell is a cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competes on track and road. She first came to national prominence as a winner of junior national competitions in 2005/2006, while her biggest successes to date are the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2008 and 2009...
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....
Joanna Rowsell
Joanna Rowsell
Joanna Rowsell is a cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competes on track and road. She first came to national prominence as a winner of junior national competitions in 2005/2006, while her biggest successes to date are the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2008 and 2009...
Elodie Henriette
Pascale Jeuland
Pascale Jeuland
Pascale Jeuland is a French racing cyclist participating in road and track cycling events. At the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Jeuland won the gold medal in the scratch event.- Palmarès :- External links :...
Oxana Cozonchuk
Maria Mishina
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...
Virginie Cueff
Virginie Cueff
Virginie Cueff is a French professional racing cyclist.-Palmarès:2006...
Marta Janowiak
Olga Strelsova
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...
Ellen van Dijk
Eleonora van Dijk is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She is part of the 2006 Vrienden van het Platteland team.-Notable results:200320042nd Parel van de Veluwe2007...
Ellen van Dijk
Eleonora van Dijk is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She is part of the 2006 Vrienden van het Platteland team.-Notable results:200320042nd Parel van de Veluwe2007...
Juniors
Peter Mitchell (cyclist)
Peter Mitchell is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. In 2009, he was named in the Team Sky+ HD track cycling team alongside names such as Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendelton....
Mark Christian
Mark Christian is a Manx racing cyclist. He is part of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program. In 2010, he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 40KM Scratch Race. He is a native of the Isle of Man....
Emmanuel Keo
Julien Morice
Erwan Teguel
Luke Rowe
-Biography:Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium...
Mark Christian
Mark Christian
Mark Christian is a Manx racing cyclist. He is part of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program. In 2010, he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 40KM Scratch Race. He is a native of the Isle of Man....
Andrew Fenn
Andrew Fenn
Andrew Fenn is an English born - although he rode for Scotland in the 2010 Commonwealth Games - road and track cyclist from Hertfordshire who rides for the An Post–Sean Kelly team. He now lives in West Malling, Kent. He is a former member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy...
Erick Rowsell
Erick Rowsell
Erick Rowsell is a British road racing cyclist and the 2008 British men's junior road racing champion. He is a brother of British world pursuit champion Joanna Rowsell. He also won the junior division at the 2007 British national time trial in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh...
Johannes Kahra
Theo Reinhardt
Jakob Steigmiller
Thierry Jollet
Quentin Lafargue
Luc Jones
Luc Jones
Luc Jones is a Welsh track racing cyclist.He began cycling with the New Tredegar Nomads club at the age of eight, riding with his father Ian, himself a former Welsh champion sprinter...
Peter Mitchell
Peter Mitchell (cyclist)
Peter Mitchell is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. In 2009, he was named in the Team Sky+ HD track cycling team alongside names such as Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendelton....
Karol Kasprzyk
Rafal Sarnecki
Michał Kwiatkowski (cyclist)
Michał Kwiatkowski is a Polish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is the former juniors world champion time trialist. Kwiatkowski is also double European champion . In 2009 he became national road champion in the U23 category.-Palmares:20092010...
Mark Christian
Mark Christian is a Manx racing cyclist. He is part of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program. In 2010, he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 40KM Scratch Race. He is a native of the Isle of Man....
Luke Rowe
Luke Rowe
-Biography:Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium...
Sebastian Lander
Jakob Steigmiller
Hannah Mayho
Hannah Mayho is an English road and track cyclist from Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, and a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy Squad. A former county netball player and cross-country runner, Mayho began cycling in 2006 having been spotted at her school by British Cycling's Talent Team, she...
Alex Greenfield
Alexandra Greenfield is a Welsh road and track cyclist from Barry. She began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax. Greenfield holds the record for the 5 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track along with Katie Curtis, with a...
Hannah Mayho
Hannah Mayho
Hannah Mayho is an English road and track cyclist from Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, and a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy Squad. A former county netball player and cross-country runner, Mayho began cycling in 2006 having been spotted at her school by British Cycling's Talent Team, she...
Jessica Booth
Jessie Daams
Jolien D'Hoore
Rossella Callovi
Valentina Scandolara
Kornelia Maczka
Olivia Montauban
Eena Melnichenko
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....
Alex Greenfield
Alexandra Greenfield is a Welsh road and track cyclist from Barry. She began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax. Greenfield holds the record for the 5 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track along with Katie Curtis, with a...
Amy Pieters
Amy Pieters is a professional racing cyclist. She is also the daughter of former professional Peter Pieters, the niece of Sjaak Pieters and the sister of Roy Pieters.-Palmarés:20082009-References:...