The 1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1981.[1] Fourteen events were contested, 12 for men (5 for professionals, 7 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
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1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
| Venue | Brno, Czechoslovakia  |
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| Date(s) | (1981-08-31 - 1981-09-06)31 August - 6 September 1981 |
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| Velodrome | Brno Velodrome |
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| Events | 14 |
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The next riders were selected by the KNWU after the Dutch national championships and were published on 10 August 1981.[2]
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Amateur riders
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| Ab van Asten | Individual pursuit
team pursuit
points race |
| Erick Ge.. | Motor-paced |
| Ab Harren | team pursuit
points race |
| Gaby Minneboo | Motor-paced |
| Rik Moorman | team pursuit |
| Peter Pieters | Individual pursuit
team pursuit
points race |
| Sjaak Pieters | Sprint
Tandem |
| Mathé Pronk | Motor-paced |
| John Roozenburg | team pursuit
points race |
| Ger Slot | Motor-paced |
| Reinier Valkenburg | Sprint
1 km time trial |
| Tom Vrolijk | Sprint
Tandem |
| Eric Dompeling (reserve) | team pursuit |
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Australia
- Men's professional
- Danny Clark - men's keirin
Belgium
- Women
- Claudine Vierstraete - women's sprint
(eliminated Galina Tsareva in earlier round)
- Gerda Sierens - women's individual pursuit
Canada
- Men's amateurs
- ? - men's team pursuit
- ? - men's team pursuit
- ? - men's team pursuit
- ? - men's team pursuit
Denmark
- Men's professional
- Oersted - individual pursuit
Czech Republic
- Women
- ? - women's sprint (won her qualification heat)
- Hana Hotova - women's sprint (finished 2nd in qualification heat)
East Germany
- Men's amateur
- Detlaf Macha - amateur individual pursuit
(won qualification in 4:46.71, won final in 4:47.78)
France
- Men's amateur
- Cahard - sprint (felt and broke two ribs)
- Men's professional
- Patrick Clerc - keirin (felt in 1st round repaches and was taken away with a brancard)
West Germany
- Women
- Claudia Lommatzsch - women's sprint
(qualified 1st round, qualified 2nd round, won 3rd round from Sue Novarra (2-0), quarter final.., won bronze final from Natalya Kroetsjeniskaja after 3 races)
- Men's amateur
- Rainer Podlesch - motor-paced (qualified for final after winning qualification heat)
- Schutz - motor-paced
- Men's professional
- Schultz - motor-paced
Italy
- Men's amateur
- Fusarpoli - motor-paced (qualified for final after winning qualification heat)
- Men's professional
- Borgognoni - individual pursuit
- Morandi - individual pursuit
- Vicino - motor-paced
- Women
- Rosella Gabiati - women's sprint (won 1st round from Sue Novarra)
Poland
- Men's amateur
- Jan Jankiewicz - individual pursuit (lost bronze medal race from Maurizio Bidinost (5:52.01 vs 4:49.40))
- Platek - sprint (won 2nd round repaches from Rainier Valkenburg)
- Konkoleweski - tandem (lost from the Netherlands in first round, won the repechages)
- ? - tandem (lost from the Netherlands in first round, won the repechages)
Brazil
- ? - men's amateur individual pursuit
Soviet Union
- Women's
- Galina Tsareva - women's sprint (eliminated by Claudine Vierstraete)
- Natalya Kroetsjeniskaja - women's sprint (lost bronze final from Claudia Lommatzsch after 3 races)
- Olga Kibardina - women's individual pursuit
- Men's amateur
- Goelasjvili - sprint (won 2nd round from Rainier Valkenburg)
Switzerland
- Men's amateur
- Max Hurzeler - motor-paced
- Isler - sprint (lost from Rainier Valkenburg in 1st round)
- Men's professional
- Urs Freuler - keirin
United States
- Women
- Conny Paravaskin - sprint (finished 3rd in her qualification heat)
- Sheila Young - sprint (qualified 1st round, won 2nd round from Erica Oomen, qualified 3rd round, result quarter final?)
- Sue Novarra - sprint (lost 1st round from Rosella Gabiati, lost 2nd round, won 2nd round repechages from Erica Oomen, lost 3rd round from Lommatzsch (0-2))
- Men's professional
- Eric Heiden - individual pursuit (finished 19th and last)
East Germany (RDA)
Soviet Union (URS)
Netherlands (NED)
Australia (AUS)
United States (USA)
Japan (JPN)
France (FRA)
Switzerland (SUI)
West Germany (FRG)
Italy (ITA)
Denmark (DEN)
Belgium (BEL)
Canada (CAN)
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(eliminated Galina Tsareva in earlier round)
(won qualification in 4:46.71, won final in 4:47.78)
(qualified 1st round, qualified 2nd round, won 3rd round from Sue Novarra (2-0), quarter final.., won bronze final from Natalya Kroetsjeniskaja after 3 races)
