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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.
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Venue | Grenchen, Switzerland |
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Date(s) | 14–18 October 2015 |
Velodrome | Velodrome Suisse |
Nations participating | 27 |
Cyclists participating | 225 (98 women, 157 men) |
Events | 21 (10 women, 11 men) |
The 10 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin and omnium for men and women),[1] as well as 11 other events are on the program for these European Championships. For the first time, the elimination races, known within track cycling as Devils (from the saying Devil take the hindmost) were contested in their own right.
255 cyclists (98 women, 157 men) from 27 nations enrolled for the championships. The number of entrants per nation is shown in parentheses.[2][3]
Schedule only indicating the finals.
Date | Men's finals | Women's finals |
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Wednesday 14 October | — | — |
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 |
* Host nation (Switzerland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
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