The 2012 European Track Championships was the third edition of the elite European Track Championships in track cycling. It was held on October 19–21, 2012 and took place at the Cido Arena in Panevėžys, Lithuania.

It was the first European Elite Track Championships that had opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was held on 19 October, an hour before the start of the evening session.

Held some time after the 2012 Summer Olympics, a number of elite European cyclists, notably from Great Britain and France were not in attendance, either through retirement or a rest period. In their absence, the medal table was headed by Germany and the east European track powers; Russia, Belarus and hosts Lithuania.

Schedule

The competition days were split into two Sessions.

DateTimeRound
Date Time Round 19 October 2012 Afternoon session 13:00 Women's Team pursuit qualifying 13:35 Men's Team pursuit qualifying 14:27 Women's Team sprint qualifying 14:35 Men's Team sprint qualifying 14:55 Men's Points race qualifying Evening session 19:30 Women's Team pursuit final 19:45 Men's Team pursuit final 20:16 Women's Team sprint final 20:22 Men's Team sprint final 20:38 Women's Points race final 21:13 Men's Points race final 21 October 2012 Morning session 10:00 Women's Omnium individual pursuit 10:25 Men's Omnium individual pursuit 11:11 Men's Keirin round 1 11:27 Women's Keirin round 1 11:45 Men's Keirin repechages 12:01 Women's Omnium scratch 12:16 Men's Omnium scratch Evening session 17:00 Men's Keirin round 2 17:10 Women's Omnium time trial 17:20 Men's Omnium time trial 18:01 Women's Keirin finals 18:09 Men's Keirin finals 18:17 Men's Madison finalDate Time Round 20 October 2012 Morning session 10:00 Men's sprint qualifying 10:40 Women's sprint qualifying 10:55 Men's Sprint 1/16 Final 11:41 Men's Sprint 1/8 Final 12:09 Men's Sprint 1/8 Final repechages 12:15 Women's Omnium flying lap 12:30/13:14/13:48 Women's Sprint 1/4 Final 12:42/13:26/13:51 Men's Sprint 1/4 Final 12:54 Men's Omnium flying lap 13:54 Women's Omnium points race Evening session 19:30/20:22/20:47 Women's Sprint 1/2 Final 19:36/20:28/20:50 Men's Sprint 1/2 Final 19:42 Men's Omnium points race 20:34 Women's Omnium elimination race 20:53 Women's Sprint 5 to 8th places 20:56 Men's Sprint 5 to 8th places 21:06/21:33/21:42 Women's Sprint Finals 21:12/21:39/21:45 Men's Sprint Finals 21:18 Men's Omnium elimination race
19 October 2012
Afternoon session
13:00Women's Team pursuit qualifying
13:35Men's Team pursuit qualifying
14:27Women's Team sprint qualifying
14:35Men's Team sprint qualifying
14:55Men's Points race qualifying
Evening session
19:30Women's Team pursuit final
19:45Men's Team pursuit final
20:16Women's Team sprint final
20:22Men's Team sprint final
20:38Women's Points race final
21:13Men's Points race final
21 October 2012
Morning session
10:00Women's Omnium individual pursuit
10:25Men's Omnium individual pursuit
11:11Men's Keirin round 1
11:27Women's Keirin round 1
11:45Men's Keirin repechages
12:01Women's Omnium scratch
12:16Men's Omnium scratch
Evening session
17:00Men's Keirin round 2
17:10Women's Omnium time trial
17:20Men's Omnium time trial
18:01Women's Keirin finals
18:09Men's Keirin finals
18:17Men's Madison final
DateTimeRound
20 October 2012
Morning session
10:00Men's sprint qualifying
10:40Women's sprint qualifying
10:55Men's Sprint 1/16 Final
11:41Men's Sprint 1/8 Final
12:09Men's Sprint 1/8 Final repechages
12:15Women's Omnium flying lap
12:30/13:14/13:48Women's Sprint 1/4 Final
12:42/13:26/13:51Men's Sprint 1/4 Final
12:54Men's Omnium flying lap
13:54Women's Omnium points race
Evening session
19:30/20:22/20:47Women's Sprint 1/2 Final
19:36/20:28/20:50Men's Sprint 1/2 Final
19:42Men's Omnium points race
20:34Women's Omnium elimination race
20:53Women's Sprint 5 to 8th places
20:56Men's Sprint 5 to 8th places
21:06/21:33/21:42Women's Sprint Finals
21:12/21:39/21:45Men's Sprint Finals
21:18Men's Omnium elimination race

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's events
Sprint detailsDenis Dmitriev RussiaMax Niederlag GermanyChristos Volikakis Greece
Team sprint detailsGermany Tobias Wächter Joachim Eilers Max Niederlag44.381Poland Kamil Kuczyński Maciej Bielecki Krzysztof Maksel44.892Great Britain Matthew Crampton Callum Skinner Lewis Oliva45.081
Keirin detailsTobias Wächter GermanyJoachim Eilers GermanyDenis Dmitriev Russia
Omnium detailsLucas Liss Germany17Artur Ershov Russia20Gediminas Bagdonas Lithuania34
Team pursuit detailsRussia Artur Ershov Alexei Markov Alexander Serov Valery Kaykov4:00.641Germany Lucas Liss Henning Bommel Theo Reinhardt Maximilian Beyer4:08.654Italy Elia Viviani Paolo Simion Liam Bertazzo Ignazio Moser Michele Scartezzini4:06.380
Points race details non-OlympicElia Viviani Italy44Kirill Sveshnikov Russia26Sergiy Lagkuti Ukraine25
Madison detailsCzech Republic Martin Bláha Jiří HochmannRussia Artur Ershov Valery KaykovItaly Angelo Ciccone Elia Viviani
Women's events
Sprint detailsOlga Panarina BelarusAnastasiia Voinova RussiaSimona Krupeckaitė Lithuania
Team sprint detailsLithuania Simona Krupeckaitė Gintarė Gaivenytė33.846Russia Anastasiia Voinova Daria Shmeleva33.882France Sandie Clair Olivia Montauban34.975
Keirin detailsSimona Krupeckaitė LithuaniaEkaterina Gnidenko RussiaElena Brezhniva Russia
Omnium detailsAušrinė Trebaitė LithuaniaKatarzyna Pawłowska PolandTamara Balabolina Russia
Team pursuit detailsLithuania Aušrinė Trebaitė Vilija Sereikaitė Vaida Pikauskaitė3:25.237 (NR)Poland Katarzyna Pawłowska Eugenia Bujak Małgorzata Wojtyra3:27.086Belarus Tatsiana Sharakova Alena Dylko Aksana Papko3:24.801
Points race details non-OlympicStephanie Pohl Germany33 +1 lapEvgenia Romanyuta Russia25Elke Gebhardt Germany20
  • shaded events are non-Olympic

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Germany4318
2Lithuania4026
3Russia27312
4Italy1023
5Belarus1012
6Czech Republic1001
7Poland0303
8France0011
Great Britain0011
Greece0011
Ukraine0011
Totals (11 entries)13131339

Participating nations

146 riders from 21 nations will participate.

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