The women's scratch race at the UEC European Track Championships was first competed in 2014 in Guadeloupe, France.[1]
The scratch race consists of a single race over a certain length. The winner is the first to cross the line, taking into cyclists who have lapped the peloton.
One of the less controllable events on the track, the first eleven editions of the event up to 2024 produced eleven different gold medalists. No one has won the race twice as of 2024. Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands has the unique distinction of winning a medal of each colour. No other rider has more than two medals, making wild both the most successful and most decorated scratch rider in the history of the event.
Medalists edit
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Guadeloupe |
 Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS)
|
 Laurie Berthon (FRA)
|
 Elena Cecchini (ITA)
|
| 2015 Grenchen |
 Laura Trott (GBR)
|
 Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Roxane Fournier (FRA)
|
| 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
 Ausrine Trebaite (LTU)
|
Elinor Barker (GBR)
|
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
| 2017 Berlin |
 Trine Schmidt (DEN)
|
Evgenia Augustinas (RUS)
|
 Tetyana Klimchenko (UKR)
|
| 2018 Glasgow |
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Emily Kay (GBR)
|
 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
|
| 2019 Apeldoorn |
Emily Nelson (GBR)
|
 Shannon McCurley (IRL)
|
 Maria Martins (POR)
|
| 2020 Plovdiv |
Martina Fidanza (ITA)
|
 Hanna Tserakh (BLR)
|
Tetyana Klimchenko (UKR)
|
| 2021 Grenchen |
Katie Archibald (GBR)
|
Valentine Fortin (FRA)
|
 Daria Pikulik (POL)
|
| 2022 Munich |
 Anita Stenberg (NOR)
|
Jessica Roberts (GBR)
|
Nikola Wielowska (POL)
|
| 2023 Grenchen |
Maria Martins (POR)
|
 Eukene Larrarte (ESP)
|
Daria Pikulik (POL)
|
| 2024 Apeldoorn [2] |
Clara Copponi (FRA)
|
Lani Wittevrongel (BEL)
|
Martina Fidanza (ITA)
|
References edit
- ^ Palmares
- ^ "2024 UEC Track Elite European Championships - Women's Scratch Race- | Tissot Timing". uec.swisstiming.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.