The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2011. The championships took place at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 23 to 27 March 2011. In January 2012 it was announced that Grégory Baugé's results in the Sprint and Team Sprint competitions would be nullified.[1]
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| Venue | Apeldoorn, Netherlands  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 23–27 March 2011 |
| Velodrome | Omnisport Apeldoorn |
| Events | 19 |
The championships were dominated by the rivalry between Australia and Great Britain, who shared 10 of the 19 gold medals available between them, including in eight of the ten Olympic events.
Participating nations edit
41 nations participated.[2]
Argentina (2)
Australia (19)
Austria (3)
Belgium (11)
Belarus (4)
Canada (9)
Chile (6)
China (11)
Colombia (12)
Cuba (3)
Czech Republic (9)
Denmark (5)
Spain (14)
France (17)
Great Britain (16)
Germany (23)
Greece (9)
Hong Kong (8)
Ireland (2)
Italy (11)
Japan (9)
Kazakhstan (1)
South Korea (3)
Lithuania (7)
Malaysia (5)
Mexico (2)
Netherlands (21)
New Zealand (16)
Poland (10)
South Africa (1)
Russia (21)
Slovenia (1)
Switzerland (8)
Slovakia (1)
Thailand (3)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine (10)
United States (9)
Uzbekistan (2)
Venezuela (5)
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  France | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
- France were stripped of two gold medals in January 2012, following the suspension of Grégory Baugé for doping test availability violations, and the medals in those two events were redistributed by UCI.[3]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ France's Grégory Baugé originally won the gold medal, but was stripped of that title in January 2012, with the other riders in the final round promoted to the respective medal positions.[3]
- ^ France's Grégory Baugé, Michaël D'Almeida and Kévin Sireau originally won the gold medal, but were stripped of that title in January 2012, with the other teams in the final round promoted to the respective medal positions.[3]
References edit
- ^ Nigel Wynn. "Gregory Bauge stripped of 2011 track sprint world titles | Latest News". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "41 countries to the World Championships track cycling". worldchamptrackcycling.com. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Stokes, Shane (6 January 2012). "UCI confirms Jason Kenny, Germany are upgraded to 2011 world track champions". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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