2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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Venue | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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Date(s) | 26–30 March 2008 |
Velodrome | Manchester Velodrome |
Events | 18 |
The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, United Kingdom from 26 to 30 March 2008. Eighteen events were scheduled; the women's team pursuit being the only addition from the 2007 championships.
As in 2007, the domination of the Great Britain team was clear. Breaking three world records en route, they won eleven medals in total. Indeed, half of the eighteen gold medals on offer were won by the British team.
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 nations) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Chris Hoy![]() |
Kévin Sireau![]() |
Mickaël Bourgain![]() |
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Men's 1 km time trial |
Teun Mulder![]() |
1:01.332 | Michaël D'Almeida![]() |
1:01.514 | François Pervis![]() |
1:01.574 |
Men's individual pursuit |
Bradley Wiggins![]() |
4:18.519 | Jenning Huizenga![]() |
4:23.474 | Alexei Markov![]() |
4:21.097 |
Men's team pursuit |
Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Paul Manning Bradley Wiggins ![]() |
3:56.322 WR |
Michael Færk Christensen Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Alex Rasmussen ![]() |
3:59.381 | Graeme Brown Mark Jamieson Bradley McGee Luke Roberts ![]() |
4:00.089 |
Men's team sprint |
Grégory Baugé Kévin Sireau Arnaud Tournant ![]() |
43.271 | Ross Edgar Chris Hoy Jamie Staff ![]() |
43.777 | Theo Bos Teun Mulder Tim Veldt ![]() |
43.718 |
Men's keirin |
Chris Hoy![]() |
Teun Mulder![]() |
Christos Volikakis![]() |
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Men's scratch |
Aliaksandr Lisouski![]() |
Wim Stroetinga![]() |
Roger Kluge![]() |
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Men's points race |
Vasil Kiryienka![]() |
24 | Christophe Riblon![]() |
23 | Peter Schep![]() |
19 |
Men's madison |
Mark Cavendish Bradley Wiggins ![]() |
19 | Roger Kluge Olaf Pollack ![]() |
13 | Michael Mørkøv Alex Rasmussen ![]() |
11 |
Men's omnium |
Hayden Godfrey![]() |
19 | Leigh Howard![]() |
28 | Aliaksandr Lisouski![]() |
35 |
Women's Events | ||||||
Women's sprint |
Victoria Pendleton![]() |
Simona Krupeckaitė![]() |
Jennie Reed![]() |
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Women's 500 m time trial |
Lisandra Guerra![]() |
34.021 | Simona Krupeckaitė![]() |
34.066 | Sandie Clair![]() |
34.253 |
Women's individual pursuit |
Rebecca Romero![]() |
3:30.501 | Sarah Hammer![]() |
3:37.006 | Katie Mactier![]() |
3:32.347 |
Women's team pursuit |
Wendy Houvenaghel Rebecca Romero Joanna Rowsell ![]() |
3:22.415 WR |
Svitlana Halyuk Lesya Kalytovska Lyubov Shulika ![]() |
3:29.744 | Charlotte Becker![]() |
3:26.960 |
Women's team sprint |
Victoria Pendleton Shanaze Reade ![]() |
33.661 | Gong Jinjie Zheng Lulu ![]() |
34.223 | Miriam Welte ![]() |
34.036 |
Women's keirin |
Jennie Reed![]() |
Victoria Pendleton![]() |
Christin Muche![]() |
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Women's scratch |
Ellen van Dijk![]() |
Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso![]() |
Belinda Goss![]() |
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Women's points race |
Marianne Vos![]() |
33 | Trine Schmidt![]() |
25 | Vera Carrara![]() |
20 |
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 UCI Track World Championships. |
- Results book
- 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - CM Great Britain, March 26-30, 2008 Cycling News
See also[]
Categories:
- 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2008 in track cycling
- 2000s in Manchester
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year
- 2008 in English sport
- 1970 in English sport
- International cycle races hosted by England
- International sports competitions in Manchester
- March 2008 sports events in Europe