2008 UEC European Track Championships – Women's under-23 scratch explained

U23 Women's scratch
Series:	2008 European Track Championships
Date:	7 September 2008
Stages:	1
Distance:	10
Unit:	km
Type:	medals
First:	Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain)
Third:	Evgenia Romanyuta
Third Nat:	Russia
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The U23 Women's scratch was one of the 8 women's under-23 events at the 2008 European Track Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland. It took place on 7 September 2008. 23 cyclists were on the start list and 22 participated in the race.^{[1] [2]}

Competition format

A scratch race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. There are no intermediate points or sprints.

Schedule

Sunday 7 September
10:55-11:20 Qualifying
14:50-15:05 Final
15:15-15:25 Victory Ceremony

Source

Final results

Rank	Name	Nation	Note
			2 gold medals^i
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

i) There were awarded 2 gold medals because Ellen van Dijk and Lizzie Armitstead finished at the same time. See the finishfoto.

Sources^{[3] [4]}

See also

• 2008 European Track Championships – U23 Women's individual pursuit
• 2008 European Track Championships – U23 Women's points race

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule. Tissottiming.com. 2 September 2008. 2 August 2013.
2. Web site: Start list. Tissottiming.com. 2 September 2008. 2 August 2013.
3. Web site: Final. Tissottiming.com. 7 September 2008. 2 August 2013.
4. https://archive.today/20130103155428/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/uci.asp?Page=result&SportID=305&CompetitionID=15755&CompetitionCodeInv=1&EditionID=439564&SeasonID=475&EventID=9548&GenderID=2&ClassID=101&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&DerivedEventPhaseID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0 Scratch Race Results