| Venue: | Panevėžys, Lithuania |
| Date: | 19–21 October 2012 |
| Velodrome: | Cido Arena |
| Nations: | 21 |
| Cyclists: | 146 |
| Events: | 13 |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
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.[1]
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.
The competition days were split into two Sessions.[2]
| 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 final |
| Date | 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 |
146 riders from 21 nations will participate.[3] [4]