2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup explained

2015–2016 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
Edition:	24
Competition:	UCI Track Cycling World Cup
Dates:	30 October 2015 – 17 January 2016
Location:	Colombia, New Zealand and Hong Kong
Rounds:	3
Previous:	2014–15
Next:	2016–17

The 2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the 24th series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI. The series ran from 30 October 2015 to 17 January 2016 and consisted of three rounds in Cali, Cambridge and Hong Kong.

Series

This season of World Cup consisted of three rounds, in Cali (Colombia), Cambridge (New Zealand) and Hong Kong.

Cali, Colombia

The first round was hosted in Cali. Cali is the 3rd most populated city in Colombia and a regular host of the World Cup series, hosting the series for the thirteenth time this season. Unlike the other two rounds of this series, the racing was held on three full days between 30 October 2015 and 1 November 2015 at the Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño. The venue had hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2014.^[1]

Cambridge, New Zealand

The second round was hosted in Cambridge, which is a small town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is 24 kilometers away from the closest city Hamilton. This round was held between 5 and 6 December 2015 at the Avantidrome. Avantidrome is an indoor velodrome built in 2014.^[2]

Hong Kong

The last round of this World Cup series was hosted in Hong Kong. This round was held between 16 and 17 January 2016 at the Hong Kong Velodrome. It was the second international event after the velodrome was built in 2013.^[3]

Overall team standings

Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. The top ten teams after the third and final round are listed below:^[4]

width=20	Rank !	width=150	Team !	width=40	Round 1 !	width=40	Round 2 !	width=40	Round 3 !	width=40	Total Points
1		1275.5	1119.5	1567.0	3962.0
2		1469.0	1385.0	956.0	3810.0
3		1118.0	905.0	1210.0	3233.0
4		854.5	1096.0	1123.5	3074.0
5		724.5	1297.5	941.0	2963.0
6		1151.0	739.5	922.0	2812.5
7		757.0	1081.0	956.0	2794.0
8		929.0	756.0	961.5	2646.5
9		977.0	893.0	667.0	2537.0
10		658.5	545.0	715.5	1919.0

Results

Men

Event	Winner	Second	Third
				30 October – 1 November 2015
SprintDetails (pdf)	10.422/9.997	+0.008/+0.044	10.467/10.380
Individual PursuitDetails (pdf)	4:20.069	4:22.095	4:22.141
Team PursuitDetails (pdf)	Alexander Serov Sergey Shilov Dmitry Sokolov Kirill Sveshnikov 4:01.064	Stefan Küng Patrick Müller Frank Pasche Théry Schir 4:01.972	Daniel Fitter Jackson Law Alexander Porter Callum Scotson 4:01.060
Team SprintDetails (pdf)	René Enders Max Niederlag Joachim Eilers 43.095	Grzegorz Drejgier Rafał Sarnecki Mateusz Lipa 43.748	Nils van 't Hoenderdaal Jeffrey Hoogland Hugo Haak 43.106
KeirinDetails (pdf)	10.165	+0.093	+0.201
Points Race Details (pdf)	58 pts	55 pts	52 pts
MadisonDetails (pdf)	Kersten Thiele Leon Rohde 6 pts	Sebastián Mora Albert Torres 4 pts	Stefan Küng Théry Schir 19 pts (1 lap down)
Omnium Details (pdf)	182 pts	178 pts	173 pts
				4–6 December 2015
SprintDetails (pdf)	(Team Jayco–AIS) 10.311/10.202	+0.029/+0.625	(Team Erdgas.2012) 10.239/+0.006/10.500
Team PursuitDetails (pdf)	Jack Bobridge Luke Davison Alexander Edmondson Michael Hepburn 3:53.010	Cameron Karwowski Pieter Bulling Alex Frame Regan Gough 3:57.612	Maximilian Beyer Leif Lampater Theo Reinhardt Kersten Thiele 4:02.517
Team SprintDetails (pdf)	René Enders Max Niederlag Joachim Eilers 43.130	Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster Edward Dawkins 43.419	Team Jayco–AIS Nathan Hart Peter Lewis Matthew Glaetzer 43.733
KeirinDetails (pdf)	10.397	(Team Erdgas.2012) +0.002	+0.090
Scratch Race Details (pdf)			(1 lap down)
MadisonDetails (pdf)	Morgan Kneisky Benjamin Thomas 24 pts	Silvan Dillier Théry Schir 24 pts	Germain Burton Mark Stewart 13 pts
Omnium Details (pdf)	208 pts	188 pts	165 pts
				16–17 January 2016
SprintDetails (pdf)	10.247/10.411	+0.982/+0.067	10.503/10.579
Team PursuitDetails (pdf)	Sam Welsford Miles Scotson Alexander Porter Rohan Wight 3:57.461	Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper Pedersen Rasmus Pedersen 4:00.894	Oliver Wood Germain Burton Kian Emadi Christopher Latham 3:59.706
Team SprintDetails (pdf)	Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner 43.751	Maciej Bielecki Kamil Kuczyński Mateusz Lipa 43.802	Pavel Yakushevskiy Denis Dmitriev Nikita Shurshin 43.910
KeirinDetails (pdf)	10.420	+0.012	+0.205
Scratch Race Details (pdf)
Points Race Details (pdf)	33 pts	23 pts	21 pts
Omnium Details (pdf)	181 pts	175 pts	172 pts

Women

Event	Winner	Second	Third
				30 October – 1 November 2015
SprintDetails (pdf)	11.296/11.424	(Giant-Max Success Sports Pro Cycling) +0.022/+0.009	11.330/11.464
Team PursuitDetails (pdf)	Jasmin Glaesser Allison Beveridge Kirsti Lay Stephanie Roorda 4:20.139	Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Jennifer Valente Ruth Winder 4:25.826	Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Ciara Horne Joanna Rowsell 4:26.662
Team SprintDetails (pdf)	Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi 32.311	Team Jayco–AIS Anna Meares Stephanie Morton 32.588	RusVelo Daria Shmeleva Anastasiia Voinova 32.605
KeirinDetails (pdf)	10.870	(Giant-Max Success Sports Pro Cycling) +0.095	+0.244
Scratch RaceDetails (pdf)
OmniumDetails (pdf)	213 pts	160 pts	153 pts
				4–6 December 2015
SprintDetails (pdf)	11.475/11.503	(Team Jayco–AIS) +0.199/+0.237	11.316/+0.032/11.428
Team PursuitDetails (pdf)	Ashlee Ankudinoff Georgia Baker Amy Cure Isabella King 4:18.213	Allison Beveridge Laura Brown Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay 4:18.267	Rushlee Buchanan Lauren Ellis Jaime Nielsen Georgia Williams 4:23.011
Team SprintDetails (pdf)	Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi 32.682	Team Jayco–AIS Kaarle McCulloch Stephanie Morton 33.200	Laurine Van Riessen Elis Ligtlee 33.433
KeirinDetails (pdf)	(Giant-Max Success Sports Pro Cycling) 11.122	(Team Jayco–AIS)	+0.458
Scratch Race Details (pdf)
Omnium Details (pdf)	201 pts	188 pts	182 pts
				16–17 January 2016
SprintDetails (pdf)	11.576/11.421	+0.006/+0.025	(RusVelo) 11.591/11.676
Team PursuitDetails (pdf)	Jasmin Glaesser Georgia Simmerling Laura Brown Stephanie Roorda 4:19.737	Emily Nelson Elinor Barker Ciara Horne Joanna Rowsell 4:20.034	Chloé Dygert Kelly Catlin Jennifer Valente Ruth Winder 4:21.412
Team SprintDetails (pdf)	RusVelo Daria Shmeleva Anastasiia Voinova 33.035	Jessica Varnish Katy Marchant 33.625	Tania Calvo Helena Casas 33.541
KeirinDetails (pdf)	11.320	(Team Jayco–AIS) +0.038	+0.056
Scratch RaceDetails (pdf)		(1 lap down)	(1 lap down)
Points RaceDetails (pdf)	17 pts	13 pts	11 pts
OmniumDetails (pdf)	188 pts	170 pts	166 pts

Notes and References

1. Web site: UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cali – Information Bulletin. pdf. UCI. 1 September 2015.
2. Web site: UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cambridge – Information Bulletin. pdf. UCI. 21 August 2015.
3. Web site: UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Hong Kong – Information Bulletin. pdf. UCI. 17 August 2015.
4. Web site: Hong Kong UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Team World Cup Results. pdf. Tissot Timing. 37. 20 January 2016. 8 November 2016.