| Event: | Women's sprint |
| Championship: | 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
| Dates: | 21–22 October |
| Venue: | Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean Stablinski |
| Location: | Roubaix, France |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 15 |
| Gold: | Emma Hinze |
| Gold Nation: | GER |
| Silver: | Lea Friedrich |
| Silver Nation: | GER |
| Bronze: | Kelsey Mitchell |
| Bronze Nation: | CAN |
| Prev: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The Women's sprint competition at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 21 and 22 October 2021.[1] [2]
The qualifying was started on 21 October at 13:18.[3] The top eight riders advanced directly to the 1/8 finals; places 9 to 24 advanced to the 1/16 final.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.489 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 10.519 | +0.030 | Q | |||
| 3 | 10.520 | +0.031 | Q | |||
| 4 | 10.533 | +0.044 | Q | |||
| 5 | 10.545 | +0.056 | Q | |||
| 6 | 10.572 | +0.083 | Q | |||
| 7 | 10.601 | +0.112 | Q | |||
| 8 | 10.754 | +0.265 | Q | |||
| 9 | 10.790 | +0.301 | q | |||
| 10 | 10.791 | +0.302 | q | |||
| 11 | 10.821 | +0.332 | q | |||
| 12 | 10.826 | +0.337 | q | |||
| 13 | 10.842 | +0.353 | q | |||
| 14 | 10.866 | +0.377 | q | |||
| 15 | 10.951 | +0.462 | q | |||
| 16 | 10.952 | +0.463 | q | |||
| 17 | 11.016 | +0.527 | q | |||
| 18 | 11.045 | +0.556 | q | |||
| 19 | 11.111 | +0.622 | q | |||
| 20 | 11.163 | +0.674 | q | |||
| 21 | 11.273 | +0.784 | q | |||
| 22 | 11.273 | +0.784 | q | |||
| 23 | 11.286 | +0.797 | q | |||
| 24 | 11.409 | +0.920 | q |
The 1/16 finals were started on 21 October at 14:10.[4] Each heat winner advanced to the 1/8 finals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 2 | +0.124 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 2 | +0.208 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 2 | +0.603 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 4 | 2 | REL | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 5 | 2 | +0.273 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 6 | 2 | +0.071 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 7 | 2 | +0.013 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 8 | 2 | +0.110 |
The 1/16 finals were started on 21 October at 14:49.[5] Each heat winner advanced to the quarterfinals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 2 | +0.038 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 2 | +0.404 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 2 | +3.048 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 4 | 2 | +0.106 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 5 | 2 | +0.108 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 6 | 2 | +0.071 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 7 | 2 | +0.088 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 8 | 2 | +0.022 |
The quarterfinals were started on 21 October at 18:58.[6] Matches were raced in a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | X | X | Q | ||||
| 1 | 2 | +0.126 | +0.098 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | X | X | Q | ||||
| 2 | 2 | +0.097 | +0.177 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | X | X | Q | ||||
| 3 | 2 | +0.051 | +0.084 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | +0.167 | X | X | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | X | +0.263 | +0.035 |
The semifinals were started on 21 October at 19:24.[7] Matches were raced in a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceeded to the final, losers to the bronze medal race.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | X | X | Q | ||||
| 1 | 2 | +0.102 | +0.106 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | X | X | Q | ||||
| 2 | 2 | +0.071 | +0.060 |
The finals were started at 20:51.[8] Matches were raced in a best-of-three format hereon.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal race | ||||||
| X | X | |||||
| +0.117 | +0.129 | |||||
| Bronze medal race | ||||||
| X | X | |||||
| 4 | +0.087 | +0.050 | ||||