2023 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint explained

Event:	Men's sprint
Championship:	2023 UEC European Track Championships
Venue:	Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen
Dates:	10–11 February
Competitors:	27
Nations:	12
Gold:	Harrie Lavreysen
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Mateusz Rudyk
Silvernoc:	POL
Bronze:	Rayan Helal
Bronzenoc:	FRA
Prev:	2022
Next:	2024

The men's sprint competition at the 2023 UEC European Track Championships was held on 10 and 11 February 2023.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Qualifying

The top 5 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals, 6th to 27th places qualified for the 1/16 finals.^[3]

Rank	Name	Nation	Time	Behind	Notes
1			9.392		Q
2			9.520	+0.128	Q
3			9.562	+0.170	Q
4			9.586	+0.194	Q
5			9.612	+0.220	Q
6			9.685	+0.293	q
7			9.707	+0.315	q
8			9.728	+0.336	q
9			9.731	+0.339	q
10			9.754	+0.362	q
11			9.792	+0.400	q
12			9.796	+0.404	q
13			9.816	+0.424	q
14			9.875	+0.483	q
15			9.888	+0.496	q
16			10.008	+0.616	q
17			10.091	+0.699	q
18			10.098	+0.706	q
19			10.103	+0.711	q
20			10.118	+0.726	q
21			10.205	+0.813	q
22			10.207	+0.815	q
23			10.213	+0.821	q
24			10.266	+0.874	q
25			10.491	+1.099	q
26			10.520	+1.128	q
27			10.812	+1.420	q

1/16 finals

Heat winners advanced to the 1/8 finals.^[4]

Heat	Rank	Name	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1			X	Q
1	2			+0.424
2	1			X	Q
2	2			+0.579
3	1			X	Q
3	2			+0.334
4	1			X	Q
4	2			+0.155
5	1			X	Q
5	2			+0.416
6	1			X	Q
6	2			+0.021
7	1			X	Q
7	2			+0.201
8	1			X	Q
8	2			+0.079
9	1			X	Q
9	2			+0.330
10	1			X	Q
10	2			+0.153
11	1			X	Q
11	2			+0.013

1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.^[5]

Heat	Rank	Name	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1			X	Q
1	2			+0.150
2	1			X	Q
2	2			+0.049
3	1			X	Q
3	2			+0.273
4	1			X	Q
4	2			+0.103
5	1			X	Q
5	2			+0.222
6	1			X	Q
6	2			+0.089
7	1			X	Q
7	2			+0.089
8	1			X	Q
8	2			+0.092

Quarterfinals

Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals.^[6]

Heat	Rank	Name	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Decider	Notes
1	1			X	X		Q
1	2			+0.193	+0.224
2	1			X	X		Q
2	2			+0.616	+2.086
3	1			X	X		Q
3	2			+0.000	+0.071
4	1			X	X		Q
4	2			+0.090	+0.260

Semifinals

Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.^[7]

Heat	Rank	Name	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Decider	Notes
1	1			X	X		QG
1	2			+0.077	+0.064		QB
2	1			X	X		QG
2	2			+0.040	+0.459		QB

Finals

Rank^[8]	Name	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Decider
Gold medal final
			X	X
			+0.083	+0.146
Bronze medal final
			X	X
4			+0.079	+0.022

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competition Schedule. UEC. 2 February 2023. 9 February 2023.
2. Web site: Men's Sprint – Qualifying – Start List. tissottiming.com. 9 February 2023. 9 February 2023.
3. Web site: Men's Sprint – Qualifying – Results. tissottiming.com. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023.
4. Web site: Men's Sprint – 1/16 Finals – Results. tissottiming.com. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023.
5. Web site: Men's Sprint – 1/8 Finals – Results. tissottiming.com. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023.
6. Web site: Men's Sprint – Quarterfinals – Results. tissottiming.com. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023.
7. Web site: Men's Sprint – Semifinals – Results. tissottiming.com. 11 February 2023. 11 February 2023.
8. Web site: Men's Sprint – Final Classification. tissottiming.com. 11 February 2023. 11 February 2023.