UCI Track Champions League explained

UCI Track Champions League
Date:November–December
Region:Europe
Discipline:Track
First:2021
Number:3 (as of 2023)
Website:https://ucitrackchampionsleague.com/

UCI Track Champions League is a season-long track cycling competition held over four rounds around Europe during November and December. It was established in 2021 from a partnership between the UCI and Discovery Sports Events, and was originally titled the UCI Track Cycling World League.[1] [2]

The competition consists of two categories: endurance and sprint events, where overall titles are awarded for each at the end of the series. The endurance events consist of an elimination race and a scratch race, while the sprint events consist of the keirin and the individual sprint.

Overall winners

Men

Sprint

YearWinnerSecondThird
2021 Harrie Lavreysen Stefan Bötticher Mikhail Iakovlev
2022 Matthew Richardson Harrie Lavreysen Stefan Bötticher
2023 Harrie Lavreysen Matthew Richardson Mateusz Rudyk

Endurance

YearWinnerSecondThird
2021 Gavin Hoover Sebastián Mora Corbin Strong
2022 Claudio Imhof Sebastián Mora Mark Stewart
2023 Dylan Bibic William Tidball Jules Hesters

Women

Sprint

YearWinnerSecondThird
2021 Emma Hinze Lea Sophie Friedrich Kelsey Mitchell
2022 Mathilde Gros Kelsey Mitchell Shanne Braspennincx
2023 Ellesse Andrews Alessa-Catriona Pröpster Martha Bayona

Endurance

YearWinnerSecondThird
2021 Katie Archibald Kirsten Wild Annette Edmondson
2022 Jennifer Valente Katie Archibald Maggie Coles-Lyster
2023 Katie Archibald Anita Stenberg Lily Williams

Notes and References

  1. News: The UCI and Discovery partner up to organise and promote the UCI Track Cycling World League. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 March 2020. 8 November 2021.
  2. News: The UCI & Eurosport Events unveil the UCI Track Champions League. Eurosport. Discovery, Inc.. 5 November 2020. 8 November 2021.