The 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2012. They took place in Melbourne, Australia from 4 to 8 April 2012. The championships took place in the Hisense Arena which previously hosted the world championships in 2004 and from 2008 to 2010 a round of the World Cup as well as the track cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.Hisense Arena
The championships were also the final ranking event for the purposes of Olympic qualification.Event Overview Ten of the nineteen World Championship disciplines are replicated at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The championships were dominated by the rivalry between Australia and Great Britain, who shared 12 of the 19 gold medals available between them, including in eight of the ten Olympic events. Australia won the greatest total number of medals (15). while the British team led in Olympic events. Of the other nations, only Germany won more than one gold medal.
Several World Records were broken during the championship. Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte started the hunt with a new record in the qualifying of the Team sprint, just to break the record once again during the final. Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh, Steven Burke and Geraint Thomas followed up with a new record during the Team pursuit final. At the Women's Team pursuit competition, Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell set a new record. During the last day of the competition, Anna Meares set the last new world record in the 500 m time trial race on her way to the gold medal.
Schedule The competition days will be split in Afternoon and Evening Sessions.Event schedule
Date Time Round4 April 2012 15:00 Men's Team pursuit qualifying19:00 Women's Team sprint qualifying Men's Team pursuit final Men's Team sprint qualifying Women's Team sprint final Men's Scratch final Men's Team sprint final5 April 2012 13:30 Women's sprint qualifying Women's sprint 1/16, 1/8 Final Women's Team pursuit qualifying Men's Omnium, Flying lap19:00 Women's Sprint quarterfinals Women's Team pursuit final Men's Omnium, Points race Men's 1 km time trial Women's Points race final Men's Omnium, Elimination6 April 2012 13:30 Men's sprint qualifying Men's sprint 1/16, 1/8 Final Men's Omnium, Individual pursuit Women's Omnium, Flying lap19:00 Women's Sprint semifinals Men's Sprint quarterfinals Women's Scratch final Men's Omnium, Scratch Women's Sprint final Women's Omnium, Points race Men's Omnium, 1 km time trial Women's Omnium, Elimination
Date Time Round7 April 2012 13:00 Men's Individual pursuit qualifying Women's Keirin, Round 1 Women's Omnium, Individual pursuit19:00 Men's Sprint semifinals Women's Omnium, Scratch Women's Keirin, Round 2 Women's Omnium, 500m time trial Women's Keirin, Final Men's Individual pursuit final Men's Sprint final Men's Point race final8 April 2012 14:30 Men's Keirin, Round 1 Women's Individual pursuit qualifying19:00 Women's Individual pursuit final Men's Keirin, Round 2 Women's 500m time trial final Men's Keirin, Final Men's Madison final
Medal summary Men's EventsSprintMen's Sprint Results Men's 1 km Time Trial Results 1:00.082 WR 1:00.509 1:00.543Men's Individual Pursuit Results 4:15.839 4:16.313 4:16.945Team pursuitMen's Team Pursuit Results Ed ClancySteven BurkePeter KennaughGeraint ThomasAndrew Tennant* 3:53.295 WR Glenn O'SheaJack BobridgeRohan DennisMichael Hepburn 3:53.401 Aaron GateSam BewleyWestley GoughMarc Ryan 3:57.592Team sprintMen's Team Sprint Results Shane PerkinsScott SunderlandMatthew Glaetzer 43.266 Grégory BaugéKévin SireauMichaël D'Almeida 43.267 Ethan MitchellSam WebsterEdward Dawkins 43.812KeirinMen's Keirin Results ScratchMen's Scratch Results Points race 33 32 30Madison Kenny De KeteleGijs Van Hoecke 24 Ben SwiftGeraint Thomas 18 Leigh HowardCameron Meyer 11OmniumMen's Omnium Results Women's EventsSprint 33.010 WR 33.626 33.999Individual pursuitWomen's Individual Pursuit Results 3:30.199 3:32.340 3:33.593Team pursuit Dani KingLaura TrottJoanna Rowsell 3:15.720 WR Annette EdmondsonMelissa HoskinsJosephine Tomic 3:16.943 Tara WhittenJasmin GlaesserGillian Carleton 3:19.529Team sprint Kristina VogelMiriam Welte 32.549 WR Kaarle McCullochAnna Meares 32.597 Gong JinjieGuo Shuang 32.870Keirin ScratchWomen's Scratch Results Points race 31 28 24Omnium Shaded events are non-Olympic Cyclists marked (*) raced in qualification round only
Medal table After 19 events.Medal Standings
See also
2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
References
External links
Results Results book