| First edition of theUCI Track Champions League | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 November – 4 December 2021[a] |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 4 |
2022 → | |
The2021 UCI Track Champions League was the first edition of theUCI Track Champions League, atrack cycling competition held over four rounds in November and December 2021.
It was established in March 2020 by theUnion Cycliste Internationale (UCI) andDiscovery, Inc. as theUCI Track Cycling World League,[2] before theUCI Track Champions League name was adopted the following November.[3]
Titles were awarded in two categories – Endurance and Sprint – for women and men; the women's titles were won byEmma Hinze (Sprint) andKatie Archibald (Endurance), while the men's titles were won byHarrie Lavreysen (Sprint) andGavin Hoover (Endurance).[4][5]
The inaugural season of the UCI Track Champions League was due to consist of six events in November and December 2021.[6] In September, the scheduled second round – due to be held at theVélodrome National inSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on 20 November – was cancelled without replacement, due to its continued use as a vaccination centre during theCOVID-19 pandemic in France.[7] The scheduled final round – due to be held at the Sylvan Adams National Velodrome inTel Aviv on 11 December – was cancelled on 2 December, following a change in public health restrictions associated with theCOVID-19 pandemic in Israel, which resulted in the country's borders being closed to non-citizens.[1][8]
Each round had two races for each of the two categories of racing, for a total of eight races during the season. The Sprint category consisted ofindividual sprint andkeirin races, while the Endurance category consisted ofscratch andelimination races.[9]
| Round | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 November |  Velòdrom Illes Balears | Palma de Mallorca |
| 2 | 27 November |  Cido Arena | Panevėžys |
| 3 | 3 December |  Lee Valley VeloPark | London |
| 4 | 4 December |
Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, with twenty points being awarded to each race winner.[9] In the case of a tie on points, a countback system was used where the highest most recent race result determined the final positions.[10] The leader of each classification was denoted by a light blue jersey.[9]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th–18th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | MAL | PAN | LDN1 | LDN2 | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | S | S | K | K | S | S | K | |||
| 1 |  Emma Hinze (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 128 |
| 2 | Lea Friedrich (GER) | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 118 |
| 3 |  Kelsey Mitchell (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 102 |
| 4 |  Martha Bayona (COL) | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 86 |
| 5 |  Olena Starikova (UKR) | 16 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 84 |
| 6 |  Mathilde Gros (FRA) | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 67 |
| 7 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 60 |
| 8 |  Yana Tyshchenko (RUS) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
| 9 |  Miriam Vece (ITA) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 52 |
| 10 | Lauriane Genest (CAN) | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 52 |
| 11 |  Mina Sato (JPN) | 10 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 47 |
| 12 |  Yuli Verdugo (MEX) | 14 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 |
| 13 | Riyu Ohta (JPN) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 14 |  Shanne Braspennincx (NED) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 34 | ||
| 15 | Sophie Capewell (GBR) | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| 16 | Anastasia Voynova (RUS) | 9 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 23 |
| 17 | Laurine van Riessen (NED) | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 20 | ||
| 18 | Daria Shmeleva (RUS) | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| Pos. | Rider | MAL | PAN | LDN1 | LDN2 | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | K | K | S | S | K | K | S | |||
| 1 | Harrie Lavreysen (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 147 |
| 2 | Stefan Bötticher (GER) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 133 |
| 3 | Mikhail Iakovlev (RUS) | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 72 |
| 4 | Vasilijus Lendel (LTU) | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 72 |
| 5 |  Jair Tjon En Fa (SUR) | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 71 |
| 6 |  Nicholas Paul (TRI) | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 71 |
| 7 | Kevin Quintero (COL) | 8 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 62 |
| 8 | Rayan Helal (FRA) | 7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 60 |
| 9 | Denis Dmitriev (RUS) | 10 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| 10 |  Jai Angsuthasawit (THA) | 14 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
| 11 | Jeffrey Hoogland (NED) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | DNS | DNS | 47 | ||
| 12 | Maximilian Levy (GER) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 44 |
| 13 |  Mateusz Rudyk (POL) | 6 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 44 |
| 14 | Hugo Barrette (CAN) | 17 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 41 |
| 15 | Tom Derache (FRA) | 11 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| 16 |  Jordan Castle (NZL) | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 21 |
| 17 | Kento Yamasaki (JPN) | 15 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
| 18 |  Jean Spies (RSA) | 18 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
| Pos. | Rider | MAL | PAN | LDN1 | LDN2 | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | |||
| 1 | Katie Archibald (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 145 |
| 2 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 100 |
| 3 |  Annette Edmondson (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 97 |
| 4 | Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 94 |
| 5 | Yumi Kajihara (JPN) | 5 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 81 |
| 6 |  Anita Stenberg (NOR) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 75 |
| 7 | Olivija Baleišytė (LTU) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 74 |
| 8 |  Maria Martins (POR) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 68 |
| 9 | Silvia Zanardi (ITA) | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 61 |
| 10 |  Emily Kay (IRL) | 7 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Hanna Tserakh (BLR) | 3 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 40 |
| 12 | Tania Calvo (ESP) | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| 13 |  Michelle Andres (SUI) | 16 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 14 | Eukene Larrarte (ESP) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 23 |
| 15 | Karolina Karasiewicz (POL) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| 16 |  Kendall Ryan (USA) | 10 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| 17 | Gulnaz Khatuntseva (RUS) | DNS | DNS | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
| 18 |  Alžbeta Bačíková (SVK) | 17 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
| Pos. | Rider | MAL | PAN | LDN1 | LDN2 | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | |||
| 1 | Gavin Hoover (USA) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 107 |
| 2 | Sebastián Mora (ESP) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 102 |
| 3 | Corbin Strong (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 93 |
| 4 | Iúri Leitão (POR) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 84 |
| 5 | Aaron Gate (NZL) | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 84 |
| 6 | Kelland O'Brien (AUS) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 74 |
| 7 | Rhys Britton (GBR) | 3 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 74 |
| 8 | Roy Eefting (NED) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 71 |
| 9 | Michele Scartezzini (ITA) | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 62 |
| 10 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 56 |
| 11 | Claudio Imhof (SUI) | 16 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 51 |
| 12 | Kazushige Kuboki (JPN) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 50 |
| 13 | William Tidball (GBR) | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 39 | ||||
| 14 | Erik Martorell (ESP) | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 15 |  Jules Hesters (BEL) | 9 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 17 | ||||
| 16 | Ed Clancy (GBR) | 15 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| 17 |  Yacine Chalel (ALG) | 18 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 13 |
| 18 |  Rotem Tene (ISR) | 17 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 13 |
| 19 | Tuur Dens (BEL) | 14 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 5 | ||||
| 20 | Josh Charlton (GBR) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 0 | ||||
In the event of a tie in the standings the result will be determined from the previous race – best placed in the last race wins.