UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI's predecessor, the International Cycling Association (ICA).

UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Rainbow jersey track cycling
GenreTrack cycling
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated1893
Previous event2024
Next event2026
Organised byUCI

Current events include: time trial, keirin, individual pursuit, team pursuit, points race, scratch race, sprint, team sprint, omnium, madison and elimination race. Until 2024, women's events are generally shorter than men's. In 2025 all events have the same length. Events which are no longer held include the motor paced events and tandem events.

History

World championships were first held in 1893, in Chicago, under the ICA. They were for amateurs. Separate professional races were held from 1895, in Cologne. Amateurs and professionals competed in separate events until 1993, after which they raced together in "open" races. Championships are open to riders selected by their national cycling association. They compete in the colours of their country.

The winner of ICA championships received a gold medal. The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it. Former champions can wear rainbow cuffs to their everyday jerseys.

World track championships are allocated to different countries each year. They are run by that country's national cycling association, although the top referees (President of the Commissaire's panel – PCP, Secretary, Starter, and Judge Referee) are International Commissaires appointed by the UCI.

Venues

To take advantage of the best weather conditions and reduce the risk of weather-related program changes, the UCI has long organized track world championships in the summer. Until 1966, the competition must by regulation take place on an open-air velodrome. It was not until the 1969 edition, organized at the Antwerps Sportpaleis, that the first championship was held on an indoor velodrome. From 1987, the trend reversed and indoor velodromes took over. From 1987 to 1995, there were five world championships organized on an indoor velodrome. Colombia hosts in 1995 the last track world championship organized outdoor.

Hosts

Hosts Editions hosted
 France 17
 Germany 14
 Belgium 13
 Italy 13
 Denmark 11
 United Kingdom 10
 Netherlands 8
  Switzerland 8
 Spain 5
 United States 4
 Australia 3
 Canada,  Poland,
 Austria,  Czechoslovakia,  Colombia
2
 Hong Kong,  Belarus,  Venezuela,
 Japan,  Norway,  Hungary,  Uruguay,  Chile
1

Championships

Number Year Country City Velodrome Events
Name Length Surface In-/Out-door
1 1893  United States Chicago South Side Park 3
2 1894  Belgium Antwerp Zurenborg velodrome 400 m concrete Outdoor 3
3 1895  Germany Cologne Riehler Radrennbahn 333.33 m 4
4 1896  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 4
5 1897  United Kingdom Glasgow Celtic Park 4
6 1898  Austria Vienna Prater Park 4
7 1899  Canada Montreal Vélodrome de Queen's Park 4
8 1900  France Paris Parc des Princes 666 m concrete Outdoor 4
9 1901  Germany Berlin Radrennbahn Friedenau (de) 500 m concrete Outdoor 4
10 1902  Italy Rome Velodromo di Porta Salaria 500 m concrete Outdoor 4
 Germany Berlin Radrennbahn Friedenau (de) 500 m concrete Outdoor
11 1903  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 4
12 1904  United Kingdom London Crystal Palace 4
13 1905  Belgium Antwerp Zurenborg velodrome 400 m wood Outdoor 4
14 1906  Switzerland Geneva Vélodrome de la Jonction 4
15 1907  France Paris Parc des Princes 666 m concrete Outdoor 4
16 1908  Germany Leipzig Sportplatz Leipzig (de) 4
Berlin Radrennbahn Steglitz (de)
17 1909  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 4
18 1910  Belgium Brussels Velodroom van Karreveld 4
19 1911  Italy Rome Motovelodromo Appio (it) 400 m concrete Outdoor 4
20 1912  United States Newark Newark Velodrome 268 m wood Outdoor 3
21 1913  Germany Berlin Deutsches Stadion 666 m Outdoor 4
Leipzig Sportplatz Leipzig (de) 500 m Outdoor
22 1914  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 1
1915–1919: not held due to World War I
23 1920  Belgium Antwerp The Garden City Velodrome 400 m concrete Outdoor 3
24 1921  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 3
25 1922  United Kingdom Liverpool Liverpool Velodrome 3
 France Paris Parc des Princes 666 m concrete Outdoor
26 1923  Switzerland Zürich Oerlikon Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 3
27 1924  France Paris Parc des Princes 666 m concrete Outdoor 3
28 1925  Netherlands Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion 3
29 1926  Italy Milan Velódromo Sempione 3
Turin Motovelodromo di Corso Casale (it)
30 1927  Germany Cologne Müngersdorfer Radrennbahn 3
Elberfeld Stadion am Zoo
31 1928  Hungary Budapest Millenáris Sporttelep 3
32 1929  Switzerland Zürich Oerlikon Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 3
33 1930  Belgium Brussels Heysel Stadium 3
34 1931  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 3
35 1932  Italy Rome Stadio Nazionale PNF 3
36 1933  France Paris Parc des Princes 454 m concrete Outdoor 3
37 1934  Germany Leipzig Sportplatz Leipzig (de) 3
38 1935  Belgium Brussels Heysel Stadium 3
39 1936  Switzerland Zürich Oerlikon Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 3
40 1937  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 3
41 1938  Netherlands Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion Outdoor 3
42 1939  Italy Milan Velodromo Vigorelli 397.27 m wood Outdoor, track covered 2
1940–1945: not held due to World War II
43 1946  Switzerland Zürich Oerlikon Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 5
44 1947  France Paris Parc des Princes 454 m concrete Outdoor 5
45 1948  Netherlands Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion Outdoor 5
46 1949  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 5
47 1950  Belgium Rocourt Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt Outdoor 5
48 1951  Italy Milan Velodromo Vigorelli 397.27 m wood Outdoor, track covered 5
49 1952  France Paris Parc des Princes 454 m concrete Outdoor 5
50 1953  Switzerland Zürich Oerlikon Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 5
51 1954  West Germany Cologne Müngersdorfer Stadion 400 m concrete Outdoor 5
Wuppertal Stadion am Zoo
52 1955  Italy Milan Velodromo Vigorelli 397.27 m wood Outdoor, track covered 5
53 1956  Denmark Copenhagen Ordrupbanen 370 m concrete Outdoor 5
54 1957  Belgium Rocourt Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt Outdoor 5
55 1958  France Paris Parc des Princes 454 m concrete Outdoor 8
56 1959  Netherlands Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion Outdoor 8
57 1960  East Germany Leipzig Alfred-Rosch-Kampfbahn 8
Chemnitz Chemnitz Velodrome
58 1961  Switzerland Zürich Oerlikon Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 8
59 1962  Italy Milan Velodromo Vigorelli 397.27 m wood Outdoor, track covered
60 1963  Belgium Rocourt Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt Outdoor 9
61 1964  France Paris Parc des Princes 454 m concrete Outdoor 9
62 1965  Spain San Sebastián Velódromo de Anoeta 285.714 m concrete Outdoor 9
63 1966  West Germany Frankfurt Waldstadion 400 m concrete Outdoor 11
64 1967  Netherlands Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion Outdoor 11
65 1968  Italy Rome Olympic Velodrome 400 m wood Outdoor 11
 Uruguay Montevideo Americo Ricaldoni 333.33 m concrete Outdoor
66 1969  Belgium Antwerp Sportpaleis 250 m wood Indoor 11
 Czechoslovakia Brno Brno Velodrome 400 m concrete Outdoor, track covered
67 1970  United Kingdom Leicester Saffron Lane Velodrome 333.33 m wood Outdoor 11
68 1971  Italy Varese Luigi Ganna Velodrome 446 m concrete Outdoor 11
69 1972  France Marseille Stade Vélodrome 6
70 1973  Spain San Sebastián Velódromo de Anoeta 285.714 m concrete Indoor 11
71 1974  Canada Montreal Le Stade du CEPSUM Outdoor 11
72 1975  Belgium Rocourt Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt Outdoor 11
73 1976  Italy Monteroni di Lecce Ulivi Velodrome 333.33 m wood Outdoor 7
74 1977  Venezuela San Cristóbal José de Jesús Mora Figueroa Velodrome (es) 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 12
75 1978  West Germany Munich Radstadion 285.714 m wood 12
76 1979  Netherlands Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion Outdoor 12
77 1980  France Besançon Stade Léo Lagrange Outdoor 10
78 1981  Czechoslovakia Brno Brno Velodrome 400 m concrete Outdoor, track covered 14
79 1982  United Kingdom Leicester Saffron Lane Velodrome 333.33 m wood Outdoor 14
80 1983  Switzerland Zürich Oerlikon Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 14
81 1984  Spain Barcelona Velòdrom d'Horta 250 m wood Outdoor 9
82 1985  Italy Bassano del Grappa Stadio Rino Mercante 400 m concrete Outdoor 14
83 1986  United States Colorado Springs 7-Eleven USOTC Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 14
84 1987  Austria Vienna Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion 250 m wood Indoor 14
85 1988  Belgium Ghent Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx 250 m wood Indoor 9
86 1989  France Lyon Vélodrome Georges-Préveral (fr) 333.33 m resin Outdoor 15
87 1990  Japan Maebashi Green Dome Maebashi 335 m Indoor 15
88 1991  Germany Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 285.714 m wood Indoor 15
89 1992  Spain Valencia Luis Puig Velodrome 250 m concrete Indoor 8
90 1993  Norway Hamar Vikingskipet 250 m wood Indoor 11
91 1994  Italy Palermo Velodromo Paolo Borsellino 400 m concrete Outdoor 11
92 1995  Colombia Bogotá Luis Carlos Galán Velodrome 333.33 m concrete Outdoor 12
93 1996  United Kingdom Manchester Manchester Velodrome 250 m wood Indoor 12
94 1997  Australia Perth Perth SpeedDome 250 m wood Indoor 12
95 1998  France Bordeaux Vélodrome de Bordeaux 250 m wood Indoor 12
96 1999  Germany Berlin Velodrom 250 m wood Indoor 12
97 2000  United Kingdom Manchester Manchester Velodrome 250 m wood Indoor 12
98 2001  Belgium Antwerp Sportpaleis 250 m wood Indoor 12
99 2002  Denmark Ballerup Siemens Arena 250 m wood Indoor 15
100 2003  Germany Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 285.714 m wood Indoor 15
101 2004  Australia Melbourne Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue 250 m wood Indoor 15
102 2005  United States Los Angeles VELO Sports Center 250 m wood Indoor 15
103 2006  France Bordeaux Vélodrome de Bordeaux 250 m wood Indoor 15
104 2007  Spain Palma de Mallorca Palma Arena 250 m wood Indoor 17
105 2008  United Kingdom Manchester Manchester Velodrome 250 m wood Indoor 18
106 2009  Poland Pruszków BGŻ Arena 250 m wood Indoor 19
107 2010  Denmark Ballerup Ballerup Super Arena 250 m wood Indoor 19
108 2011  Netherlands Apeldoorn Omnisport Apeldoorn 250 m wood Indoor 19
109 2012  Australia Melbourne Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue 250 m wood Indoor 19
110 2013  Belarus Minsk Minsk-Arena 250 m wood Indoor 19
111 2014  Colombia Cali Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño 250 m wood Outdoor, fully covered 19
112 2015  France Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 250 m wood Indoor 19
113 2016  United Kingdom London Lee Valley VeloPark 250 m wood Indoor 19
114 2017  Hong Kong Tseung Kwan O New Town Hong Kong Velodrome 250 m wood Indoor 20
115 2018  Netherlands Apeldoorn Omnisport Apeldoorn 250 m wood Indoor 20
116 2019  Poland Pruszków BGŻ Arena 250 m wood Indoor 20
117 2020  Germany Berlin Velodrom 250 m wood Indoor 20
118 2021  France Roubaix Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean-Stablinski (fr) 250 m wood Indoor 22
119 2022  France Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 250 m wood Indoor 22
120 2023  United Kingdom Glasgow Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome 250 m wood Indoor 22
121 2024  Denmark Ballerup Ballerup Super Arena 250 m wood Indoor 22
122 2025  Chile Santiago Velódromo Peñalolén (es) 250 m wood Indoor 22
123 2026  China Shanghai
124 2027  France Haute Savoie
125 2028  Paraguay Asunción Velódromo Olímpico Nacional
126 2029  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
127 2030  Australia Brisbane Anna Meares Velodrome

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2025 World Championships.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France148125135408
2 Netherlands12610997332
3 Great Britain1249985308
4 Italy9297107296
5 Australia8710382272
6 Germany878195263
7 Soviet Union585035143
8 Belgium575958174
9 United States534951153
10 Denmark374440121
11 East Germany34312893
12 Switzerland333436103
13 West Germany29313090
14 China24252271
15 Russia24232875
16 Spain21221659
17 Japan19181956
18 New Zealand17263275
19 Czechoslovakia1491841
20 Belarus142824
21 Poland97925
22 Colombia76316
23 Canada6201743
24 Austria571123
25 Hong Kong52411
26 Ukraine47314
27 Cuba44513
28 Czech Republic35715
29 Ireland33410
30 Commonwealth Games Federation3238
31 Lithuania281121
32 Mexico27413
33 Norway23510
34 Argentina151016
35 Malaysia1258
36 Portugal1247
37 South Africa1214
38Individual Neutral Athletes1113
39Russian Cycling Federation0246
40 Luxembourg0224
 Trinidad and Tobago0224
42 Greece0123
43 Barbados0112
 South Korea0112
45 Bohemia0101
 Israel0101
 Latvia0101
 Uruguay0101
49 Sweden0022
50 Estonia0011
 Kazakhstan0011
 Liechtenstein0011
Totals (52 entries)1,1581,1431,1463,447

Most successful athletes

Updated after the 2025 World Championships.

Men

No Athlete Total Years Events
1  Harrie Lavreysen (NED) 20 3 0 23 2017–2025 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
2  Arnaud Tournant (FRA) 14 3 2 19 1997–2008 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
3  Jeffrey Hoogland (NED) 11 11 1 23 2016–2025 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
4  Chris Hoy (GBR) 11 8 6 25 1999–2012 1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
5  Florian Rousseau (FRA) 10 2 4 16 1993–2002 1 km time trial, Sprint, Team sprint
6  Urs Freuler (SUI) 10 0 3 15 1978–1989 Keirin, Points race, Team Pursuit
7  Koichi Nakano (JAP) 10 0 0 10 1977–1986 Sprint
8  Cameron Meyer (AUS) 9 4 2 15 2009–2018 Madison, Points race, Team Pursuit
9  Grégory Baugé (FRA) 9 4 1 14 2006–2019 Sprint, Team sprint
10  Daniel Morelon (FRA) 8 3 5 16 1964–1980 Keirin, Sprint, Tandem

Women

No Athlete Total Years Events
1  Anna Meares (AUS) 11 10 6 27 2003–2015 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
2  Kristina Vogel (GER) 11 1 4 16 2012–2018 Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
3  Félicia Ballanger (FRA) 10 1 0 11 1994–1999 500 m time trial, Sprint
4  Victoria Pendleton (GBR) 9 5 2 16 2005–2012 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
5  Kirsten Wild (NED) 9 4 5 18 2011–2021 Madison, Omnium, Points race, Scratch
6  Sarah Hammer (USA) 8 5 2 15 2006–2017 Individual Pursuit, Omnium, Points race, Team Pursuit
7  Lea Friedrich (GER) 8 3 2 13 2020–2023 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
8  Emma Hinze (GER) 8 1 2 11 2019–2023 500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
9  Natalya Tsylinskaya (BLR) 8 1 1 10 2000–2007 500 m time trial, Sprint
10  Chloé Dygert (USA) 8 1 1 10 2016–2025 Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit

Harrie Lavreysen won the most individual titles with 13. Félicia Ballanger is the female athlete with most individual titles with ten.

Lavreysen is also the only rider to win four gold medals in a single edition, in 2025.

Most successful in each event

22 Events are held as part of the World championships. The table below summarises the most successful athlete and nation in each of the 22 separate events. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of golds, silvers and bronze respectively won by the athlete or nation in that specific event. Athletes and nations are differentiated in the standard way, first by number of golds, then silvers, then bronze medals.

Event Men Women
Best Male Athlete Best Nation (male) Best Female Athlete Best Nation (female)
Team sprint (men/women)  Arnaud Tournant (FRA) (9/1/0) France (11/6/6)  Pauline Grabosch (GER) (5/0/0) Germany (8/0/4)
Sprint (men/women)  Koichi Nakano (JAP) (10/0/0) France (22/28/35)  Galina Yermolayeva (URS) (6/5/3) Soviet Union (21/18/9)
Keirin (men/women)  Chris Hoy (GBR) (4/1/0) Netherlands (7/4/5)  Anna Meares (AUS) (3/3/1) Germany (7/0/3)
Kilo/500m (men/women)  Arnaud Tournant (FRA) (4/2/1) France (11/10/8)  Natalya Tsylinskaya (BLR) (4/1/0) France (6/1/2)
Team pursuit (men/women)  Rasmus Pedersen (DEN) (4/0/2) Australia (13/3/4)  Laura Kenny (GBR) (4/4/1) United States (16/9/9)
Individual pursuit (men/women)  Filippo Ganna (ITA) (6/1/1) Italy (18/13/15)  Tamara Garkuchina (URS) (6/1/0)

 Rebecca Twigg (USA)

Great Britain (8/6/3)
Points Race (men/women)  Urs Freuler (SUI) (8/0/0)  Switzerland (13/2/0)  Ingrid Haringa (NED) (4/0/0) Russia (8/5/3)
Scratch race (men/women)  Franco Marvulli (SUI) (2/0/0)

 Alex Rasmussen (DEN)

France (3/1/2)  Yoanka González (CUB)(3/2/0)

 Kirsten Wild (NED)

Netherlands (7/5/2)
Omnium (men/women)  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) (3/3/0) Australia (3/3/2)  Laura Kenny (GBR) (2/3/0) Great Britain (4/5/0)
Madison (men/women)  Joan Llaneras (ESP) (3/2/0) France (6/2/0)  Kirsten Wild (NED)(3/1/0)

 Amy Pieters (NED)

Great Britain (3/1/2)
Elimination (men/women)  Elia Viviani (ITA) (3/1/1) Italy (3/1/1)  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (2/2/0) Belgium (2/2/1)


Results by country

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Cuba
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Lithuania
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Ukraine
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela

Results by event

  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team sprint
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's tandem (defunct)
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuit
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's madison
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint
  • UCI Motor-paced World Championships (defunct)

See also

  • UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
  • UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
  • UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
  • UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships

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