2026 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint

Men's sprint
at the 2026 UEC Track Elite European Championships
VenueKonya Velodrome, Konya
Date3–4 February
Competitors35
Medalists
gold medal Matthew Richardson   Great Britain
silver medal Harrie Lavreysen   Netherlands
bronze medal Nikita Kiriltsev
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The men's sprint competition at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships was held on 3 and 4 February 2026.[1][2]

Results

Qualifying

The top 4 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals, 5th to 28th places qualified for the 1/16 finals.[3]

Rank Name Nation Time Behind Notes
1 Matthew Richardson  Great Britain 8.963 Q
2 Harrie Lavreysen  Netherlands 9.086 +0.123 Q
3 Tom Derache  France 9.366 +0.403 Q
4 Mateusz Rudyk  Poland 9.432 +0.469 Q
5 Mattia Predomo  Italy 9.443 +0.480 q
6 Nikita Kiriltsev Individual Neutral Athletes 9.484 +0.521 q
7 Dominik Topinka  Czech Republic 9.496 +0.533 q
8 Harry Ledingham-Horn  Great Britain 9.500 +0.537 q
9 Rayan Helal  France 9.505 +0.542 q
10 Konstantinos Livanos  Greece 9.512 +0.549 q
11 Jan Pořizek  Czech Republic 9.515 +0.552 q
12 Sándor Szalontay  Hungary 9.517 +0.554 q
13 Nikita Kalachnik Individual Neutral Athletes 9.521 +0.558 q
14 Stefano Minuta  Italy 9.524 +0.561 q
15 Lowie Nulens  Belgium 9.529 +0.566 q
16 Luca Spiegel  Germany 9.540 +0.577 q
17 Bohdan Danylchuk  Ukraine 9.561 +0.598 q
18 Loris Leneman  Netherlands 9.614 +0.651 q
19 Vasilijus Lendel  Lithuania 9.646 +0.683 q
20 Yeno Vingerhoets  Belgium 9.651 +0.688 q
21 Maximilian Dörnbach  Germany 9.652 +0.689 q
22 Tim Edvard Pettersen  Norway 9.702 +0.739 q
23 Esteban Sánchez  Spain 9.736 +0.773 q
24 Alejandro Martínez  Spain 9.765 +0.802 q
25 Aliaksandr Hlova Individual Neutral Athletes 9.799 +0.836 q
26 Artsiom Zaitsau Individual Neutral Athletes 9.803 +0.840 q
27 Eliasz Bednarek  Poland 9.810 +0.847 q
28 Pavel Nikolov  Bulgaria 9.858 +0.895 q
29 Eimantas Vadapalas  Lithuania 9.873 +0.910
30 Miroslav Minchev  Bulgaria 9.922 +0.959
31 Miltiadis Charovas  Greece 9.996 +1.033
32 Valentyn Varharakyn  Ukraine 10.174 +1.211
33 Bálint Csengői  Hungary 10.177 +1.214
34 Eduard Žalar  Slovenia 10.295 +1.332
35 Žan Lopatič  Slovenia 10.492 +1.529

1/16 finals

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

Heat Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 1 Pavel Nikolov  Bulgaria X Q
1 2 Mattia Predomo  Italy +1.251
2 1 Nikita Kiriltsev Individual Neutral Athletes X Q
2 2 Eliasz Bednarek  Poland +0.667
3 1 Dominik Topinka  Czech Republic X Q
3 2 Artsiom Zaitsau Individual Neutral Athletes +0.158
4 1 Harry Ledingham-Horn  Great Britain X Q
4 2 Aliaksandr Hlova Individual Neutral Athletes +0.147
5 1 Rayan Helal  France X Q
5 2 Alejandro Martínez  Spain +1.569
6 1 Konstantinos Livanos  Greece X Q
6 2 Esteban Sánchez  Spain +0.008
7 1 Jan Pořizek  Czech Republic X Q
7 2 Tim Edvard Pettersen  Norway +0.401
8 1 Maximilian Dörnbach  Germany X Q
8 2 Sándor Szalontay  Hungary +0.076
9 1 Nikita Kalachnik Individual Neutral Athletes X Q
9 2 Yeno Vingerhoets  Belgium +0.421
10 1 Stefano Minuta  Italy X Q
10 2 Vasilijus Lendel  Lithuania +0.062
11 1 Lowie Nulens  Belgium X Q
11 2 Loris Leneman  Netherlands +0.150
12 1 Luca Spiegel  Germany X Q
12 2 Bohdan Danylchuk  Ukraine +0.024

1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.[5]

Heat Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 1 Matthew Richardson  Great Britain X Q
1 2 Luca Spiegel  Germany +1.031
2 1 Harrie Lavreysen  Netherlands X Q
2 2 Lowie Nulens  Belgium +0.090
3 1 Tom Derache  France X Q
3 2 Stefano Minuta  Italy +0.037
4 1 Mateusz Rudyk  Poland X Q
4 2 Nikita Kalachnik Individual Neutral Athletes +0.049
5 1 Maximilian Dörnbach  Germany X Q
5 2 Pavel Nikolov  Bulgaria +0.185
6 1 Nikita Kiriltsev Individual Neutral Athletes X Q
6 2 Jan Pořizek  Czech Republic +0.357
7 1 Dominik Topinka  Czech Republic X Q
7 2 Konstantinos Livanos  Greece +0.056
8 1 Harry Ledingham-Horn  Great Britain X Q
8 2 Rayan Helal  France +0.276

Quarterfinals

Heat winners advanced to the semifinals.[6]

Heat Rank Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Matthew Richardson  Great Britain X X Q
1 2 Harry Ledingham-Horn  Great Britain +1.477 +0.295
2 1 Harrie Lavreysen  Netherlands X X Q
2 2 Dominik Topinka  Czech Republic +0.176 +0.048
3 1 Nikita Kiriltsev Individual Neutral Athletes X X Q
3 2 Tom Derache  France +0.081 +0.028
4 1 Mateusz Rudyk  Poland X X Q
4 2 Maximilian Dörnbach  Germany +0.029 +0.017

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 (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Matthew Richardson  Great Britain X X QG
1 2 Mateusz Rudyk  Poland +0.356 +1.159 QB
2 1 Harrie Lavreysen  Netherlands X X QG
2 2 Nikita Kiriltsev Individual Neutral Athletes +0.191 +0.074 QB

Finals

Rank[8] Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Richardson  Great Britain +0.039 X X
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harrie Lavreysen  Netherlands X +0.146 +0.097
Bronze medal final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nikita Kiriltsev Individual Neutral Athletes X X
4 Mateusz Rudyk  Poland +0.127 +0.085

References

  1. ^ "Competition schedule (provisional)" (PDF). UEC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Men's Sprint – Qualifying – Start List". Tissot Timing. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Men's Sprint – Qualifying – Results". Tissot Timing. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Men's Sprint – 1/16 Finals – Results". Tissot Timing. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Men's Sprint – 1/8 Finals – Results". Tissot Timing. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Men's Sprint – Quarterfinals – Results". Tissot Timing. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Men's Sprint – Semifinals – Results". Tissot Timing. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Men's Sprint – Final Classification". Tissot Timing. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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