Track cycling world cup
The Track Cycling World Cup comprised three to five World Cup races per season and took place from 1993 to 2020 during the winter months.
The Track Cycling World Cup was introduced by the World Cycling Association Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 1993 in order to counter the creeping loss of popularity of track cycling and the associated threatened reduction in the number of Olympic cycling disciplines by the IOC , which was only partially successful. Another reason was the sporting upgrading of track cycling and a useful addition to the popular six-day races , which are considered a good combination between sport and entertainment.
World Cup races were held in all disciplines of the track cycling world championships over a period of three days (Friday – Sunday). From 2007/2008 a total of nine men's and eight women's competitions were held; from the 2010/2011 season ten men's and eight women's competitions. The Omnium was newly included in the program, adapted to the Olympic program .
The placements at the World Cups determined the qualification of individual drivers for the World Championships as well as the number of starting positions of the individual nations.
From the 2020/21 season onwards, the Track Cycling World Cup was replaced by the UCI Track Cycling Nations' Cup , which is to be held in three races a year from April to September and is reserved for national teams.
Regulations
Different disciplines were held:
Men:
- 1000 meter time trial
- sprint
- 4000 meter single pursuit
- 4000 meter crew pursuit
- Keirin
- Team sprint
- 30 km points race
- 40km Madison
- 15 km scratch
Women:
- 500 m time trial
- sprint
- 3000 meter single pursuit,
- 3000 meter team pursuit (from 2007/08)
- Keirin
- Team sprint
- 20 km points race
- 10k scratch
In all competitions, 12-1 points were awarded for the ten best drivers, which were included in the World Cup team and country ranking as well as in the overall individual ranking by adding up the individual results of all World Cup races of the season.
The number of World Cup points to be awarded was the same in all competitions and did not differ according to their importance. The determination of the winners in the individual disciplines were stipulated in the UCI regulations and in principle corresponds to the regulations for track cycling world championships.
The riders took part in the track cycling world cup competitions as members of national teams or UCI track teams .
Venues
World Cup races were awarded to applicant cities by the UCI for at least two years. At least 50 percent of the events should take place in Europe. Since 2003: Sydney, Moscow, Copenhagen, Cali , Manchester, Los Angeles, Cape Town, Aguascalientes , Melbourne and Beijing.
Web links
- Union Cycliste Internationale
- UCI regulations for track cycling, there: Chapter IV UCI World Track Cup (English / French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Live-Radsport.ch (January 25, 2010)
- ^ A new structure to strengthen the appeal of track cycling. In: uci.org. July 26, 2019, accessed September 28, 2019 .
- ^ The UCI Management Committee confirms its commitment to the new organization of track and road cycling, as well as to women's cycling. In: uci.org. September 26, 2019, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
