With three gold medals, the Russian Anastassija Woinowa was the most successful cyclist at the European Championships, followed by the British Katie Archibald with one gold medal each in the individual and team pursuit . In the men’s category, the German Joachim Eilers did best with two golds and one silver. The Austrian Cycling Association was only represented by two cyclists, Andreas Graf and Andreas Müller , who won the European Championship title in a two-man team . Measured by the number of gold medals, the British athletes led the medal ranking, but the riders of the Association of German Cyclists took home the most medals with 13 podium places. The athletes from Swiss Cycling were left without places on the podium.
In the run-up to the European Championships, their awarding to the Caribbean had been criticized: The Dutch association Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie (KNWU) announced that, together with other national associations, they had informed the UEC that they were "not particularly happy" with the decision for Guadeloupe because of the additional costs involved. The two German national coaches Detlef Uibel (short-term) and Sven Meyer (endurance) publicly criticized the fact that the track there was 333 meters long, barely shaded and made of concrete and therefore “very far from international standards”. In addition, the weather with over 30 degrees and high humidity is extremely stressful for the athletes. However, the associations were forced to take part in this European Championship, as the qualifications for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro began with the continental track championships worldwide , which will continue with the races of the Track Cycling World Cup 2014/2015 .
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