2012 European Track Championships – Men's sprint

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The Men's sprint event at the 2012 European Track Championships of track cycling was held on 20 October 2012. The event began with 27 riders participating in a qualifying round, and culminated in a final where Russian cyclist Denis Dmitriev won the gold medal.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold  Denis Dmitriev (RUS)
Silver  Max Niederlag (GER)
Bronze  Christos Volikakis (GRE)

Results[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Fastest 24 riders advanced to the 1/16 finals, it was held at 10:00.[2]

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Max Niederlag  Germany 10.097 Q
2 Andriy Vynokurov  Ukraine 10.223 Q
3 Denis Dmitriev  Russia 10.224 Q
4 Nikita Shurshin  Russia 10.224 Q
5 Lewis Oliva  Great Britain 10.267 Q
6 Callum Skinner  Great Britain 10.308 Q
7 Adam Ptáčník  Czech Republic 10.310 Q
8 Charlie Conord  France 10.311 Q
9 Christos Volikakis  Greece 10.325 Q
10 Tobias Wächter  Germany 10.367 Q
11 Damian Zieliński  Poland 10.418 Q
12 Matthijs Büchli  Netherlands 10.447 Q
13 Julien Palma  France 10.459 Q
14 Tomáš Bábek  Czech Republic 10.512 Q
15 Rafal Sarnecki  Poland 10.562 Q
16 Hylke van Grieken  Netherlands 10.567 Q
17 Sotirios Bretas  Greece 10.651 Q
18 Eoin Mullen  Ireland 10.695 Q
19 Francesco Ceci  Italy 10.712 Q
20 Andriy Kutsenko  Ukraine 10.735 Q
21 Miroslav Minchev  Bulgaria 10.888 Q
22 Jani Mikkonen  Finland 11.110 Q
23 Wille-Oskari Riihela  Finland 11.120 Q
24 Vladislav Novik  Belarus 11.243 Q
25 Airidas Videika  Lithuania 11.281
26 Evgeni Veremchuk  Belarus 11.395
Davit Askurava  Georgia DNS

1/16 Finals[edit]

Winner of each heat qualified to 1/8 Finals, the races were held at 10:55.[3]

Heat Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 1 Max Niederlag  Germany 10.868 Q
1 2 Vladislav Novik  Belarus
2 1 Andriy Vynokurov  Ukraine Q
2 2 Wille-Oskari Riihela  Finland DSQ
3 1 Denis Dmitriev  Russia 11.787 Q
3 2 Jani Mikkonen  Finland
4 1 Nikita Shurshin  Russia 10.969 Q
4 2 Miroslav Minchev  Bulgaria
5 1 Lewis Oliva  Great Britain 10.911 Q
5 2 Andriy Kutsenko  Ukraine
6 1 Callum Skinner  Great Britain 10.798 Q
6 2 Francesco Ceci  Italy
7 1 Adam Ptáčník  Czech Republic 11.069 Q
7 2 Eoin Mullen  Ireland
8 1 Charlie Conord  France 10.792 Q
8 2 Sotirios Bretas  Greece
9 1 Christos Volikakis  Greece 10.760 Q
9 2 Hylke van Grieken  Netherlands
10 1 Tobias Wächter  Germany 11.045 Q
10 2 Rafal Sarnecki  Poland
11 1 Tomáš Bábek  Czech Republic 10.862 Q
11 2 Damian Zieliński  Poland
12 1 Julien Palma  France 10.927 Q
12 2 Matthijs Büchli  Netherlands REL

1/8 Finals[edit]

Winner of each heat qualified to 1/4 Finals, losers went to the repêchage. The races were held at 11:41.[4]

Heat Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 1 Max Niederlag  Germany 10.628 Q
1 2 Julien Palma  France
2 1 Andriy Vynokurov  Ukraine 10.674 Q
2 2 Tomáš Bábek  Czech Republic
3 1 Denis Dmitriev  Russia 10.717 Q
3 2 Tobias Wächter  Germany
4 1 Christos Volikakis  Greece 10.971 Q
4 2 Nikita Shurshin  Russia
5 1 Charlie Conord  France 10.628 Q
5 2 Lewis Oliva  Great Britain
6 1 Callum Skinner  Great Britain 10.852 Q
6 2 Adam Ptáčník  Czech Republic

1/8 Finals Repechage[edit]

The loser of the 1/8 Finals raced, winners advanced to the Quarterfinals. Races were held at 12:09.[5]

Heat Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 1 Nikita Shurshin  Russia 11.180 Q
1 2 Julien Palma  France
1 3 Adam Ptáčník  Czech Republic
2 1 Tomáš Bábek  Czech Republic 10.734 Q
2 2 Tobias Wächter  Germany
2 3 Lewis Oliva  Great Britain

Quarterfinals[edit]

The races were held at 12:42, 13:26 and 13:51.[6]

Heat Rank Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider Notes
1 1 Max Niederlag  Germany 10.753 10.806 Q
1 2 Tomáš Bábek  Czech Republic
2 1 Nikita Shurshin  Russia 10.641 10.404 Q
2 2 Andriy Vynokurov  Ukraine 10.551
3 1 Denis Dmitriev  Russia 10.342 10.575 Q
3 2 Callum Skinner  Great Britain
4 1 Christos Volikakis  Greece 10.716 10.698 Q
4 2 Charlie Conord  France

Race for 5th–8th Places[edit]

It was held at 20:56.[7]

Rank Name Nation Time
5 Andriy Vynokurov  Ukraine 10.790
6 Tomáš Bábek  Czech Republic
7 Charlie Conord  France
8 Callum Skinner  Great Britain

Semifinals[edit]

The races were held at 19:36 and 20:28.[8]

Heat Rank Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider Notes
1 1 Max Niederlag  Germany 10.897 10.648 Q
1 2 Christos Volikakis  Greece
2 1 Denis Dmitriev  Russia 11.055 10.844 Q
2 2 Nikita Shurshin  Russia

Finals[edit]

The races were held at 21:12, 21:39 and 21:45.[9]

Rank Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider
Gold Medal Races
1st place, gold medalist(s) Denis Dmitriev  Russia 10.485 10.350
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Max Niederlag  Germany
Bronze Medal Races
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christos Volikakis  Greece 10.727 10.704
4 Nikita Shurshin  Russia 10.760

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