In this article, we are going to delve into the fascinating world of UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and explore all its facets. From its origins to its evolution today, UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships has played a crucial role in various areas of daily life. Over the next few lines, we will examine in detail its impact on society, culture and technology, as well as the challenges and opportunities it presents for the future. Through deep and thoughtful analysis, we hope to shed light on this topic and provide a unique insight that invites reflection and debate.
The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the world championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability compete, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
The Championships were earlier administered by the International Paralympic Committee.
The 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2007 IPC World Championships combined track and road events. The UCI and the IPC organized the 2006 IPC Cycling World Championships. The first UCI Para-cycling World Championships took place in 2007.
The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner and silver and bronze medals to the second and third.
Year | City | Country | Date | Velodrome | Events | Nations | Athletes | Ref |
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1994 ( ) |
Hasselt | Belgium | 30 May - 5 June | |||||
1998 ( ) |
Colorado Springs | United States | 15–20 September | |||||
2002 ( ) |
Augsburg | Germany | 5–7 August | |||||
2006 ( ) |
Aigle | Switzerland | 11–13 September | World Cycling Centre | ||||
2007 ( ) |
Bordeaux | France | 19–27 August | |||||
2009 ( ) |
Manchester | Great Britain | 6–8 November | Manchester Velodrome | 24 | 23 | 97+27 | |
2011 ( ) |
Montichiari | Italy | 11–13 March | Montichiari Velodrome | 22 | 27 | 190+47 | |
2012 ( ) |
Carson | United States | 9–12 February | ADT Event Center | 31 | 261+35 | ||
2014 ( ) |
Aguascalientes | Mexico | 10–13 April | Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome | 28 | 122+27 | ||
2015 ( ) |
Apeldoorn | Netherlands | 26–29 March | Omnisport Apeldoorn | 30 | 153+37 | ||
2016 ( ) |
Montichiari | Italy | 17–20 March | Montichiari Velodrome | 31 | 31 | 172+43 | |
2017 ( ) |
Los Angeles | United States | 2–5 March | VELO Sports Center | 29 | 20 | 74+19 | |
2018 ( ) |
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 22–25 March | Rio Olympic Velodrome | 31 | 28 | 155+37 | |
2019 ( ) |
Apeldoorn | Netherlands | 14–17 March | Omnisport Apeldoorn | 37 | 36 | 192+43 | |
2020 ( ) |
Milton | Canada | 30 January – 2 February | Mattamy National Cycling Centre | 40 | 31 | 159+40 | |
2022 ( ) |
Montigny-le-Bretonneux | France | 20–23 October | Vélodrome National | 48 | 38 | 174+37 | |
2023 ( ) |
Glasgow | Great Britain | 2–7 August | Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome | 48 | |||
2024 ( ) |
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 20–24 March | Rio Olympic Velodrome | 48 | 39 | 203+46 |
Updated after the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 143 | 66 | 31 | 240 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 72 | 61 | 50 | 183 |
3 | China (CHN) | 58 | 43 | 35 | 136 |
4 | United States (USA) | 30 | 40 | 47 | 117 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 23 | 27 | 25 | 75 |
6 | Spain (ESP) | 22 | 32 | 36 | 90 |
7 | France (FRA) | 19 | 11 | 16 | 46 |
8 | Germany (GER) | 15 | 24 | 23 | 62 |
9 | Canada (CAN) | 12 | 19 | 14 | 45 |
10 | Slovakia (SVK) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
11 | New Zealand (NZL) | 11 | 12 | 22 | 45 |
12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
13 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 16 | 7 | 27 |
14 | Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
15 | Colombia (COL) | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
16 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
17 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
18 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
19 | Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
20 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
21 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
22 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
23 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
24 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
25 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
26 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
27 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
28 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (30 entries) | 458 | 435 | 426 | 1319 |