Great Britain at the
2008 European Track Championships
IOC codeGBR
in Pruszków, Poland
3 September – 7 September 2008
Competitors25 in 31 events
Medals
Ranked 1stth
Gold
10
Silver
6
Bronze
7
Total
23
European Track Championships appearances (overview)
See Great Britain at the European Track Championships

Great Britain competed at the 2008 European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland, from 3 September to 7 September 2008. Great Britain competed in 31 of the 34 events.[1]

List of medalists

Lizzie Armitstead finished second behind Ellen van Dijk in the Women's under-23 points race
Medal Name Event
 GoldMatthew CramptonMen's under-23 keirin
 GoldSteven Burke
Peter Kennaugh
Mark McNally
Andy Tennant		Men's under-23 team pursuit
 GoldLizzie Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Joanna Rowsell		Women's under-23 team pursuit
 GoldLizzie ArmitsteadWomen's under-23 scratch race
 GoldMark Christian
Luke Rowe		Junior Men's Madison
 GoldJessica VarnishJunior Women's 500 m time trial
 GoldHannah MayhoJunior Women's Individual Pursuit
 GoldAlex Greenfield
Hannah Mayho
Jessica Booth		Junior Women's Team Pursuit
 GoldJessica VarnishJunior Women's Keirin
 GoldAlex GreenfieldJunior Women's Points Race
 SilverLizzie ArmitsteadU23 Women's Points race
 SilverMatthew Crampton
David Daniell
Christian Lyte		Men's under-23 team sprint
 SilverDavid DaniellU23 Men's 1 km time trial
 SilverLuke Rowe
Mark Christian
Andrew Fenn
Erick Rowsell		Junior Men's Team Pursuit
 SilverSteven Hill
Luc Jones
Peter Mitchell		Junior Men's Team Sprint
 SilverSteven HillJunior Men's Keirin
 BronzeMatthew CramptonU23 Men's sprint
 BronzeAnna BlythWomen's under-23 sprint
 BronzeAnna BlythWomen's under-23 500 m time trial
 BronzeJoanna RowsellWomen's under-23 individual pursuit
 BronzePeter MitchellJunior Men's Sprint
 BronzeMark ChristianJunior Men's Individual Pursuit
 BronzeJessica VernishJunior Women's Sprint

Results

Under-23

Sprint

Cyclist Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Rank
Matthew Crampton U23 Men's sprint 10.232
70.367		 4 Q  Stumpf (GER)
 Mazquiarán Uría (ESP)
W 11.073
65.023		 BYE  Sireau (FRA)
L, L		 Race for 3rd place
 Levy (GER)
W 10.823, L 10.999		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
David Daniell 10.287
69.991		 6 Q  Levy (GER)
 Alonso Castillo (ESP)
L		  Dmitriev (RUS)
 Mazquiarán Uría (ESP)
 Poper (POL)
L		 did not advance 8
Anna Blyth U23 Women's sprint 11.594
62.101		 4 Q  Clair (FRA)
W 12.061
59.696		 BYE  UKR (LTU)
L, L		 Race for 3rd place
 Clair (FRA)
W 12.045, W 12.046		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Source[1]

Time trial

Cyclist Event Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
David Daniell U23 men's 1 km time trial 1:03.120
57.034		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Christian Lyte 1:03.355
56.822		 5
Anna Blyth U23 women's 500 m time trial 35.035
51.377		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Individual Pursuit

Cyclist Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Opponent
Results		 Rank
Andrew Tennant U23 men's individual pursuit 4:36.885
52.007		 16 did not advance 16
Joanna Rowsell U23 women's individual pursuit 3:37.641
49.623		 3 Q  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
L 3:37.867
49.571		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hannah Mayho 3:50.176
46.920		 13 did not advance 13

Team pursuit

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opponent
Time
Speed		 Rank
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh
Mark McNally
Andrew Tennant		 U23 Men's team pursuit 4:08.590
57.926		 1 Q  Russia
W 4:05.568
58.639		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lizzie Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Joanna Rowsell		 U23 Men's team pursuit 3:27.828
51.966		 1 Q  France
W 3:26.836
52.215		 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Team sprint

Cyclist Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Opponent
Results		 Rank
Matthew Crampton
David Daniell
Christian Lyte		 U23 Men's team sprint 45.168
59.776		 2 Q  RUS
L 45.277
59.632		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Keirin

Cyclist Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Matthew Crampton U23 Men's keirin 1 Q BYE 2 Q 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Christian Lyte 2 Q BYE 6 Race for 7th place
7
Anna Blyth U23 Women's keirin 1 Q BYE — 4
Jessica Varnish 5 R 1 Q — 6

Scratch

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Rank Rank
Peter Kennaugh U23 men's scratch 5 Q
Mark McNally 18 Did not advance
Lizzie Armitstead U23 women's scratch — 1st place, gold medalist(s)[N 1]
Katie Colclough — 14
  1. ↑ Ellen van Dijk from the Netherlands finished at the same time as Lizzie Armitstead, so two gold medals were awarded.

Points race

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Points Laps Finish order Rank Points Laps Finish order Rank
Peter Kennaugh U23 men's points race 27 1 15 3 Q 7 0 8 12
Steven Burke 23 1 6 2 Q 3 0 17 16
Lizzie Armitstead U23 women's points race N/A 27 1 1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Junior

Sprint

Cyclist Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage Semifinals Final
Rank Result Result Result Result Rank
Peter Mitchell Junior Men's sprint 4 Q W BYE L, L Race for 3rd place
W, W		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Steven Hill 3 Q W BYE W, L, L Race for 3rd place
L, L		 4
Jessica Varnish Junior Women's sprint 2 Q W BYE W, L, L Race for 3rd place
W, W		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Source[1]

Time trial

Cyclist Event Final
Rank
Luc Jones Junior men's 1 km time trial 8
Jessica Varnish Junior women's 500 m time trial 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Corrine Hall 16

Individual Pursuit

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
Mark Christian Junior men's individual pursuit 3 q W 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andrew Fenn 8 Did not advance 8
Hannah Mayho Junior women's individual pursuit 2 Q W 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jessica Booth 9 Did not advance 9

Team Pursuit

Cyclists Event Qualification Final
Rank Result Rank
Luke Rowe
Mark Christian
Andrew Fenn
Erick Rowsell		 Junior men's team pursuit 2 Q L 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alexandra Greenfield
Hannah Mayho
Jessica Booth		 Junior women's team pursuit 1 Q W 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Team Sprint

Cyclists Event Qualification Final
Rank Result Rank
Steven Hill
Luc Jones
Peter Mitchell		 Junior men's team sprint 2 Q L 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Keirin

Cyclist Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Steven Hill Junior men's keirin 1 Q BYE 1 Q 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Peter Mitchell 2 Q BYE 2 Q 5
Jessica Varnish Junior women's keirin 1 Q BYE 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Corrine Hall 4 R 2 Q 5 Race for 7th place
10

Scratch

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Rank Rank
Christopher Whorral Junior men's scratch 5 Q 5
Mark Christian 9 Q 9
Alexandra Greenfield Junior women's scratch — 4
Lucy Martin — 21

Points race

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Rank Rank
Luke Rowe Junior men's points race 8 Q 5
Erick Rowsell 11 Q 10
Alexandra Greenfield Junior women's points race 9 Q 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lucy Martin 6 Q 9
Katie Colclough 6 Q 17

Madison

Cyclist Event Final
Rank
Mark Christian
Luke Rowe		 Junior men's madison 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Andrew Fenn
Christopher Whorral		 7

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "European Track Cycling Championships – Pruszków". Tissot Timing. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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