The Women's elimination race at the UEC European Track Championships was first competed in 2015 in Grenchen, Switzerland.

The elimination race, also known colloquially as "the Devil" (from the idiom "devil take the hindmost"), is a race in which at the end of every second lap the last rider to cross the line is eliminated from the race. The final two cyclists then take part in what amounts to a rolling start match sprint. Although included in the omnium for several years, its first stand alone appearance was in 2015.

Kirsten Wild is the most successful cyclist in this event, with three European titles for the Netherlands.

Medalists

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
2015 Grenchen[1]
 Katie Archibald (GBR)  Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA)  Irene Usabiaga (ESP)
2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
 Kirsten Wild (NED)  Katie Archibald (GBR)  Laurie Berthon (FRA)
2017 Berlin
 Kirsten Wild (NED)  Evgenia Augustinas (RUS)  Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)
2018 Glasgow
 Laura Kenny (GBR)  Anna Knauer (GER)  Evgenia Augustinas (RUS)
2019 Apeldoorn
 Kirsten Wild (NED)  Emily Nelson (GBR)  Nikol Płosaj (POL)
2020 Plovdiv
 Elinor Barker (GBR)  Rachele Barbieri (ITA)  Maria Martins (POR)
2021 Grenchen
 Valentine Fortin (FRA)  Letizia Paternoster (ITA)  Neah Evans (GBR)
2022 Munich
 Lotte Kopecky (BEL)  Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR)  Mylene De Zoete (NED)
2023 Grenchen
 Lotte Kopecky (BEL)  Valentine Fortin (FRA)  Maike van der Duin (NED)

References

  1. "Elimination race results of 2015 UEC European Track Championships". Tissot timing. October 2015.
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