Track Cycling World Championships 2022: Schedule, TV coverage & chances of the Germans
DPA
· 12.10.2022
The German team will be competing at the Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, from Wednesday with some gold ambitions.
The two top German sprinters Emma Hinze and Lea Sophie Friedrich are particularly in the spotlight. In 2020 and 2021, the two shared all the titles in the short-track events. Deutsche Presse-Agentur answers the most important questions about the World Championships.
When will the 2022 Track Cycling World Championships take place?
The Track Cycling World Championships will be held from 12 October 2022 to 16 October 2022
What is the schedule for the Track Cycling World Championships?
From Wednesday to Sunday, a total of 22 men's and women's world championship titles will be awarded. The decisions will mostly take place in the evening programme. The Olympic disciplines of sprint, keirin, team sprint, team pursuit, omnium and madison will be in the spotlight.
The medal decisions at the 2022 Track Cycling World Championships
Wednesday, 12 October, 18:30-21:46
- Scratch, women 10 kilometres
- Team sprint, women & men
Thursday, 13 October, 18:30-21:53
- Team pursuit, men
- Elimination race, women
- Keirin, men
- Scratch, 15 kilometres, men
- Team pursuit, women
Friday, 14 October, 18:30-22:15
- Points race, 40 kilometres, men
- 1000 metre time trial, men
- Single pursuit, men
- Sprint, women
- Omnium, Ladies
Saturday, 15 October, 17:30-20:50
- 500 metre time trial, women
- Madison, 30 kilometres, women
- Single pursuit, women
- Omnium, men
Sunday, 16 October, 13:30-17:02
- Points race, 25 kilometres, women
- Sprint, men
- Madison, 50 kilometres, men
- Keirin, women
- Elimination race, men
Track World Championships: Where will the races take place?
The World Championships will be held in the velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, just outside Paris. The Olympic track cycling competitions will also take place there in 2024. As usual, the race will be held on a 250-metre wooden oval. At the European Championship in Munich In August, the athletes still had to get used to a 200 metre track.
Where can the 2022 Track Cycling World Championships be seen on TV?
The Track Cycling World Championships will be broadcast live on Eurosport 1 on all days. The channel can be watched on free-to-air TV. There is also a live stream on Eurosportplayer, although this is subject to a charge.
The broadcast times of the 2022 Track Cycling World Championships on Eurosport 1
- Wednesday, 12 October: 17:50-22:00
- Thursday, 13 October: 18:20-22:00
- Friday, 14 October: 21:15-22:15
- Saturday, 15 October: 17:20-21:00
- Sunday, 16 October: 13:00-17:00
What are Germany's chances at the Track Cycling World Championships?
At the 2021 World Championships in Roubaix, the German team was the strongest nation with six gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Thanks to Hinze and Friedrich in the team sprint, sprint, keirin and 500-metre time trial disciplines, the women's short course can once again expect to win plenty of precious metal. The men, on the other hand, have missed the boat a little in the sprint events. In the endurance events, hopes are pinned on the European pursuit champions Nicolas Heinrich and Mieke Kröger. Two-time Madison world champions Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt are also back.
What about the women's foursome?
Another triumph will be difficult. Lisa Brennauer ended her career after the European Championships. Lisa Klein is also missing, having ended her season due to health problems. As a result, only Kröger and Franziska Brauße remain from the gold foursome.
What's new in the German team?
At the beginning of the year, the German Cycling Federation appointed new coaches for the men's team. Former sprint world champion Jan van Eijden, who celebrated many successes in Great Britain, has replaced Detlef Uibel in the short track and is making his World Championship debut in the German team. The same applies in the endurance field for the former junior coach Tim Zühlkewho succeeded Sven Meyer.
Who else to watch out for at the World Championships? Is Filippo Ganna riding?
The Italian Filippo Ganna is travelling as an hourly world record holder to the World Championships. The 26-year-old set a new record of 56.792 kilometres on the track in Grenchen on Saturday. In France, there could be a duel with Heinrich in the single pursuit, and the Italian is also the locomotive of the track four.
Click through: The world hour record bike from Ganna
What about the Russian and Belarusian athletes?
The two national teams are not allowed to compete in the World Championships due to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. The world federation followed the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee in the spring. This means that several stars such as Darya Shmelyova and Anastasiya Voinova will be missing, particularly in the women's sprint events.
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