European Championships 2022: All information about the cycling competitions
Thomas Goldmann
· 19.08.2022
"It's the biggest sporting event in 50 years here in Munich, since the 1972 Olympic Games," said Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter 100 days before the start of the European Championships, heralding the final phase of preparations for the major sporting event.
The cyclists are travelling to the Bavarian capital with great expectations, as there are numerous medals to be won. Here is an overview of the competitions with elevation profiles and timetables. The best spots along the route and further details about the races can be found here.
Road cycling
Women's elite road race (21 August) - 129.8 kilometres
The schedule for the women's road race
The women start their almost 130-kilometre route in Landsberg am Lech, around 60 kilometres west of Munich. From there, the riders pass Lake Ammersee and Lake Starnberg via Wolfratshausen to Munich. In the Bavarian capital, the decision is made on a 13-kilometre circuit in the city centre, which has to be completed twice before the finish line at Odeonsplatz is reached.
The topography of the race is slightly undulating, but there are no more major obstacles on the programme in the final in Munich, which makes a sprinter very likely as the winner.
Women's elite time trial & men's elite time trial (both 17 August) - 24 kilometres
The men's and women's time trial competitions at the European Championships will be held in Fürstenfeldbruck, west of Munich, on a circuit. The course is 24 kilometres long, with 180 metres of elevation gain to overcome.
The start and finish are located at the former Cistercian monastery in Fürstenfeld. The course is not too winding, so that the strong rouleurs should be able to decide victory amongst themselves.
- Women's individual time trial: Wednesday, 17 August from 14:00
- Men's individual time trial: Wednesday, 17 August from 17:30
- Thriller by the second: Bissegger beats Küng & Ganna in the time trial
- Time trial bikes from the European Championships: Ganna, Küng & the Germans
- time trial of the European Championships: TOUR was there in the team car
Men's elite road race (14 August) - 209.4 kilometres
The schedule of the men's road race
The starting signal for the 209.4-kilometre men's road race is given in Murnau am Staffelsee, around 80 kilometres south of Munich. The first 130 kilometres or so are undulating. Via Kochel am See, the riders first climb the Kesselberg.
After reaching Walchensee, the route continues via Bad Tölz towards Lake Starnberg. In Eurasburg, another short stint with a maximum gradient of 18 per cent awaits. The peloton reaches Munich via Starnberg and the Olympiastrasse, where the men will also complete a circuit in the city centre - five times in total. Here too, a bunch sprint is probably the most realistic scenario.
Track cycling
The track competitions will be held in the east of the Bavarian capital at the trade fair centre. A temporary cycling track will be set up in one of the exhibition halls especially for this purpose.
The schedule of the track competitions at a glance (medal decisions in bold)
Thursday, 11 August 16:00-19:35
16:00 Women's team sprint qualification
16:20 Men's team sprint qualification
16:46 Women's team pursuit qualification
18:01 Team pursuit men qualification
Friday, 12 August 12:00-14:55
12:00 Women's team sprint 1st round
12:16 Men's team sprint 1st round
12:32 Team pursuit women 1st round
13:00 Men's team pursuit 1st round
13:26 Scratch race women qualification
13:51 Points race men qualification
Friday, 12 August 16:30-19:10
16:30 Team pursuit women final
16:45 Team pursuit men final
17:19 Women's team sprint final
17:29 Team sprint men final
17:47 Scratch race 10km women's final
18:15 Points race 40km men final
Saturday, 13 August 10:00-15:15
10:00 Sprint qualification men
10:48 Individual time trial 500m women qualification
11:08 Sprint men 1/16 final
11:46 Individual pursuit women qualification
12:50 Individual pursuit men qualification
14:20 Elimination race women qualification
14:45 Scratch race men qualification
Saturday, 13 August 17:30-20:40
17:30 Men's sprint round of 16
17:58 Individual time trial 500m women's final
18:22 Individual pursuit women final
18:51 Sprint 1st run men quarter final
19:07 Sprint 2nd run men quarter final
19:25 Men's single pursuit final
19:40 Sprint - possible 3rd run men's quarter-final
19:46 Women's elimination final
20:14 Scratch race 15km men final
Sunday, 14 August 12:30-15:00
12:30 Women's sprint qualification
13:03 Points race women qualification
13:51 Elimination race men qualification
14:21 Sprint women 1/16 final
Sunday, 14 August 17:45-20:50
17:45 Women's sprint round of 16
18:09 Sprint men 1st run semi-final
18:17 Sprint women 1st run quarter final
18:35 Sprint men 2nd run semi-final
18:43 Sprint women 2nd run quarter final
18:59 Sprint - possible 3rd run men semi-final
19:05 Sprint - possible 3rd heat women's quarter-finals
19:11 Points race 25km women's final
19:50 Sprint 1st run men final
20:06 Elimination race men final
20:28 Sprint 2nd run men final
20:44 Sprint - possible 3rd run men final
Monday, 15 August 12:00-14:50
12:00 Omnium men qualification
13:00 Omnium women qualification
13:50 Individual time trial 1km men qualification
14:20 Omnium scratch race women 1/4
14:35 Omnium scratch race men 1/4
Monday, 15 August 15:45-19:20
15:45 Sprint 1st run women's semi-final
15:53 Omnium speed race women 2/4
16:10 Sprint 2nd heat women's semi-final
16:18 Omnium speed race men 2/4
16:35 Sprint - possibly 3rd run women's semi-final
16:41 Individual time trial 1km men final
17:05 Omnium elimination women 3/4
17:25 Sprint 1st run women final
17:41 Omnium elimination men 3/4
18:01 Sprint 2nd run women final
18:09 Omnium points race 20km women 4/4
18:41 Sprint - possibly 3rd run women's final
18:45 Omnium points race 25km men 4/4
Tuesday, 16 August 12:00-15:15
12:00 Madison women's qualification
12:50 Madison men qualification
14:00 Keirin women 1st round
14:18 Keirin men 1st round
14:36 Keirin women's hope heat
14:54 Keirin men hope heat
Tuesday, 16 August 16:30-19:15
16:30 Keirin women semi-final
16:39 Keirin men semi-final
16:50 Madison 30km women's final
17:35 Keirin women's final
17:53 Keirin men final
18:11 Madison 50km men final
Tickets
There are numerous ticket options for entry to the track cycling competitions. You can find an overview here.
Mountain Bike Cross-Country (Women 20 August & Men 19 August)
The mountain bike competitions take place in Munich's Olympic Park. It goes up and down along the Olympic lake and over the Olympic mountain in a mass start format. The circuit is 4.27 kilometres long.
The schedule for the mountain bike competitions
- Friday, 19 August - 17:00-18:40: Cross-country men
- Saturday, 20 August - 12:00-13:40: Cross-country women
BMX Freestyle (11 to 13 August)
The BMX course will be set up on the lawn of the Olympic Hill. As with the road cycling & mountain bike competitions, admission to the BMX Freestyle is free.
The schedule for the BMX freestyle competitions
- Thursday, 11 August - 12:00-20:10: Women's qualification
- Thursday, 11 August - 12:00-20:10: Men's qualification
- Friday, 12 August, 15:15-16:15: Park Final Women
- Saturday, 13 August, 19:00-20:00: Park Final Men
The European Championships on TV & livestream
The major event can be seen in Germany on public television on ARD and ZDF. Both broadcasters will alternate their coverage over the ten days of the competition.
There will be up to 13 hours of live programme per day. In addition, the competitions on sportschau.de and at the ZDF can be seen in the stream.
