2026 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint
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The men's sprint competition at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships was held on 3 and 4 February 2026.[1][2]
| Men's sprint at the 2026 UEC Track Elite European Championships | |||||||||
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| Venue | Konya Velodrome, Konya | ||||||||
| Date | 3–4 February | ||||||||
| Competitors | 35 | ||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||
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Results
Qualifying
The top 4 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals, 5th to 28th places qualified for the 1/16 finals.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Richardson |  Great Britain | 8.963 | Q | |
| 2 | Harrie Lavreysen |  Netherlands | 9.086 | +0.123 | Q |
| 3 | Tom Derache |  France | 9.366 | +0.403 | Q |
| 4 | Mateusz Rudyk |  Poland | 9.432 | +0.469 | Q |
| 5 | Mattia Predomo |  Italy | 9.443 | +0.480 | q |
| 6 | Nikita Kiriltsev | Individual Neutral Athletes | 9.484 | +0.521 | q |
| 7 | Dominik Topinka |  Czech Republic | 9.496 | +0.533 | q |
| 8 | Harry Ledingham-Horn | Great Britain | 9.500 | +0.537 | q |
| 9 | Rayan Helal | France | 9.505 | +0.542 | q |
| 10 | Konstantinos Livanos |  Greece | 9.512 | +0.549 | q |
| 11 | Jan Pořizek | Czech Republic | 9.515 | +0.552 | q |
| 12 | Sándor Szalontay |  Hungary | 9.517 | +0.554 | q |
| 13 | Nikita Kalachnik | Individual Neutral Athletes | 9.521 | +0.558 | q |
| 14 | Stefano Minuta | Italy | 9.524 | +0.561 | q |
| 15 | Lowie Nulens |  Belgium | 9.529 | +0.566 | q |
| 16 | Luca Spiegel |  Germany | 9.540 | +0.577 | q |
| 17 | Bohdan Danylchuk |  Ukraine | 9.561 | +0.598 | q |
| 18 | Loris Leneman | Netherlands | 9.614 | +0.651 | q |
| 19 | Vasilijus Lendel |  Lithuania | 9.646 | +0.683 | q |
| 20 | Yeno Vingerhoets | Belgium | 9.651 | +0.688 | q |
| 21 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | 9.652 | +0.689 | q |
| 22 | Tim Edvard Pettersen |  Norway | 9.702 | +0.739 | q |
| 23 | Esteban Sánchez |  Spain | 9.736 | +0.773 | q |
| 24 | Alejandro Martínez | Spain | 9.765 | +0.802 | q |
| 25 | Aliaksandr Hlova | Individual Neutral Athletes | 9.799 | +0.836 | q |
| 26 | Artsiom Zaitsau | Individual Neutral Athletes | 9.803 | +0.840 | q |
| 27 | Eliasz Bednarek | Poland | 9.810 | +0.847 | q |
| 28 | Pavel Nikolov |  Bulgaria | 9.858 | +0.895 | q |
| 29 | Eimantas Vadapalas | Lithuania | 9.873 | +0.910 | |
| 30 | Miroslav Minchev | Bulgaria | 9.922 | +0.959 | |
| 31 | Miltiadis Charovas | Greece | 9.996 | +1.033 | |
| 32 | Valentyn Varharakyn | Ukraine | 10.174 | +1.211 | |
| 33 | Bálint Csengői | Hungary | 10.177 | +1.214 | |
| 34 | Eduard Žalar |  Slovenia | 10.295 | +1.332 | |
| 35 | Žan Lopatič | Slovenia | 10.492 | +1.529 |
1/16 finals
Heat winners advanced to the 1/8 finals.[4]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pavel Nikolov | Bulgaria | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Mattia Predomo | Italy | +1.251 | |
| 2 | 1 | Nikita Kiriltsev | Individual Neutral Athletes | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Eliasz Bednarek | Poland | +0.667 | |
| 3 | 1 | Dominik Topinka | Czech Republic | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Artsiom Zaitsau | Individual Neutral Athletes | +0.158 | |
| 4 | 1 | Harry Ledingham-Horn | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Aliaksandr Hlova | Individual Neutral Athletes | +0.147 | |
| 5 | 1 | Rayan Helal | France | X | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Alejandro Martínez | Spain | +1.569 | |
| 6 | 1 | Konstantinos Livanos | Greece | X | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Esteban Sánchez | Spain | +0.008 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jan Pořizek | Czech Republic | X | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Tim Edvard Pettersen | Norway | +0.401 | |
| 8 | 1 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | X | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Sándor Szalontay | Hungary | +0.076 | |
| 9 | 1 | Nikita Kalachnik | Individual Neutral Athletes | X | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Yeno Vingerhoets | Belgium | +0.421 | |
| 10 | 1 | Stefano Minuta | Italy | X | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Vasilijus Lendel | Lithuania | +0.062 | |
| 11 | 1 | Lowie Nulens | Belgium | X | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Loris Leneman | Netherlands | +0.150 | |
| 12 | 1 | Luca Spiegel | Germany | X | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Bohdan Danylchuk | Ukraine | +0.024 |
1/8 finals
Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.[5]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Luca Spiegel | Germany | +1.031 | |
| 2 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lowie Nulens | Belgium | +0.090 | |
| 3 | 1 | Tom Derache | France | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Stefano Minuta | Italy | +0.037 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nikita Kalachnik | Individual Neutral Athletes | +0.049 | |
| 5 | 1 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | X | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Pavel Nikolov | Bulgaria | +0.185 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nikita Kiriltsev | Individual Neutral Athletes | X | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Jan Pořizek | Czech Republic | +0.357 | |
| 7 | 1 | Dominik Topinka | Czech Republic | X | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Konstantinos Livanos | Greece | +0.056 | |
| 8 | 1 | Harry Ledingham-Horn | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Rayan Helal | France | +0.276 |
Quarterfinals
Heat winners advanced to the semifinals.[6]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Great Britain | X | X | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Harry Ledingham-Horn | Great Britain | +1.477 | +0.295 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Dominik Topinka | Czech Republic | +0.176 | +0.048 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Nikita Kiriltsev | Individual Neutral Athletes | X | X | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Tom Derache | France | +0.081 | +0.028 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | X | X | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | +0.029 | +0.017 |
Semifinals
Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.[7]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Great Britain | X | X | QG | |
| 1 | 2 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | +0.356 | +1.159 | QB | |
| 2 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | QG | |
| 2 | 2 | Nikita Kiriltsev | Individual Neutral Athletes | +0.191 | +0.074 | QB |
Finals
| Rank[8] | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal final | |||||
 | Matthew Richardson | Great Britain | +0.039 | X | X |
 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | +0.146 | +0.097 |
| Bronze medal final | |||||
 | Nikita Kiriltsev | Individual Neutral Athletes | X | X | |
| 4 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | +0.127 | +0.085 | |