2026 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint

Women's sprint
at the 2026 UEC Track Elite European Championships
VenueKonya Velodrome, Konya
Date2–3 February
Competitors22
Medalists
    Great Britain
    Great Britain
 

The women's sprint competition at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships was held on 2 and 3 February 2026.[1][2]

Results

Qualifying

The top 10 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals, 11th to 22nd places qualified for the 1/16 finals.[3]

Rank Name Nation Time Behind Notes
1 Emma Finucane  Great Britain 9.759 Q, WR
2 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain 9.982 +0.223 Q
3 Lea Friedrich  Germany 10.010 +0.251 Q
4 Alina Lysenko Individual Neutral Athletes 10.092 +0.333 Q
5 Pauline Grabosch  Germany 10.120 +0.361 Q
6 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands 10.121 +0.362 Q
7 Mathilde Gros  France 10.173 +0.414 Q
8 Yana Burlakova Individual Neutral Athletes 10.229 +0.470 Q
9 Veronika Jaborníková  Czech Republic 10.394 +0.635 Q
10 Miriam Vece  Italy 10.397 +0.638 Q
11 Kimberly Kalee  Netherlands 10.507 +0.748 q
12 Alla Biletska  Ukraine 10.532 +0.773 q
13 Oleksandra Lohviniuk  Ukraine 10.561 +0.802 q
14 Zita Gheysens  Belgium 10.652 +0.893 q
15 Anna Jaborníková  Czech Republic 10.697 +0.938 q
16 Nicky Degrendele  Belgium 10.724 +0.965 q
17 Urszula Łoś  Poland 10.796 +1.037 q
18 Helena Casas  Spain 10.845 +1.086 q
19 Marlena Karwacka  Poland 10.899 +1.140 q
20 Lauryna Valiukevičiūtė  Lithuania 10.913 +1.154 q
21 Siria Trevisan  Italy 10.928 +1.169 q
22 Varvara Basiakova Individual Neutral Athletes 11.093 +1.334 q

1/16 finals

Heat winners advanced to the 1/8 finals.[4]

Heat Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 1 Kimberly Kalee  Netherlands X Q
1 2 Varvara Basiakova Individual Neutral Athletes +0.232
2 1 Alla Biletska  Ukraine X Q
2 2 Siria Trevisan  Italy +0.100
3 1 Oleksandra Lohviniuk  Ukraine X Q
3 2 Lauryna Valiukevičiūtė  Lithuania REL
4 1 Zita Gheysens  Belgium X Q
4 2 Marlena Karwacka  Poland +0.092
5 1 Helena Casas  Spain X Q
5 2 Anna Jaborníková  Czech Republic REL
6 1 Nicky Degrendele  Belgium X Q
6 2 Urszula Łoś  Poland +0.004

1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.[5]

Heat Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 1 Emma Finucane  Great Britain X Q
1 2 Nicky Degrendele  Belgium +0.278
2 1 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain X Q
2 2 Helena Casas  Spain +0.912
3 1 Lea Friedrich  Germany X Q
3 2 Zita Gheysens  Belgium +0.350
4 1 Alina Lysenko Individual Neutral Athletes X Q
4 2 Oleksandra Lohviniuk  Ukraine +0.690
5 1 Pauline Grabosch  Germany X Q
5 2 Alla Biletska  Ukraine +0.102
6 1 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands X Q
6 2 Kimberly Kalee  Netherlands +0.092
7 1 Miriam Vece  Italy X Q
7 2 Mathilde Gros  France +0.102
8 1 Yana Burlakova Individual Neutral Athletes X Q
8 2 Veronika Jaborníková  Czech Republic +0.019

Quarterfinals

Heat winners advanced to the semifinals.[6]

Heat Rank Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Emma Finucane  Great Britain X X Q
1 2 Yana Burlakova Individual Neutral Athletes +0.077 +0.078
2 1 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain X X Q
2 2 Miriam Vece  Italy +0.245 +0.075
3 1 Lea Friedrich  Germany X X Q
3 2 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands +0.114 +0.160
4 1 Alina Lysenko Individual Neutral Athletes X X Q
4 2 Pauline Grabosch  Germany +0.105 +0.285

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 Emma Finucane  Great Britain X X QG
1 2 Alina Lysenko Individual Neutral Athletes +0.000 +0.629 QB
2 1 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain X X QG
2 2 Lea Friedrich  Germany +0.308 +0.069 QB

Finals

Rank[8] Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
Emma Finucane  Great Britain X X
Sophie Capewell  Great Britain +0.045 +0.559
Bronze medal final
Alina Lysenko Individual Neutral Athletes X X
4 Lea Friedrich  Germany +0.006 +0.083

References

  1. ^ "Competition schedule (provisional)" (PDF). UEC. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's Sprint – Qualifying – Start List". Tissot Timing. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Women's Sprint – Qualifying – Results". Tissot Timing. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Women's Sprint – 1/16 Finals – Results". Tissot Timing. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Women's Sprint – 1/8 Finals – Results". Tissot Timing. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Women's Sprint – Quarterfinals – Results". Tissot Timing. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Women's Sprint – Semifinals – Results". Tissot Timing. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Women's Sprint – Final Classification". Tissot Timing. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.