The evening session of the third day of the UEC 2026 European Track Cycling Championship hosted by Konya witnessed the semi-final and final races.
The evening session, which started with the semi-final matches of the Women’s Individual Sprint Race, continued with the quarter-final matches of the men’s sprint race. Within the scope of the program, the elimination stage of the women’s omnium race was run, while the session continued with the men’s scratch race final and the men’s individual pursuit race finals. The second session of the day ended with the final matches of the women’s individual sprint race and the points race stage of the women’s omnium race.
GOLD MEDAL IN WOMEN’S SPRINT GOES TO WORLD RECORD HOLDER EMMA FINUCANE
In the women’s individual sprint semi-final, Great Britain’s Emma Finucane, who broke the world record with a time of 9.759 seconds on February 3, defeated Alina Lysenko after a fierce fight and advanced to the final. In the other match of the semi-finals, Great Britain’s Sophie Capewell won against German athlete Lea Sophie Friedrich and became another name to enter the final.
In the gold medal fight, Emma Finucane achieved the championship with a superior performance against her compatriot Sophie Capewell in the final. In the bronze medal race, Alina Lysenko (AIN) left her German rival Lea Sophie Friedrich behind and climbed to the third step of the podium.
WOMEN’S OMNIUM CHAMPION ANNA MORRIS
After the completion of four stages in the women’s omnium race, consisting of scratch, tempo race, elimination and points race stages, the first three places in the general classification were determined. Great Britain’s Anna Morris was at the top with a total of 110 points, while Belgian Shari Bossuyt ranked second with the same points (110). Norwegian Anita Yvonne Stenberg took the third step of the podium with 102 points.
THE NAMES TO PROMOTE TO THE SEMI-FINALS IN THE MEN’S INDIVIDUAL SPRINT ARE ANNOUNCED
There were fierce competitions in the quarter-finals of the men’s individual sprint race. While Great Britain’s Matthew Richardson defeated his compatriot Harry Ledingham-Horn and made it to the semi-finals, Dutch Harrie Lavreysen became another name to advance to the round by winning against Czech athlete Dominik Topinka. In the other matches of the day, Nikita Kiriltsev (AIN) advanced to the semi-finals by beating his French opponent Tom Derache, while Polish Mateusz Rudyk was among the names who got a ticket to the semi-finals by defeating German athlete Maximilian Dörnbach.
CHAMPION VOGEL IN MEN’S SCRATCH RACE
The men’s scratch race final witnessed high-paced and competitive moments. After the competition, Swiss Alex Vogel won the gold medal with his strong performance, while Ilya Savekin (AIN) came in second and won the silver medal. Vincent Hoppezak (Netherlands), who finished the race in third place, won the bronze medal.
MEDALS WERE GIVEN TO THEIR WINNERS IN THE MEN’S INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT RACE
In the men’s individual pursuit race gold medal race, Lev Gonov (AIN), the winner of the 60th Presidential Marmaris Stage, maintained his strong pace throughout the race and won with a time of 4:03.491, while Danish Juel Robin Skivild won the silver medal with 4:05.577. In the bronze medal race, Italian cyclist Renato Favero took the third step of the podium, leaving behind Great Britain’s Matthew Bostock with a time of 4:01.749.
FINAL FIGHT FROM RAMAZAN YILMAZ IN MEN’S SCRATCH
Representing Türkiye in the men’s scratch race, Ramazan Yılmaz showed a successful performance in the eliminations in the morning session and managed to advance to the final. Ramazan Yılmaz, who took to the track in the final race in which Europe’s leading athletes took part in the later part of the day, competed in the race where high speed and intense tactical struggle took place.
AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO CHAMPION ATHLETES
At the award ceremony, the champion athletes were given their awards; It was presented by European Cycling Union (UEC) Vice President Raivo Rand, Turkish Cycling Federation President and International Cycling Union (UCI) Board Member Emin Müftüoğlu, Turkish Cycling Federation Vice President Metin Cengiz, Turkish Cycling Federation Board Members Onur Şahin and Sami Ağaoğlu.
