2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the 2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, presented by Samsung for sponsorship reasons[1]) was a multi-race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 4 November 2011 to 19 February 2012. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In this edition the World Cup consisted of four rounds in Astana, Cali, Beijing and London.
| Twentieth edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 November 2011 – 19 February 2012 |
| Location | Kazakhstan, Colombia, China and United Kingdom |
| Races | 4 |
The series played a key role in who qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and had its final round staged in the Veldorome where the 2012 Olympics were later held in London, as well as having a round in the 2008 Summer Olympics Velodrome in Beijing.
Series
The 2011–12 Track Cycling World Cup took place over four rounds, in Astana, Cali, Beijing and London.
Astana
Astana in Kazakhstan was the host city for the first round of the 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, which took place between 4 and 6 November 2011. It is the second largest city in the country and held the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The competition took place at the Saryarka Velodrome.[2]
London
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The fourth round took place in London between 17 and 19 February 2012, and formed part of the 'London Prepares' series of test events for the 2012 Olympics. It was the first event to take place in the Olympic velodrome.
All three medal winning teams in the women's team pursuit went under the previous world record time of 3:19.569, held by the USA. Great Britain's Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott set a new world record of 3:18.148.[3]
The Australian pairing of Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch broke the women's team sprint world record in the qualifying round, setting a new time of 32.828. The previous time of 32.923 was also set by Australia two years previously. But, they failed to repeat the performance in the final, losing to Great Britain's Jess Varnish and Victoria Pendleton who raised the bar to set a new world record of 32.754.[4]
Overall team standings
Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. The top ten teams after round 4 are listed below:[5]
| Rank | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 107 | 93 | 18 | 73 | 291 |
| 2 |  France | 64 | 71 | 55 | 57 | 247 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 78 | 30 | 47 | 86 | 241 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 44 | 30 | 13 | 116 | 203 |
| 5 |  China | 22 | 19 | 73 | 44 | 158 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 63 | 33 | 22 | 39 | 157 |
| 7 |  New Zealand | 48 | 51 | 46 | 145 | |
| 8 |  Lithuania | 14 | 41 | 46 | 30 | 131 |
| 9 |  Ukraine | 42 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 127 |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 40 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 125 |
Results
Men
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Women
References
- "Union Cycliste Internationale". Uci.ch. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- "Round #1 – UCI Track Cycling World Cup". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Team Pursuit" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Team Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Team World Cup Results (page 38)" (pdf). Tissot Timing/UCI. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Medallists by Event / Médaillés par épreuve". 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's 1km Time Trial" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's 1km Time Trial" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Team Pursuit" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Team Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Team Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Omnium" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Madison" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Individual Pursuit" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Team Pursuit" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Team Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Keirin" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Scratch Race" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Madison" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Omnium" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's 1km Time Trial" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Team Pursuit" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Team Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Keirin" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Points Race" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Men's Omnium" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's 500m Time Trial" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Team Pursuit" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Team Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Keirin" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Points Race" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Beijing UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Omnium" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Individual Pursuit" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Team Sprint" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Scratch Race" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "London UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Women's Omnium" (pdf). Tissot Timing. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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