2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is the elite men and women's season-long competition in track cycling, which now comprises several rounds, each held in a different country. The 1995 World Cup had six rounds, this was reduced to four in 1998, 1999-2001 compromised of five rounds before...

(also known as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2011-2012, presented by Samsung for sponsorship reasons.) is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

. The season runs from 4 November 2011 to 19 February 2012. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale

Union Cycliste Internationale

Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....

. In this edition the World Cup consists of four rounds in Astana, Cali, Beijing and London.

The series will play a key role in who qualifies for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and will have its final round staged in the Veldorome where the Olympics will be held in London, as well as having a round in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games Velodrome in Beijing.

Series

The 2011–2012 Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place over four rounds, in Astana, Cali, Beijing and London.

Astana

Astana in Kazakhstan is the host city for the first round of the 2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, which will take place between 4 and 6 of November 2011. It is the second largest city in the country and held the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The compitition will take place at the Sary-Arka velodrome.

Men

Event	Winner	Second	Third
, Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010... — 4–6 November 2011
Keirin			(Team MTT)
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit	Russia (Team RVL)	Australia	Netherlands
Sprint		(Team MTT)	(}
Scratch race
Madison	Australia	Switzerland	Russia (Team Lokosphinx)
Team Sprint	Germany (Team ERD)	Australia	Early Modern France
Omnium
, Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... — 1–3 December 2011
Kilo
Keirin
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Sprint
Points race
Scratch race
Madison
Team Sprint
, Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... — 20–22 January 2012
Kilo
Keirin
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Sprint
Points race
Scratch race
Madison
Team Sprint
, London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... — 17 February–19 February 2012
Kilo
Keirin
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Sprint
Points race
Scratch race
Madison
Team Sprint

Women

Event	Winner	Second	Third
, Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010... — 4–6 November 2011
500m
Keirin
Team pursuit	Netherlands	Mainland China	Germany
Sprint
Points race
Team Sprint	Australia	Ukraine	Germany
Omnium	(RVL)
, Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... — 1–3 December 2011
Kilo
Keirin
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Sprint
Points race
Scratch race
Madison
Team Sprint
, Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... — 20–22 January 2012
Kilo
Keirin
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Sprint
Points race
Scratch race
Madison
Team Sprint
, London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... — 17 February–19 February 2012
Kilo
Keirin
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Sprint
Points race
Scratch race
Madison
Team Sprint

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