Netherlands at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships

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Netherlands at the
2008 European Track Championships
IOC codeNED
in Pruszków, Poland
3 September – 7 September 2008
Competitors9 in 14 events
Medals
Ranked 4thth
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
European Track Championships appearances (overview)
See Netherlands at the European Track Championships
2007
2009

The Netherlands competed at the 2008 European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland, from 3 September to 7 September 2008. The Netherlands competed in 14 of the 34 events.[1]

List of medalists[edit]

Ellen van Dijk won 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals. Pictured: podium women's under-23 points race
Medal Name Event Date
 Gold Ellen van Dijk U23 women's points race 6 September
 Gold Ellen van Dijk U23 women's scratch 7 September
 Silver Ellen van Dijk Women's omnium 3 September
 Silver Ellen van Dijk U23 women's individual pursuit 6 September
 Silver Pim Ligthart U23 men's scratch 6 September
 Bronze Amy Pieters Junior women's points race 6 September

Source [1]

Results[edit]

Elite[edit]

Omnium[edit]

Cyclist Event Elimination Scratch Individual pursuit Points race Total points Rank
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ellen van Dijk Women's omnium 9 4 5 8 15 1 12 2 41 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Source[1]

Under-23[edit]

Individual Pursuit[edit]

Cyclist Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opponent
Results
Opponent
Results
Rank
Arno van der Zwet U23 men's individual pursuit 4:34.749
52.411
15 did not advance 15
Ismaël Kip 4:43.166
50.853
21 did not advance 21
Ellen van Dijk U23 women's individual pursuit 3:35.951
50.011
2 Q  Rowsell (GBR)
W 3:37.354
49.688
 Sereikaitė (LTU)
L 3:37.747
49.598
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elise van Hage 3:55.349
45.889
16 did not advance 16

Team pursuit[edit]

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opponent
Time
Speed
Rank
Anro van der Zwet
Ismaël Kip
Pim Ligthart
Jeff Vermeulen
U23 men's team pursuit 4:13.990
56.695
6 Did not advance 6

Scratch[edit]

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Rank Rank
Pim Ligthart U23 men's scratch 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jeff Vermeulen 4
Ellen van Dijk U23 women's scratch 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Points race[edit]

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Points Laps Finish order Rank Points Laps Finish order Rank
Bauke Kuiper U23 men's points race 12 0 2 11 Q 20 1 7 8
Pim Ligthart 5 0 11 13 did not advance
Ellen van Dijk U23 women's points race N/A 32 1 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Elise van Hage N/A 14 0 18 6

Junior[edit]

Individual Pursuit[edit]

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Michael Vingerling Junior men's individual pursuit 3:23.571
53.052
6 Did not advance 6
Amy Pieters Junior women's individual pursuit 2:29.850
48.048
5 Did not advance 5

Scratch[edit]

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Rank Rank
Michael Vingerling Junior men's scratch 5 10
Amy Pieters Junior women's scratch 19

Points race[edit]

Cyclist Event Qualification Final
Points Laps Finish order Rank Points Laps Finish order Rank
Michael Vingerling Junior men's points race 10 0 3 1 Q 5 0 3 8
Amy Pieters Junior women's points race 6 0 2 4 12 0 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also[edit]

Other countries
Netherlands at other cycling events in 2008

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "European Track Cycling Championships - Pruszkow". Tissot Timing. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2013.