European Masters Track Championships 2009


2010 Masters Dates Announced Shortly
The highlight of the week was undoubtably the Brian Cossavella Memorial Scratch which was won by Boyd Roberts of Great Britain with a dominating ride that saw him even gain a lap on the Austrian Wolfgang Kotzman. We will be posting news about 2010 as soon as we have details and confirmation of the events. In the meantime, we will as usual be compiling a gallery of the medal winners. Check back for regular updates over the next few weeks. In the meantime, anyone who has not ordered a CD of their images from the event can still do so by emailing steve.walton@moovingstill.com. Price is £30 for all images of a single rider. As approximately 5,500 images were taken at the event, its not possible to upload a gallery, but you can view previous years galleries for sample images. The Masters organisation wishes to thank all riders, helpers, sponsors and of course officials who make the event possible. Next year we will be back, bigger and better. Until then Au Revoir, Ciao, Guten Tag Full Day One results are available here >>> Full Day Two results are available here >>> Full Day Three results are available here >>> Full Day Four results are available here >>> Full Day Five results are available here >>> Full Day Six results are available here >>>

Manchester City Councillor Mike Amesbury, Executive Member for Arts & Leisure has given the Championships his support and stated "On behalf of Manchester City Council I am delighted to welcome back Europe's elite Masters cyclists for the second European Masters Track Championships. This event forms a valuable part of Manchester's Major Sports Event Strategy and kicks off an exciting time for the City's many cycling fans who are also looking forward to the first Skyride on 2nd August plus further elite cycling events coming thick and fast in the autumn with the National Track Championships, Track World Cup Classic and Paracycling World Championships all at the Manchester Velodrome." Masters track cycling is open to men and women competitors over the age of 30 who compete in 5 year age bands 30-34, 35-39 and so on right up to 70 years plus. Competition is fiercely competitive but friendly nonetheless. Great camaraderie exists between the riders and lifelong friendships are formed between competitors of all nationalities.


		The 2009 European Masters is sponsored by Manchester City Council as part of the Council's programme of world class, international sporting events. Cementing Manchester's reputation for sporting excellence, Manchester City Council's 2009/10 programme looks set to enthral spectators once more with a host of international and national sporting events. Never miss a Manchester moment. Sign up to Eventtext, the Council's fabulous free SMS and email 'what's on' events guide at www.eventext.com For further information on sport events in the city and to subscribe to the free emailing list, visit www.manchesterworldsport.com

The UEC proposes to establish a table of European Masters Best Times for track events, and would be pleased to receive any claims for better times or distances from riders or Federations. These claims must be accompanied by a signed communiqué or timing strip for the record along with evidence of the age of the claimant at the time of the record and the event where the record was established. Please send any claims you may have to the UEC office at uec@bluewin.ch Records tables are now up to view. With the introduction of this years European event, separate tables have been compiled for European and World Best Times. Go to the European and World records pages to view them. Any records set at this years event will be added to the list as soon as they have been officially ratified.

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