UEC European Track Championships – Women's elimination race
The Women's elimination race at the UEC European Track Championships was first competed in 2015 in Grenchen, Switzerland.
The elimination race, also known colloquially as "the Devil" (from the idiom "devil take the hindmost"), is a race in which at the end of every second lap the last rider to cross the line is eliminated from the race. The final two cyclists then take part in what amounts to a rolling start match sprint. Although included in the omnium for several years, its first stand alone appearance was in 2015.
Kirsten Wild and Lotte Kopecky are the most successful cyclists in this event, with three European titles for the Netherlands and Belgium respectively.
Medalists
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Grenchen[1] |
Katie Archibald (GBR) | Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA) | Irene Usabiaga (ESP) |
| 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
Kirsten Wild (NED) | Katie Archibald (GBR) | Laurie Berthon (FRA) |
| 2017 Berlin |
Kirsten Wild (NED) | Evgenia Augustinas (RUS) | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) |
| 2018 Glasgow |
Laura Kenny (GBR) | Anna Knauer (GER) | Evgenia Augustinas (RUS) |
| 2019 Apeldoorn |
Kirsten Wild (NED) | Emily Nelson (GBR) | Nikol Płosaj (POL) |
| 2020 Plovdiv |
Elinor Barker (GBR) | Rachele Barbieri (ITA) | Maria Martins (POR) |
| 2021 Grenchen |
Valentine Fortin (FRA) | Letizia Paternoster (ITA) | Neah Evans (GBR) |
| 2022 Munich |
Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Mylene De Zoete (NED) |
| 2023 Grenchen |
Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Valentine Fortin (FRA) | Maike van der Duin (NED) |
| 2024 Apeldoorn |
Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lea Lin Teutenberg (GER) | Jessica Roberts (GBR) |
| 2025 |
Lara Gillespie (IRL) | Hélène Hesters (BEL) | Lisa van Belle (NED) |