Belgian National Track Championships
StatusActive
GenreTrack cycling
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx
Inaugurated1894
Organised byRoyal Belgian Cycling League

The Belgian Track Cycling Championships are a series of competitions to determine who will become Belgian champion in the different parts of track cycling.[1]

Nowadays, the championships are always held at the Flemish Cycling Center Eddy Merckx, one of the two official 250m Olympic tracks in Belgium.[2][3]

History

Since the first half of the 1900s, national-level track cycling trials were organized, initially limited to speed and pursuit only, then open to various track cycling specialties.[4] Among the multi-titled professionals of these events, Patrick Sercu holds the record with 30 national titles, followed by Kenny De Ketele (22), Jef Scherens (15) and Rik Van Steenbergen (12).[5][6]

Winners

Men

Madison

Points

Derny

Keirin

1 km time trial

Omnium

Pursuit (individual)

Pursuit (team)

Scratch

Sprint (individual)

Sprint (team)

Elimination

Woman

500 m time trial

Points

Keirin

Omnium

Pursuit (individual)

Pursuit (team)

Scratch

Sprint (individual)

Sprint (team)

Elimination

References

  1. ^ "Résultats". siteducyclisme.net/ (in French). 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Nieuwe velodroom in Zolder is klaar in september en heeft grootse plannen: "Eerst een EK (al in 2025?) en daarna een WK"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Overzicht BK Piste 2022-2023". belgiancycling.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Index de la piste". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Palmarès de Patrick Sercu (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ^ "De geschiedenis van het baanwielrennen in België". ethesis.net (in Dutch).
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