Belgian National Track Championships

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]

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

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

Madison

Points

Derny

Keirin

1 km time trial

Omnium

Pursuit (individual)

Pursuit (team)

Scratch

Sprint (individual)

Sprint (team)

Elimination

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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