Dates 7 September 2008 Distance 10 km (6.214 mi) | Stages 1 | |
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01 ! Gold Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)
Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain) 03 ! Bronze Evgenia Romanyuta (Russia) | ||
The U23 Women's scratch was one of the 8 women's under-23 events at the 2008 European Track Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland. It took place on 7 September 2008. 23 cyclists were on the start list and 22 participated in the race.
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Competition format
A scratch race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. There are no intermediate points or sprints.
Schedule
Sunday 7 September10:55-11:20 Qualifying
14:50-15:05 Final
15:15-15:25 Victory Ceremony
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Final results
i) There were awarded 2 gold medals because Ellen van Dijk and Lizzie Armitstead finished at the same time. See the finishfoto.
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References
2008 UEC European Track Championships – Women's under-23 scratch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA