Track Cycling – World Championship 2025 [DAY 2] (junior)

August 21, 2025

Track Cycling – World Championship 2024 – Day 2 – Omnisport Apeldoorn, Netherlands 🇳🇱

In, the UCI Junior Track World Championships are taking place in Apeldoorn. From August 20th till the 24th, Omnisport is the location where riders will race their dreams! This is the place where athletes represent themselves and their country. They will race for the ultimate dream, the World Title. For these young athletes, this marks only the beginning, with a career that will lead them to even bigger podiums. To even bigger dreams.

Thursday 21th August
W – Team pursuit – 1st round
W – Sprint – 1/4 final
M – Team sprint – Finals
W – Sprint – 1/4 final
M – Keirin – Semi-finals
M – Scratch 7.5km – Final
W – Sprint – 1/4 final
M – Team pursuit – Award ceremony
M – Scratch 7.5km – Award ceremony
M – Keirin – Final places 7-12
M – Keirin – Finals 1-6
W – Team pursuit – Finals
W – Elimination – Finale
M – Keirin – Award ceremony
W – Team pursuit – Award ceremony
W – Elimination – Award ceremony

The second day of the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships turned into a celebration for Italy – but not without fierce battles and emotional moments on all sides.

The day began with gold for the Italian men’s team pursuit, who defeated Great Britain in the final. In the women’s event, however, the tables turned: Great Britain came out on top in a nail-biting race against the Italian squad, denying them a double victory.

But Italy wasn’t done yet. In the elimination race, Chantal Pegolo gave her country another reason to sing the national anthem loud and proud. 🥇

Choi dedicates Keirin win to late friend
In the keirin final, Korea’s Taeho Choi claimed a powerful and emotional victory.

“I was emotional today because a close friend of mine passed away exactly one year ago. I want to dedicate this win to him. I prepared hard for this tournament and managed to ride the perfect final. Everyone wants to launch their sprint at the same time, and I found the ideal moment to take the lead and hold it all the way to the finish. I hope to fight for the title again in the sprint.”

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French Scratch Win – So Close for Apeldoorn’s Own
The scratch race was thrilling to the very end, with France’s Nathan Margaux claiming the rainbow jersey. But all eyes in Omnisport were on local hero Quint Segboer, who fought hard for a podium finish on his home track.

Alongside Moritz Mauss (GER) and Jacopo Vendramin (ITA), Segboer managed to escape the peloton. But in the final sprint for bronze, Vendramin had just a little more left in the tank, pushing Segboer to 4th place.

“When it came down to the sprint for third, the Italian was just a bit stronger. Of course I hoped for a medal, but before the race I would’ve signed up for a top-five finish at my very first big championship — and to do that here in Apeldoorn means a lot.”

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More gold for Italy in the women’s elimination race 🥇
The women’s elimination race wrapped up the day with yet antoher gold for Italy, as Chantal Pegolo outlasted Mathilde Cramer (DEN) and Milana Ushakova (UKR)

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