With the victory of Dutch riders Yanne Dorenbos and Vincent Hoppezak in the Madison, the 2025 European Track Championships for the Elite category concluded this afternoon at the Sport Vlaanderen Heusden-Zolder Velodroom Limburg in Heusden-Zolder (Belgium).

The event, which recorded a total of over 7000 spectators over five days of competition, saw the participation of 265 athletes (153 men and 112 women), representing 27 nations.

The Netherlands topped the medal table with 16 medals: 8 golds out of 22 total, 4 silver and 4 bronze, ahead of Italy (3 golds and 3 silver) and Great Britain (2, 5 and 4). Dutch Olympic and World champion Harrie Lavreysen once again confirmed his absolute dominance in speed, winning gold in Sprint and Keirin and reaffirming his status as the discipline's benchmark.

In the endurance events, Tim Torn Teutenberg (Germany) won the men's omnium, while Lorena Wiebes (Netherlands) claimed the women's omnium. The current European road champion also won silver in the Scratch behind Italian Martina Fidanza.

Portuguese Iúri Leitão, Olympic Madison champion, confirmed his talent by winning gold in both scratch and points race. In the women's kilometer, Hetty van de Wouw made history by winning the first European title on the new distance and setting a new world record of 1'04"497. Success and record also for Anna Morris in the individual pursuit, which awarded the title for the first time over the 4-kilometer distance. The British rider improved the world record (4'30"752) already in qualifications (4'28"306) and then further improved it in the final with 4'25"874.

The Netherlands won the women's team sprint with Kimberly Kalee, Hetty van der Wouw and Steffie van der Peet, France in the men's (Timmy Gillion, Rayan Helal and Sébastien Vigier) while the pursuit crowned Denmark among men (Tobias Hansen, Niklas Larsen, Norman Lasse Leth and Juel Robin Skivild) and Italy among women with Martina Alzini, Chiara Consonni, Martina Fidanza and Vittoria Guazzini.

The next edition of the Elite Track European Championships will be held in Konya (Turkey) from February 11 to 15, 2026.

Italy reached 6 medals, occupying the second position in the final medal table.

IVAN QUARANTA'S ASSESSMENT - "It was certainly a positive European Championship for speed. We reconfirmed the title with Matteo Bianchi in the kilometer, while Martina Fidanza, who was entrusted to me for this discipline, won an excellent second place. I followed her in the last fifteen days, giving her some advice on gears and start. I'm sorry for Miriam Vece's fifth place and Stefano Moro's fourth, which could have easily turned into two bronzes. However, until two years ago, we were watching the finals from the stands. Being on the starting line with two athletes in the blue jersey in a Keirin final was a dream. Today it's a reality and we are working to win a medal. Last year Moro already won a bronze in Keirin, and for the next four-year cycle we will definitely be protagonists".

MARCO VILLA'S ASSESSMENT - "We started with confidence, aware of the solidity of the women's sector, which now must gather results, having been carefully built in recent years. We also know that the men's sector needs a gradual renewal, a process we are addressing step by step. In the quartet, we inserted two young athletes alongside more experienced ones, obtaining a good fourth place. Additionally, two young riders in the individual pursuit defended themselves well, recording excellent times, with one of them even reaching the final for third and fourth place. Let's not forget that until last year, Milan and Ganna were in these finals. Regarding the Madison and other group races, we knew the young riders would suffer, but they performed very well and showed great character: they managed to win two sprints, despite struggling in the last 15-20 kilometers, where the extremely high pace was felt. This demonstrates that we have quality. Now we need to work to acquire, in the next two or three years, the experience and endurance necessary to compete at the highest level. This path will pass through races like these and road activity, which will contribute to their growth".

PRESIDENT CORDIANO DAGNONI - "The four-year cycle restarts under the best auspices. These Europeans confirm what we have known for some time: we have numerous young talents ready to step in as valid alternatives to the champions who made the Italian track a world reference. We still have a long way to go to reach LA2028, but we started on the right foot, in perfect continuity with what was already planned four years ago. The second place in the medal table delights us, as do the three continental titles with the confirmations of Bianchi, the women's quartet, and the grand return of Martina Fidanza, who was certainly one of the absolute protagonists of these Europeans. We are becoming competitive again in women's speed. This is perhaps the pleasant novelty of these Europeans".