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.
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 September 10:55-11:20 Qualifying 14:50-15:05 Final 15:15-15:25 Victory Ceremony
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Final results Rank Name Nation Note Ellen van Dijk 2 gold medalsi Lizzie Armitstead Evgenia Romanyuta 4 Elise van Hage 5 Annalisa Cucinotta 6 Alena Amialiusik 7 Kelly Druyts 8 Pascale Jeuland 9 Andrea Wölfer 10 Pelin Cizgin 11 Renata Dąbrowska 12 Małgorzata Wojtyra 13 Oksana Liensnik 14 Katie Colclough 15 Franziska Merten 16 Marta Tagliaferro 17 Jarmila Machačová 18 Monia Turin 19 Victoria Kondel 20 Aksana Papko 21 Elodie Henriette 22 Inga Čilvinaitė 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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See also
2008 European Track Championships – U23 Women's individual pursuit 2008 European Track Championships – U23 Women's points race
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