The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI's predecessor, the International Cycling Association (ICA).

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UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Rainbow jersey track cycling
Status	Active
Genre	Track cycling
Date(s)	February–April
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Worldwide velodromes
Inaugurated	1893
Previous event	2023
Next event	2024
Organised by	UCI
2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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Current events include: time trial, keirin, individual pursuit, team pursuit, points race, scratch race, sprint, team sprint, omnium, madison and elimination race. Women's events are generally shorter than men's. Events which are no longer held include the motor paced events and tandem events.

World championships were first held in 1893, in Chicago, under the ICA. They were for amateurs. Separate professional races were held from 1895, in Cologne. Amateurs and professionals competed in separate events until 1993, after which they raced together in "open" races. Championships are open to riders selected by their national cycling association. They compete in the colours of their country.

The winner of ICA championships received a gold medal. The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it. Former champions can wear rainbow cuffs to their everyday jerseys.

World track championships are allocated to different countries each year. They are run by that country's national cycling association, although the top referees (President of the Commissaire's panel – PCP, Secretary, Starter, and Judge Referee) are International Commissaires appointed by the UCI.

To take advantage of the best weather conditions and reduce the risk of weather-related program changes, the UCI has long organized track world championships in the summer. Until 1966, the competition must by regulation take place on an open-air velodrome. It was not until the 1969 edition, organized at the Antwerps Sportpaleis, that the first championship was held on an indoor velodrome. From 1987, the trend reversed and indoor velodromes took over. From 1987 to 1995, there were five world championships organized on an indoor velodrome. Colombia hosts in 1995 the last track world championship organized outdoor.

Hosts

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Hosts	Editions hosted
France	17
Germany	14
Belgium	13
Italy	13
Denmark	11
United Kingdom	10
Netherlands	8
Switzerland	8
Spain	5
United States	4
Australia	3
Canada,  Poland,  Austria,  Czechoslovakia,  Colombia	2
Hong Kong,  Belarus,  Venezuela,  Japan,  Norway,  Hungary,  Uruguay	1

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Updated after the 2023 World Championships.

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	148	122	133	403
2	Great Britain	116	87	78	281
3	Netherlands	113	102	93	308
4	Italy	89	95	105	289
5	Australia	87	100	78	265
6	Germany	85	79	94	258
7	Soviet Union	58	50	35	143
8	Belgium	55	56	56	167
9	United States	53	46	48	147
10	East Germany	34	31	28	93
11	Switzerland	33	34	36	103
12	Denmark	32	40	37	109
13	West Germany	29	31	30	90
14	Russia	24	23	28	75
15	Spain	19	22	16	57
16	New Zealand	15	25	26	66
17	Czechoslovakia	14	9	18	41
18	Belarus	14	2	8	24
19	Japan	13	16	16	45
20	Poland	9	7	9	25
21	Colombia	7	6	1	14
22	Canada	6	20	16	42
23	Austria	5	7	11	23
24	Hong Kong	5	2	4	11
25	China	4	15	12	31
26	Ukraine	4	7	3	14
27	Cuba	4	4	5	13
28	Czech Republic	3	5	7	15
29	Commonwealth Games Federation	3	2	3	8
30	Lithuania	2	8	11	21
31	Norway	2	3	4	9
32	Ireland	2	3	3	8
33	Mexico	1	7	4	12
34	Argentina	1	5	10	16
35	Malaysia	1	2	5	8
36	Portugal	1	2	3	6
37	South Africa	1	2	1	4
38	Russian Cycling Federation	0	2	4	6
39	Luxembourg	0	2	2	4
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	2	2	4
41	Greece	0	1	2	3
42	Barbados	0	1	1	2
	South Korea	0	1	1	2
44	Bohemia	0	1	0	1
	Latvia	0	1	0	1
	Uruguay	0	1	0	1
47	Sweden	0	0	2	2
48	Estonia	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	Liechtenstein	0	0	1	1
Totals (50 entries)		1092	1089	1092	3273

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Updated after the 2023 World Championships.

Men

No	Athlete	Nation				Total	Years	Events
1	Arnaud Tournant	France	14	3	2	19	1997-2008	1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
2	Harrie Lavreysen	Netherlands	13	3	0	16	2017-2023	Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
3	Chris Hoy	Great Britain	11	8	6	25	1999-2012	1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
4	Florian Rousseau	France	10	2	4	16	1993-2002	1 km time trial, Sprint, Team sprint
5	Urs Freuler	Switzerland	10	0	5	15	1981-1989	Keirin, Points race, Team Pursuit
6	Koichi Nakano	Japan	10	0	0	10	1977-1986	Sprint
7	Jeffrey Hoogland	Netherlands	9	8	0	17	2016-2023	1 km time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
8	Cameron Meyer	Australia	9	4	2	15	2009-2018	Madison, Points race, Team Pursuit
9	Grégory Baugé	France	9	4	1	14	2006-2019	Sprint, Team sprint
10	Daniel Morelon	France	8	3	5	16	1964-1980	Keirin, Sprint, Tandem

Women

No	Athlete	Nation				Total	Years	Events
1	Anna Meares	Australia	11	10	6	26	2003-2015	500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
2	Kristina Vogel	Germany	11	1	4	16	2012-2018	Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
3	Félicia Ballanger	France	10	1	0	11	1994-1999	500 m time trial, Sprint
4	Victoria Pendleton	Great Britain	9	5	2	16	2005-2012	500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
5	Kirsten Wild	Netherlands	9	4	5	18	2011-2021	Madison, Omnium, Points race, Scratch
6	Sarah Hammer	United States	8	5	2	15	2006-2017	Individual Pursuit, Omnium, Points race, Team Pursuit
7	Lea Friedrich	Germany	8	3	2	13	2020-2023	500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
8	Emma Hinze	Germany	8	1	2	11	2019-2023	500 m time trial, Keirin, Sprint, Team sprint
9	Natallia Tsylinskaya	Belarus	8	1	1	10	2000-2007	500 m time trial, Sprint
10	Chloé Dygert	United States	8	0	0	8	2016-2023	Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit

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• UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships