Belgium, With Eight Gold Medals and 16 Total Medals, Topping the Medal Table and Improving on Last Year's Haul of Six Golds and 13 Podiums

The results confirmed the Azzurri as a track cycling powerhouse. The victories came from Matteo Maggioni in the points race, Agata Campana in the elimination race, Matteo Ghirelli in the kilometre time trial, Nicola Padovan, Ruben Ferrari, Paolo Marangon, Alberto Veglia and Lorenzo Ceccarello in the team pursuit, Jacopo Vendramin in the elimination race, Agata Campana and Matilde Rossignoli in the madison, Nicola Padovan and Jacopo Vendramin in the madison, and Maya Ferrante in the keirin. "We have been collecting successes in this sector for years, said Italian Cycling Federation president Cordiano Dagnoni, "in a crescendo of results that has no comparison in the recent history of track cycling.

It seems to me the best answer to those who claim that behind our big names there is no new talent and to those who systematically write off our movement. I want to recall that in this category riders stay for only two years, and these results are therefore not the fruit of a single talent, but of serious planning work that began in the last four-year cycle. The extraordinary run of success of the men's team pursuit (five consecutive world titles) and the medals won in the sprint sector with different athletes stand for all. A sector, it is worth recalling, that was completely non-existent five years ago.