1974 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
# 1974 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1974 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place between 14–20 August 1974 on a temporary velodrome at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Eleven events were contested, 9 for men (3 for professionals, 6 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Professional Events ||||
| Men's sprint details | Peder Pedersen Denmark | John Nicholson Australia | Robert Van Lancker Belgium |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Roy Schuiten Netherlands | Ferdinand Bracke Belgium | René Pijnen Netherlands |
| Men's motor-paced details | Cees Stam Netherlands | Theo Verschueren Belgium | Attilio Benfatto Italy |
| Men's Amateur Events ||||
| Men's 1 km time trial details | Eduard Rapp Soviet Union | Ferruccio Ferro Italy | Janusz Kierzkowski Poland |
| Men's sprint details | Anton Tkáč Czechoslovakia | Sergeï Kravtsov Soviet Union | Giorgio Rossi Italy |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Hans Lutz West Germany | Orfeo Pizzoferrato Italy | Thomas Huschke East Germany |
| Men's team pursuit details | West Germany Günther Schumacher Peter Vonhof Hans Lutz Dietrich Thurau | East Germany Thomas Huschke Heinz Richter Uwe Unterwalder Klaus-Jürgen Grünke | Czechoslovakia Jaromír Doležal Petr Kocek Michal Klasa Milan Puzrla |
| Men's motor-paced details | Jean Breuer West Germany | Martin Venix Netherlands | Miguel Espinos Spain |
| Men's tandem details | Czechoslovakia Vladimír Vačkář Miloslav Vymazal | Soviet Union Viktor Kopylov Vladimir Semenets | Poland Benedykt Kocot Andrzej Bek |
| Women's Events ||||
| Women's sprint details | Tamara Piltsikova Soviet Union | Sue Novara United States | Galina Tsareva Soviet Union |
| Women's individual pursuit details | Tamara Garkuchina Soviet Union | Valentina Smirnova Soviet Union | Keetie Hage Netherlands |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
