Track World Championships: Netherlands off to flying start with three gold medals out of three on day 1

(Top L-R) Netherlands' #169 Roy Van der Berg, #168 Harrie Lavreysen, Netherlands' #166 Jeffrey Hoogland; (Bottom L-R) #122 Hetty Van de Wouw, #123 Steffie Van der Peet, #121 Kimberly Kalee, and #34 Lorena Wiebes celebrate during the scratch and team sprint award ceremony at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships, in the Penalolen Velodrome in Santiago, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP).

Three titles were on the line on the opening day of racing at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships in the Peñalolén velodrome in Santiago, Chile.

The first day of competition decided the gold medallists in the women's scratch, men's team sprint and women's team sprint.