The Men's elimination race at the UEC European Track Championships was first competed in 2015 in Grenchen, Switzerland.
The elimination race, also known colloquially as "the Devil" (from the idiom "devil take the hindmost"), is a race in which at the end of every second lap the last rider to cross the line is eliminated from the race. The final two cyclists then take part in what amounts to a rolling start match sprint. Although included in the omnium for several years, its first stand alone appearance was in 2015.
Medalists
edit| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Grenchen[1] |
 Bryan Coquard (FRA)
|
 Simone Consonni (ITA)
|
 Christopher Latham (GBR)
|
| 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
 Loïc Perizzolo (SUI)
|
 Christos Volikakis (GRE)
|
 Jiří Hochmann (CZE)
|
| 2017 Berlin |
 Gerben Thijssen (BEL)
|
 Maksim Piskunov (RUS)
|
 Rui Oliveira (POR)
|
| 2018 Glasgow |
Matthew Walls (GBR)
|
Rui Oliveira (POR)
|
 Szymon Krawczyk (POL)
|
| 2019 Apeldoorn |
Elia Viviani (ITA)
|
Bryan Coquard (FRA)
|
Filip Prokopyszyn (POL)
|
| 2020 Plovdiv |
Matthew Walls (GBR)
|
Iúri Leitão (POR)
|
Sergey Rostovtsev (RUS)
|
| 2021 Grenchen |
Sergey Rostovtsev (RUS)
|
João Matias (POR)
|
Thomas Boudat (FRA)
|
| 2022 Munich |
Elia Viviani (ITA)
|
 Theo Reinhardt (GER)
|
Jules Hesters (BEL)
|
| 2023 Grenchen |
Tim Torn Teutenberg (GER)
|
Rui Oliveira (POR)
|
 Philip Heijnen (NED)
|
| 2024 Apeldoorn |
 Tobias Hansen (DEN)
|
William Tidball (GBR)
|
Jules Hesters (BEL)
|
