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1967 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1967 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 22 to 27 August 1967. Eleven events were contested, 9 for men (3 for professionals, 6 for amateurs) and 2 for women. Medal summary Medal table See also * 1967 UCI Road World Championships References {{Portal bar, Sports, Netherlands, 1960s Track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ... UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by the Netherlands 1960s in track cycling 1967 in cycle racing August 1967 sports events in Europe 1960s in Amsterdam Cycling in Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Proost
Leo Proost (1 November 1933 – 24 May 2016) was a Belgian cyclist. His best achievements were in , in which he won the world championships
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit is the team pursuit competition for men held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Since its introduction as an elite event at the 1993 championships, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... have won the gold medal the most with thirteen victories. Before 1993, the event was held for amateur teams. Medalists Medal table External linksTrack Cycling World Championships 2016–1893bikecult.comWorld Championship, Track, Team pursuit, Elitecyclingarchives.com {{DEFAULTSORT:UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team pursuit Lists of UCI Track Cycling World Championships medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Daler
Jiří Daler (born 8 March 1940) is a retired cyclist from Czechoslovakia. His sporting career began with Dukla Brno. As an amateur track cyclist he competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in five events in total. In the 4000 m individual pursuit, he won a gold medal in 1964 and finished in 14th place in 1968; in both Games he finished fifth in the team pursuit. Between 1964 and 1967 he won one silver and four bronze medals in the individual and team pursuit events at the world championships. In 1967, he also set two world records, in the 4000 m and 5000 m sprint. He then became a professional road racer and finished four times within the podium in 1968–1969: in Saint-Aigulin (1968), La Bastide d'Armagnac (1968), Saint-Raphael (1969) and Tour de l'Herault (1969). Major results ;1964 : 1st Individual pursuit, Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogens Frey
Mogens Frey Jensen (born 2 July 1941) is a retired Denmark, Danish amateur cyclist who competed successfully both on the road and on track. He won, along with Gunnar Asmussen, Per Lyngemark and Reno Olsen, a gold medal at the Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics in the Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, 4 km team pursuit and finished second Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit, individually. However, he is more famous for the way he won stage 9 in the 1970 Tour de France. Here, he defeated his own team captain Joaquim Agostinho. Agostinho was first over the finish line, but was immediately disqualified for putting his hand on Frey's handlebars, thus holding him back in the sprint. It was the only List of Danish Tour de France stage winners, Danish Tour de France stage win until 1983. Frey also won the individual pursuit event at the 1968 world championships and finished second in 1967 behind Gert Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Bongers
Gert Bongers (born 22 August 1946) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He won the individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ... event at the 1967 World championships in 1967 in the Amateurs category. Next year he turned professional and finished second in the individual pursuit in the national championships; he won the national title in this event 1969. He retired soon and later regretted becoming a professional and thus missing the Olympics. He became a successful businessman and was living in Curacao. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bongers, Gert 1946 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Voorst Cyclists from Gelderland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Borghetti
Luigi Borghetti (born 31 January 1943) is a retired Italian cyclist who was active between 1967 and 1977. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 2 km tandem event and finished in fourth place together with Walter Gorini Walter Gorini (born 29 August 1944) is a retired Italian track cyclist who was active between 1966 and 1967. He won one bronze and one gold medals in the tandem at the world championships of 1966 and 1968, respectively (both with Giordano Turrini .... The same year he won the world sprint title. References 1943 births Living people People from Rho, Lombardy Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Milan {{Italy-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Trentin
Pierre Trentin (born 15 May 1944) is a retired French cyclist who was active between 1961 and 1984. He was most successful in sprint track events, in which he won two gold and two bronze Olympic medals, as well as 11 medals at world championships. His only road title was junior champion of France in 1961. He won most of his tandem titles with Daniel Morelon Daniel Morelon (born 24 July 1944) is a retired French racing cyclist who was active between 1963 and 1980. He is a triple Olympic champion, eight times world champion, and a knight of the Legion d'Honneur. Morelon was a police officer before b ..., who was also his major rival in the individual sprint races. In the semi-final of the 1,000 metres sprint at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Trentin and Giovanni Pettenella set an Olympic record for standing still - 21 minutes and 57 seconds. References External linksGreat Olympians – biographies 1944 births Living people French male cyclists Cyclists at the 1964 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Morelon
Daniel Morelon (born 24 July 1944) is a retired French racing cyclist who was active between 1963 and 1980. He is a triple Olympic champion, eight times world champion, and a knight of the Legion d'Honneur. Morelon was a police officer before becoming a cycling coach. Cycling career Morelon came into cycling after going to races with his two brothers. He said: :My father was mad about cycling but he didn't have the chance to race, except a couple of times in secret. It was he who gave the vuris to my elder brothers. At 10, I went to see them racing and I rode 100 km on my mother's bike.FFCT magazine, 2005 He joined the Vélo Club Bressan at 15. He won 11 races in the youth class and came second nine times out of 25 races. He came third in the national youth championship on the road and moved to the track after a training session in Paris. :I discovered the track by chance, during the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960. I saw Gaiardoni win. I said to myself 'I like that.' My fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Gibbon
Roger Patrick Gibbon (born 9 March 1944) is a retired track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago. He was most successful in the 1 km sprint and time trial events, winning a bronze medal at the 1967 world championships and three gold medals at the 1963 and 1967 Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held .... He competed in these two events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of fifth place in the time trial in 1968. Andrew Mahmood and others including himself last traveled to Jamaica for a family reunion. References 1944 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male cyclists Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Cyclists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1966 Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waclaw Latocha
Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Wenzeslaus and Wenzslaus (and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the Czech name Václav. The other language versions of the name are german: Wenzel, pl, Wacław, Więcesław, Wieńczysław, es, Wenceslao, russian: Vyacheslav, hr, Vjenceslav, lt, Venckus among others. It originated as a Latin spelling for Czech rulers. It is a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words ''veli/vyache/więce/više'' ("great(er), large(r)"), and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic names. It roughly means "greater glory". People named Wenceslaus or spelling variations thereof include: * Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929), saint and subject of the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" * Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (died 1192) * Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia * Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland * Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289–1306), King of Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Fredborg
Niels Christian Fredborg (born 28 October 1946) is a retired Danish track cyclist. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the sprint and 1 km time trial events, winning a silver, a gold and a bronze medal in the time trial in 1968, 1972 and 1976, respectively. In 1972 he was Denmark's only Olympic medalist. At the Track Cycling World Championships, Fredborg won the 1 km time trial The track time trial is a track cycling event where cyclists compete individually against the clock to record the fastest time over the specified distance from a standing start. Time trial bikes Track time trial bikes differ from normal track bik ... in 1967, 1968 and 1970. References External linksNiels Fredborg arosfame.dk 1946 births Living people People from Odder Municipality Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Danish male cyclists Olympic cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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