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1994 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1994 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Palermo, Italy in August 1994. Eleven events were contested, eight for men and three for women. Medal summary Medal table See also * 1994 UCI Road World Championships References {{1994 UCI World Championships Uci Track Cycling World Championships, 1994 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 ... UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by Italy Sport in Palermo August 1994 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two ancient Greeks, Greek ancient Greek colonization, colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Points Race
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race is the world championship points race held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the 1980 championships in Besançon, France. , Urs Freuler Urs Freuler (born 6 November 1958 in Bilten, Canton of Glarus) is a Swiss cyclist, who raced professionally between 1980 and 1997, during which he won 124 victories. He was named Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 1982 and 1983. He was bor ... from Switzerland is the most successful cyclist with eight victories. Medalists Medal table External linksTrack Cycling World Championships 2016–1893bikecult.comWorld Championship, Track, Points race, Elitecyclingarchives.com {{DEFAULTSORT:UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's points race Men's points race Lists of UCI Track Cycling World Championships medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Copeland
Dirk Copeland (born September 5, 1972) is an American former cyclist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1972 births Living people American male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Los Angeles Pan American Games medalists in cycling Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States American track cyclists Cyclists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games {{US-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Friedick
Mariano Friedick (born January 9, 1975 in Tarzana, California) is an American former professional cyclist. Major results ;1993 : 2nd Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;1994 : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships ;1995 : 2nd Road race, Pan American Games : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships ;2001 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Gila The Tour of the Gila is a cycling stage race for both men and women located in New Mexico, United States. It is sponsored by the component maker SRAM. The "Gila" began in 1987. Beginning in 2012, the men's Gila has been added to the UCI Americ ... ;2002 : 2nd Tucson Bicycle Classic ;2003 : 1st Stage 2 Yuma North End Classic ;2004 : 1st Overall Valley of the Sun Stage Race ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Temecula : 1st Stage 4 San Dimas Stage Race : 2nd Tour de Temecula References External links * 1975 births Living people American male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Hondo
Danilo Hondo (born 4 January 1974) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. He won the German National Road Race in 2002. He competed in the men's team pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was banned from professional cycling and then later won his appeal to return to the sport. From January 2015 to May 2019, Hondo worked as a coach for the Swiss cycling federation, first for the under-23 squad and then with the elite. He owns a bike shop on the island of Majorca. Hondo was born in Guben, Brandenburg. Doping In 2005 Hondo was suspended and fired after testing positive for carphedon at the 2005 Vuelta a Murcia. Originally suspended for two years, Hondo's suspension was cut to 1 year in June 2005. In January 2006, Hondo had his ban extended to 2 years when he lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In March 2006, has won his appeal in civil court, which gave Hondo an early end to his suspension. In 2009, he signed for a 3-year contract for . Follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Fulst
Guido Fulst (born 7 June 1970) is a former German racing cyclist, who competed for the '' SG Dynamo Wernigerode'', SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won many titles during his career. He won two gold medals and a bronze at the Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var .... References External links * 1970 births Living people People from Wernigerode German male cyclists Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Saxony-Anhalt UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Bach
Andreas Bach (born 10 October 1968, in Erfurt) is a German former track cyclist. He won the team pursuit at the 1994 UCI Track Cycling World Championships with Guido Fulst, Danilo Hondo and Jens Lehmann. Major results ;1986 : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Junior World Championships ;1993 : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships ;1994 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ... : 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships References External links * 1968 births Living people Cyclists from Thuringia German male cyclists Sportspeople from Erfurt UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) German track cyclists East German male cyclists People from Bezirk Erfurt {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Jens Lehmann (cyclist)
Jens Lehmann (born 19 December 1967) is a German politician of the CDU and a former professional cyclist and double Olympic champion. Despite his many successes (including being part of the first team pursuit squad to break the 4-minute barrier for the 4,000-metre team pursuit), he will probably be remembered best as the person caught by Chris Boardman riding the revolutionary Lotus Superbike, in the final of the 1992 Olympic individual pursuit in Barcelona. Lehmann was World Champion at that time. Political career In the 2017 German federal election, Lehmann was elected as member of the Bundestag, representing the Leipzig I district. In parliament, he has been serving on the Defence Committee (since 2018) and the Sports Committee (since 2022). Other activities * Agentur für Innovationen in der Cybersicherheit, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2022) * German War Graves Commission, Member [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Moreau
Francis Moreau (born 21 July 1965) is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930. On the road, Moreau finished 132nd at the 1991 Tour de France and 113th in 1994 - despite the death of his father on 9 July; his father had said that he would not want his son to drop out in mourning. In 1995 he finished 5th in the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan and came 9th in the 1996 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1987 :1st Stage 1, Circuit de la Sarthe ;1988 :2nd Segré :3rd Amiens - Beaurains, Amateurs, Beaurains :2nd Prix Frequence Nord, Amateurs ;1990 :2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit :2nd Chrono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Boardman
Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is a British former racing cyclist. A time trial and prologue specialist, Boardman won the inaugural men's World time trial championship in 1994, won the individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, broke the world hour record three times, and won three prologue stages (and consequently wore the yellow jersey on three occasions) at the Tour de France. Boardman's nickname is "The Professor", for his meticulous attention to detail in preparation and training, and his technical know-how. He had an altitude tent built in his house to help him prepare for the hour record attempt, although in an interview he claimed that all it did was help him focus. Boardman focused on interval training. He was a keen user of power measuring devices. For his winning ways in time trials and prologues of stage races, he was also nicknamed "Mr. Prologue". Boardman is also notable for having used the Lotus 108 time trial bicycle designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Individual Pursuit
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit is the world championship individual pursuit event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Between its inception and 1992, the men's individual pursuit was separated into two events; one for professionals at and one for amateurs at . From 1993, all competitors competed in one open event of . It was first held at the 1939 championships, but had to be abandoned upon the outbreak of World War II, so the first complete competition was at the 1946 championships. The record number of wins by one rider is five as of 2022, held by Filippo Ganna Filippo Ganna (born 25 July 1996) is an Italian track and road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a five-time world champion in the individual pursuit, and has won a total of eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Champio ... of Italy. Medalists Medal table External linksTrack Cycling World Championships 2016–1893bikecult.co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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