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2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Sprint
The Women's Sprint was one of the 8 women's events at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Manchester, United Kingdom. 28 cyclists from 18 countries were due to participate in the contest, but two riders did not start. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders were to advance to the 1/16 finals, therefore all riders who contested the qualification advanced to the next round. The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round. There was no repechage for this round. The first rider from each of the six Second Round heats advanced to the Quarterfinals and the second placed riders from a repechage to determine the other two riders that competed in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals turned out to be quite eventful, as Simona Krupeckaitė was relegated in her first match sprint against Willy Kanis when she failed to hold her line in the last 200 metres but won the next two matches to go through to the semifinals. Guo Shuang was also rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Rainbow
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Écréhous, Les Écréhous, Minquiers, Les Minquiers, and Pierres de Lecq, Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the The Crown, English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Hijgenaar
Yvonne Hijgenaar (born 15 May 1980 in Alkmaar) is a Dutch racing cyclist and former national speed skater. Background Hijgenaar is a former speed skater who for two years was in the Netherlands national team.Sportief Alkmaar, October 2007 In 2001, she switched from skating to track cycling after finding she rode so much better than she skated that she could often ride by male riders in training. When her former skating teammates made technical advances better than she could, she stayed permanently in cycling. "When I look at the number of national championships, world championships and an Olympic Games that I've ridden, I am happy with my choice," she said. Olympic Games Hijgenaar represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where she took part in the individual sprint as well as the 500 metres time trial. She did not impress in the individual sprint where she finished 11th. However, her 500 metres time trial time of 34.532 (52.125 km/h) brought her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Chulkova
Anastasia Aleksandrovna Chulkova (russian: Анастасия Александровна Чулкова; born 7 March 1985) is a Russian professional racing cyclist. Major results Track ;2002 : 3rd Keirin, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ;2003 : UEC European Junior Track Championships ::1st Points race ::3rd 500m time trial : 3rd Sprint, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ;2004 : 3rd Team sprint, 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney (with Oksana Grishina) ;2005 : 3rd Keirin, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ;2006 : 2nd Sprint, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ;2007 : 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::1st Team pursuit, Sydney ::2nd Team pursuit, Beijing ::3rd Scratch, Sydney : 3rd Points race, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ;2008 : 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::2nd Team pursuit, Los Angeles ::3rd Scratch, Copenhagen : 3rd Omnium, UEC European Track Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana María García Orrego
Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), formerly Lady Diana Spencer, was an activist, philanthropist, and member of the British royal family Places and jurisdictions Africa * Diana (see), a town and commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria * Diana's Peak, the highest point on the island of Saint Helena * Diana Region, a region in Madagascar * Diana Veteranorum, an ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in Algeria Americas * Diana, New York, a town in Lewis County, New York, United States * Diana, Saskatchewan, a ghost town in Canada Asia * Diana, Iraq, a town in Iraqi Kurdistan Europe * Diana (Rozvadov), an almost abandoned settlement in the Czech Republic * Diana, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in south Poland * Diana F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginie Cueff
Virginie Cueff (born 18 June 1988, in Gouesnou) is a French professional racing cyclist. Palmarès ;2006 :2nd Sprint, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens :3rd 500 m, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens :2nd European Championship, Track, Scratch, Juniors (F), Athens :3rd Sydney, Team Sprint (AUS) :3rd Moscou, Team Sprint (RUS) :3rd Sydney, Team Sprint (F) (AUS) ;2007 :3rd 500 m, European Track Championships, U23, Cottbus (GER) :2nd Los Angeles, Team Sprint (F) (USA) ;2009 :1st Team Sprint, UEC European U23 Track Championships ;2010 :UEC European U23 Track Championships ::1st Team Sprint ::2nd Keirin ::2nd Sprint ::3rd 500m Time Trail ;2013 :3rd Keirin, European Track Championships, Apeldoorn (NED) ;2014 :South East Asian GP Track (1) ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint :South East Asian GP Track (3) ::1st Sprint ::2nd Keirin :Fenioux Piste International ::1st Keirin ::1st Team sprint (with Sandie Clair) :2nd Sprint, South East Asian GP Track (2) :Grand Prix d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Grishina (cyclist)
Oksana Grishina (also spelled Oxana Grichina) (russian: Окса́на Гри́шина; born 27 November 1968, Tula, Russia) is a Russian track cyclist who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ... and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, winning a silver sprint medal in the latter. External linksProfileat DatabaseOlympics.comProfileat Radsportseiten.com 1968 births Living people Russian female cyclists Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Tula, Russia UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Russian track cyclists Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Welte
Miriam Welte (born 9 December 1986) is a German track cyclist. Career At the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Welte and Kristina Vogel won the gold medal in the team sprint. They set a world record in qualifying which they broke again in the final. On 22 June 2012, she set a new world record of 10.643 seconds in the individual sprint event. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she and Vogel won the team sprint gold medal. Welte was trained by her step-father, Frank Ziegler. In 2002, she finished second in the German National Junior 500 m time trial. From 2006 to 2008, she won the senior version of the event. Major Results ;2008 :UEC European U23 Track Championships ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint ::2nd 500m Time Trial ;2014 :1st Keirin, Oberhausen :Dudenhofen ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint :1st Team Sprint, Cottbuser Nächte (with Kristina Vogel) :Sprintermeeting ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint :UEC European Track Championships ::2nd Team Sprint (with Kristina Vogel) ::3r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa Frisoni
Elisa Frisoni (born 8 August 1985) is an Italian female track cyclist, and part of the national team. She competed at the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She won the silver medal in the keirin event at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Los Angeles, United States from March 24 to March 27, 2005. Medal table Medal summary External linksResults book [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandie Clair
Sandie Clair (born 1 April 1988) is a French professional racing cyclist and bobsledder. She won her first title in 2005 in the national junior sprint championship. It qualified her for the European junior championship in Fiorenzuola, where she won the sprint and rode the keirin and 500m time-trial. A month later she came third in the junior world 500m championship. She won two medals at the world junior championship in 2006, then at Ghent won the world championship 500m and came third in the sprint. She rode World Cup meetings throughout 2007 and 2008 and won the team sprint with Clara Sanchez at Cali in 2008. She came third in the 500m world championship at Manchester in 2008. From 2007 to 2010, she won eight titles at éspoir level in the European championships, including three in the team sprint with Virginie Cueff. In 2010, she won four medals, including three at the European éspoir championship in St Petersburg. In November she won the sprint and team sprint championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Muche
Christin Muche (born 19 October 1983) is a German female track cyclist, and part of the national team. She competed at the 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She won the bronze medal in the keirin event at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, United Kingdom from 26 to 30 March 2008. Eighteen events were scheduled; the women's team pur .... References External links * * 1983 births Living people German track cyclists German female cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists from North Rhine-Westphalia Sportspeople from Aachen 20th-century German women 21st-century German women {{Germany-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlee McCulloch
Kaarle McCulloch (born 20 January 1988) is an Australian former professional track cyclist and four time World Champion in the team sprint. She also won three golds at the Commonwealth Games and an Olympic bronze medal. She qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and rode in two events, the Women's Keirin where she came ninth, and the Women's Sprint where she came thirteenth. Early years McCulloch grew up in Gymea New South Wales. She was a promising middle-distance runner and won middle-distance championships in the 400 metres and 800 metres events when she was 14,15 and 16. When she was 17 her motivation in track and field waned and she turned to cycling to reinvigorate her Olympic dream. Her step-father Ken Bates introduced her to track cycling. She rose through the ranks quickly eventually competing at the UCI Junior Track World Championships. McCulloch honed her cycling skills at the St George Cycling Club where she was supported by her sporting family. Each of the McC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Glöss
Dana may refer to: People Given name * Dana (given name) Surname * Dana (surname) * Dana family of Cambridge, Massachusetts ** James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), scientist, zoological author abbreviation Dana Nickname or stage name * Dana International, stage name of singer Sharon Cohen * Dana Shum, the Shaw Brothers Hong Kong actress from 1973 to 1979 * Dana, stage name of Dana Rosemary Scallon (born 1951), Irish singer and former politician * Dana (South Korean singer) (born 1986), South Korean pop singer Places Ancient world * Ancient Dana or Tyana in Cappadocia, capital of a Neo-Hittite kingdom in the 1st millennium BC * Ancient Dana possibly associated with Tynna in Cappadocia Canada * CFS Dana, a former military radar installation in Saskatchewan, Canada * Dana Lake, a lake in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Quebec, Canada Ethiopia * Dana, Ethiopia, a village Iran * Dana County, an administrative subdivision of Iran * Dana Rural District, an administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
