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2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków, Poland from 25 to 29 March 2009. Nineteen events were on the programme, with the women's omnium being added to the eighteen events contested at the 2008 championships. Australia topped the medal table with four gold medals, with France on second and Great Britain on third place. In the Men's events, Michael Mørkøv and Alex Rasmussen, both of Denmark, and Grégory Baugé of France took home two gold medals while Australian Cameron Meyer took home a gold and two silver medals. For the women, Simona Krupeckaitė of Lithuania won three medals; a gold and two bronzes. Victoria Pendleton and Elizabeth Armitstead of Great Britain won three medals each; a gold, a silver, and a bronze with. Medal table Medal summary See also * Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics * 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking * 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pruszków
Pruszków ( yi, פּרושקאָוו) is a city in east-central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975–1998). Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along the western edge of the Warsaw urban area. In the 1990s and 2000s the city was synonymous with the "Pruszków gang", one of two major organised crime groups in the country. Currently it is best known for being the country's cycling centre with a purpose built indoor velodrome. History Pruszków was incorporated as a town in 1916 during World War I, although the village was first mentioned in chronicles in the 15th century. Within the Polish Crown, it was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. The development of the town was aided by the construction of the Warsaw-Vienna Railway in the 19th century and the construction of the Elektryczna Kolej Dojazd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kévin Sireau
Kévin Sireau (born 18 April 1987) is a French professional racing cyclist. He rides for the Armée de Terre (cycling team), Armée de Terre cycling team. Major results ;2003 :3rd Sprint, French National Track Championships, Novice ;2004 :2nd Sprint, French National Track Championships, Junior ;2005 :1st Kilo, French National Track Championships, Junior :1st Sprint, French National Track Championships, Junior :1st Team Sprint, French National Track Championships, Senior :1st Team Sprint, European Track Championships, Junior :2nd Sprint, European Track Championships, Junior :2nd Team Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Junior :2nd Kilo, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Junior :2nd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Junior ;2006 :2nd Kilo, French National Track Championships :1st Sprint, French National Track Championships :1st Keirin, French National Track Championships :2nd Kilo, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, UCI Track World Cup, Moscow (RUS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Howard
Leigh Howard (born 18 October 1989) is an Australian professional Cycle sport, racing cyclist. He qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in both the Men's Madison and Men's Team Pursuit. Howard was part of the Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, Men's team pursuit together with Kelland O'Brien, Sam Welsford, Sam Weisford and Alexander Porter (cyclist), Alexander Porter. They secured a bronze medal after overlapping New Zealand who had crashed. Howard also competed in the Men's Madison where the team finished fifth with a time of 3:48.448 and therefore did not qualify for the final. Career Born in Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, Howard now resides in Waurn Ponds, Victoria. He began cycling competitively at the age of 10 and first represented Australia in 2005 at the age of 16. Howard is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, and initially trained as an car, automobile electrician. Howard won the bronze medal in the omnium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan Dennis
Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He won back to back UCI men's individual time trial world championships in 2018 and 2019. Career Early career Dennis began his career by focusing on the track, and was part of the Australian team that took the silver medals in the team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Garmin–Sharp (2013–14) He joined for the 2013 season, and made his debut at the Tour de France, pulling out of the race before Stage 9. In 2014, Dennis finished second overall behind Bradley Wiggins at the Tour of California, after placing second to Wiggins in the time trial. He also placed second in the Commonwealth Games time trial behind England's Alex Dowsett. BMC Racing Team (2014–18) In August 2014, Dennis made a rare mid-season transfer to the . He went on to win the World team time trial champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens-Erik Madsen
Jens-Erik Madsen (born 30 March 1981) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist. Major results ;1999 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2000 : National Track Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::3rd Under-23 individual pursuit ;2001 : 3rd Team pursuit, National Track Championships ;2002 : National Track Championships ::2nd Madison ::2nd Points race ::2nd Under-23 individual pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit ::3rd Team pursuit : 2nd Haderslev : 3rd Odder ;2003 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Berlin : National Track Championships ::2nd Under-23 individual pursuit ::3rd Madison ;2004 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Dan Bolig Cup ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Aarhus : 1st Horsens : 1st Padborg/Bov CC : 1st Viborg : National Track Championships ::2nd Individual pursuit ::2nd Madison ::3rd Points race ::3rd Scratch : 2nd Overall Cup Danmark, Omnium : 3rd Madison, UEC European Track Championships ;2005 : 1st Overall Post Cup : 1st Overall Horsens : 1st G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casper Jørgensen
Casper Jørgensen (born 20 August 1985) is a retired Danish professional racing cyclist. He was forced to retire due to a knee injury. He is the current national team coach for the Men's team pursuit. Major results Road ;2007 : 1st Team time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Prologue GP Tell : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2008 : 1st Prologue Olympia's Tour : 2nd Duo Normand (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2009 : 1st Prologue Tour du Loir-et-Cher The Tour du Loir-et-Cher is a cycling stage race that takes place in the Loir-et-Cher region of France. The race traditionally starts and finishes in the capital of Blois. Since at least 2009, the final stage has consisted of a 12-lap circuit r ... Track # 2002: 2nd in National Championship, Track, 1 km, Elite, Denmark (DEN) # 2002: 2nd in National Championship, Track, 1 km, Juniors, Denmark (DEN) # 2002: 1st in National Championship, Track, Pursuit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Færk Christensen
Michael Færk Christensen (born 14 February 1986 in Hobro) is a Danish professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s .... Major results External links * 1986 births Living people Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark People from Hobro UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Danish track cyclists Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{denmark-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] |
Dominique Cornu
Dominique Cornu (born 10 October 1985) is a Belgian retired road and track cyclist from Flanders, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2015. He specialised in the time trial discipline. Career Cornu was born in Beveren. At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned Under-23 Time Trial World Champion. He had previously won the Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 he became the Belgian Under-23 time trial Champion. Cornu is also an accomplished track cyclist, winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2006 Belgian Track Cycling Championships. In addition to Cornu's time trialing skills he is also a promising cobblestone rider, having won the Under-23 edition of the prestigious Omloop "Het Volk" cycling classic in 2006. Cornu left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season. Major results ;2003 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2004 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Bobridge
Jack Bobridge (born 13 July 1989) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2016. In 2019 he was convicted of drug dealing and sentenced to a four-year prison term. He admitted to using banned recreational drugs during his racing career, noting that he used cocaine in training leading up to major cycling events, including the Olympics. Career Bobridge's career combined both track and road cycling. In 2008, he was part of the Australian men's pursuit team that finished in fourth place at the Olympics, along with Graeme Brown, Mark Jamieson, Luke Roberts and Brad McGee. In May 2009, Bobridge signed with , with his contract starting on 1 January 2010 and had been contracted to race with the team until 2012. He left the team at the end of 2011, and joined for the 2012 season. In September 2009 he won the under-23 time trial at the UCI Road World Championships. In January 2011 he became the Australian National Road Race Champ ... [...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] |
Mohd Rizal Tisin
Mohammad Rizal bin Tisin (born 20 June 1984 in Klang, Selangor) is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. He represented his nation Malaysia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and later established the nation's historic milestone as the first Malaysian to claim a track cycling medal at the 2009 UCI World Championships and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Racing career Tisin qualified for the Malaysian squad in the men's team sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a berth for his team based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. Tisin, along with his teammates Azizulhasni Awang and Josiah Ng, posted a sterling Malaysian record of 44.725 and an average speed of 60.368 km/h to grab a seventh spot for his team from the opening prelims, before losing out to France (44.822) in the first round match. In 2009, Tisin established the nation's historic milestone by claiming the bronze for Malaysia in the men's four-lap kilometre time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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