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2016 UEC European Track Championships (under-23
The 2016 UEC European Track Championships is the seventh edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and will take place at the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, between 19 and 23 October. The Event was organised by the European Cycling Union. All European champions are awarded the UEC European Champion jersey which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions. The 10 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin and omnium for men and women), as well as 12 other events are on the program for these European Championships. For the first time ever, madison will be in the program for women. Schedule Schedule only indicating the finals. Events Notes * Competitors named in ''italics'' only participated in rounds prior to the final. * These events are not contested in the Olympics. * In the Olympics, these events are contested within the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines () is a new town and an agglomeration community in the French department of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles (new towns) of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to become the town's centre. The town was built from a greenfield site starting in the 1960s. Its area is 119.2 km2. In 2018, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines had a population of 228,312.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022. It is part of the much larger metropolitan area, and is around west of the centre of Paris. Administrative divisions The ''communauté d'agglomération'' comprises 12 |
Mateusz Rudyk
Mateusz Rudyk (born 20 July 1995 in Oława) is a Polish track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events. He won the gold medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships The 2016 UEC European Track Championships is the seventh edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and will take place at the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, between 19 a ... in the team sprint. References External links * * 1995 births Living people Polish male cyclists Polish track cyclists People from Oława European Games competitors for Poland Cyclists at the 2019 European Games Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Poland 21st-century Polish men Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Thomas (cyclist)
Benjamin Thomas (born 12 September 1995) is a French professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. He rode the Tour de France for the first time in 2022. On stage 15, Thomas broke away from the Peloton and was attempting to get the first French win in over thirty stages, but was caught inside the final few hundred meters. After the stage he commented, "I believed I could make it. If we could have stayed together with Alexis maybe it would have been different… I'm completely dead, I'm seeing stars. I was not thinking anymore." Major results Track ;2016 : UEC European Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Madison (with Morgan Kneisky) ::3rd Omnium : 2nd Madison (with Morgan Kneisky), UCI World Championships ;2017 : UCI World Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Chavanel
Sylvain Chavanel''Procycling'', UK, November 2008 (born 30 June 1979) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , and two spells with the / team. His brother Sébastien Chavanel also rode as a professional cyclist. Sylvain Chavanel was noted as a strong all-rounder who won both sprints and time-trials, and was a good northern classics rider, taking 45 wins during his professional career. Background Chavanel was born in Châtellerault, France, although his family roots are in Spain. His great-grandparents were from Huesca, in the Aragon region. His grandfather was born in Barcelona and moved to Châtellerault during the Spanish Civil War. Other members of the family still live in Aragon. He said: "Last year 007 when the Vuelta was in Zaragoza, I got to know the cousin of mine using a journalist as the translator and she gave me a picture of my grandfather when he was young. Despite my origins, I hardly know a wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Maitre
Florian Maitre (born 3 September 1996) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results ;2014 : 7th Chrono des Nations Juniors ;2016 : 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships : 9th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines ;2017 : UEC European Track Championships ::1st Madison (with Benjamin Thomas) ::1st Team pursuit ;2018 : 3rd Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines : 10th Overall Tour du Maroc Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterrane ... ::1st Mountains classification ;2019 : 10th Overall Paris–Arras Tour References External links * 1996 births Living people French male cyclists People from Meudon French track cyclists Sportspeople fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corentin Ermenault
Corentin Ermenault (born 27 January 1996) is a French road and track cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team AVC Aix-en-Provence. His father, Philippe Ermenault, was also a professional cyclist. Major results Track ;2013 : UEC European Junior Track Championships ::1st Madison (with Jordan Levasseur) ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit : National Junior Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::3rd Team pursuit ;2014 : UEC European Junior Track Championships ::1st Points race ::2nd Individual pursuit : National Junior Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Madison (with Adrien Garel) ::1st Team pursuit : 2nd Team pursuit, National Track Championships ;2015 : National Track Championships ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit : 3rd Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ;2016 : UEC European Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Team pursuit : 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Denis
Thomas Denis (born 18 July 1997) is a French track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Representing France at international competitions, Denis won the gold medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit. Major results Track ;2014 : National Championships ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Madison ;2015 : National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::2nd Kilo ::2nd Team pursuit : 2nd Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2016 : 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships : UEC European Under-23 Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit : 2nd Scratch race, UCI World Cup, Los Angeles : National Championships ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit ;2017 : 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships : National Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Madison ::2nd Omnium : 3rd Team pursuit,, UCI World Cup, Manchester ;2019 : UCI World Cup ::1st Team pursuit, Milton ::2nd Team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEC European Track Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit at the European Track Championships was first competed in 2010 in Poland. It has formed a part of each championship since. Great Britain, the double Olympic champions, dominated the event in its early years, winning all of the first five occasions the entered. Thereafter, as other nations caught up, Russia (2), Denmark (3), France (3) and latterly Italy shared the other titles. Andy Tennant was ever present in each success of the British team, and as a result is the most successful individual rider in the event, with five gold medals.Thomas Denis of France is the most successful non-British rider, with three gold medals. Format Until 2014, the team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ... consisted of two rounds; a qualifying round, follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan May
Jan May (born 11 June 1995 in Landau) is a German male track cyclist, representing Germany at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships The 2016 UEC European Track Championships is the seventh edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and will take place at the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, between 19 a ... in the team sprint. References 1995 births Living people German male cyclists German track cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) People from Landau Cyclists from Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-cycling-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Förstemann
Robert Förstemann (born 5 March 1986) is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010. In his later career he has transitioned to Paralympic track cycling, representing Germany as a sighted 'pilot' in tandem events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Major results Olympics 2012 The German Olympic team used a loophole in the International Cycling Union (UCI) regulations to include Förstemann as an additional member of their 2012 sprint cycling team. He was also included in the German team for the mountain bike event. Physique In July 2012, a photograph of Förstemann's legs was widely circulated by the world's media during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Described as a 'quad off' with Olympic team-mate André Greipel André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2021. Since his retirement, Greipel now works as a directeur sportif for UCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Engler
Eric Engler (born 21 September 1991) is a German professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (part of the Paris Metropolitan Area) at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 .... References External links * 1991 births Living people German male cyclists Sportspeople from Cottbus Cyclists from Brandenburg {{Germany-cycling-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Truman
Joseph Truman (born 14 February 1997) is a British male track cyclist, representing Great Britain at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team sprint. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Truman won Silver in the team sprint event alongside Ryan Owens and Philip Hindes. Truman participated in two seasons (2018/19 and 2019/20) of the ‘JKA’ Japanese Keirin racing series, a hugely popular, multi million dollar gambling sport. A BBC documentary, ‘The Secret World of Japanese Bicycle Racing: with Sir Chris Hoy’ aired detailing the sport and following Truman’s experiences while competing Japan. Truman is multiple British champion, including winning the Keirin Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. He had finished second in 2019. At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the team sprint. He also won two silver medals at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
