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2015 UEC European Track Championships
The 2015 UEC European Track Championships was the sixth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland, between 14 and 18 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 Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Track cycling, 10 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin and omnium for men and women), as well as 11 other events are on the program for these European Championships. For the first time, the elimination races, known within track cycling as Devils (from the saying ''Devil take the hindmost'') were contested in their own right. Participating nations 255 cyclists (98 women, 157 men) from 27 nations enrolled for the championships. The number of entrants per nation is shown in pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenchen
Grenchen (french: Granges) is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel/Bienne, approximately north of Bern. With over 16,000 inhabitants, it is one of the larger towns of the canton of Solothurn. The city is well known for its watch industry, that has been present for more than 150 years. Grenchen is the 2008 winner of the Wakker Prize for architectural heritage. Jura-Sternwarte Grenchen is located at Grenchen. History Around 1000 AD, the local barons built a castle on the local cliff that was inhabited for three centuries. The name Grenchen was first documented in 1131 as ''Granechun''. The name comes from the gallo-romanic ''graneca'', meaning ''by the granary''. * 1851: Clock manufacture begins * 1918: General strike Geography Grenchen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.1% is forested. Of the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEC European Track Championships – Men's Team Sprint
The Men's team sprint at the European Track Championships was first competed in 2010 in Poland. The Team sprint consists of a qualifying, followed by a final and the race for the bronze medal. Germany have been the most successful nation in the event at this level, winning the first five events, before their run was ended by Netherlands in 2015. Robert Förstemann is the most successful individual medalist in the discipline, with four golds and two bronze medals in seven years; his single absence when he did not feature in the winning German team of the post-Olympic 2012 event. François Pervis's four silver medals for France remains the most decorated non-German cyclist in the event, while Polish sprinters Maciej Bielecki and Kamil Kuczyński Kamil Kuczyński (born 23 March 1985) is a Polish cyclist. He was born in Płock. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Wiggins
Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to road cycling. He won world titles in four disciplines (Madison, individual pursuit, team pursuit and road time trial), and Olympic gold in three (individual pursuit, team pursuit and road time trial). He is the only rider to have won both World and Olympic championships on both the track and the road as well as winning the Tour de France. He has worn the leader's jersey in each of the three Grand Tours of cycling and held the world record in team pursuit on multiple occasions. He won a gold medal at four successive Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016, and held the record as Great Britain's most decorated Olympian with 8 medals until Jason Kenny won his 9th in 2021. He is the only rider to win both the Tour de France and Olympic Gold in the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Tennant (cyclist)
Andrew David Tennant (born 9 March 1987) is an English former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for six different teams. During his career, Tennant won seven medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, six gold medals at the UEC European Track Championships and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Biography Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK, Tennant began to make his mark on the cycling world as a junior rider. In 2005 he was selected for British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme and lived in Tuscany, Italy with the GB squad in 2006. Tennant represented England in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain in the Under-23 road race at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships in Salzburg, Austria. The following season he overtrained, and his results suffered as a consequence. Tennant was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy. Whilst riding for Team Halfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owain Doull
Owain Daniel Doull (born 2 May 1993) is a Welsh road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Doull specialises in the team pursuit on the track, and won a gold medal in the discipline at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro; as a result, he became the first Welsh-speaking athlete to win Olympic gold. Career history Doull was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales where he was educated at Ysgol y Wern and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf. As a child he was a keen sportsperson and played rugby as a schoolboy and started cycling for the Maindy Flyers at 14. In 2010 he was selected for the 2011 British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme, along with fellow Welsh cyclists Amy Roberts and Elinor Barker. Roberts and Barker were also part of the Wales team that entered the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man. Doull took two medals at the games, the silver in the Men's road race and bronze alongside Dan Pearson in the Men's team road race. In 2012 Doull comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Dibben
Jonathan Mark Dibben (born 12 February 1994) is a British former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2015 and 2020, for the , , and teams. His older brother Peter Dibben is a British cycling champion on the track. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. At the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships he won a gold medal in the points race and a silver medal in the team pursuit event. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. After his contract with was not renewed, Dibben retired from professional cycling at the end of the 2020 season, and became a coach. Major results Track ;2011 : National Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit : 1st Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships ;2012 : National Championships ::2nd Individual pursuit ::2nd Scratch : 2nd Omnium, UCI World Junior Championships ;2014 : UEC European Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Omnium : 3rd Individual ... [...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] |
Maximilian Levy
Maximilian Levy (born 26 June 1987) is a German former track cyclist. Levy won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint representing Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won another bronze in the men's team sprint, and a silver in the men's keirin. He was the world champion in keirin 2009 and in the team sprint 2010, 2011, and 2013. Levy retired from competition after the conclusion of the 2021 UCI Track Champions League in December of that year. Major results ;2004 :1st World Junior Track Cycling championships (Kilo) :1st World Junior Track Cycling championships (Team sprint) with Robert Förstemann & Benjamin Wittmann ;2005 :1st National Championship (Kilo) :1st European Junior Track Championships (Kilo) :1st European Junior Track Championships (Individual sprint) :1st World Junior Track Cycling championships (Team sprint) with René Enders & Benjamin Wittmann :1st World Junior Track Cycling championships (Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Forstemann
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Eilers
Joachim Eilers (born 2 April 1990) is a German professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. At the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships he won gold in the 1 km time trial. He competed for Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he finished 5th in the men's sprint event and 4th in the men's keirin event. Major results :UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ... ::1st Keirin ::1st 1km Time Trial ::1st Sprinters Omnium, London Six Day. References External links * * * 1990 births Living people German male cyclists German track cyclists Cyclists from Cologne Olympic cyclists of Germany Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics 21st-century German people {{Germany-cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Maksel
Krzysztof Maksel (born 4 July 1991) is a Polish 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 Polish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Poland Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games medalists in cycling European Games bronze medalists for Poland Cyclists at the 2019 European Games People from Nysa County Sportspeople from Opole Voivodeship {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafał Sarnecki
Rafał Sarnecki (born 8 January 1990) is a Polish 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 * * * * * * 1990 births Living people Polish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Poland Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Poland People from Grudziądz Sportspeople from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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