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Cycling At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Pursuit
The men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was the defending Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain, who managed to retain the title, setting a new Olympic record in the preliminary round. Qualification Eighteen cyclists qualified for this event. Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain), the defending Olympic champion, qualified for winning the individual pursuit at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukraine) qualified at the late 2007 UCI World Cup event in Sydney, winning the individual pursuit there. The qualifier by way of the UCI B World Championship was Alexandr Pliuschin (Moldova). Jenning Huizenga (Netherlands), Taylor Phinney (United States), Phillip Thuaux (Australia), Sergi Escobar Roure (Spain), Alexander Serov (Russia), and David O'Loughlin (Ireland) qualified based on UCI rankings. The rest of the field was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laoshan Velodrome
The Laoshan Velodrome () is a velodrome that is located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. It was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The venue was tested during the UCI Track World Cup in December 2007. The velodrome hosted track cycling disciplines during the Olympics. It has a capacity of 6,000 spectators, a 250-metre oval shaped track, and a total land surface of 32,920 square metres. The Laoshan Velodrome will be used for international and national cycling competitions and training after the Olympic Games. The seating capacity
Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space ...
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Alexander Serov (cyclist)
Alexander Sergeyevich Serov (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Серо́в; born 12 November 1982, in Vyborg) is a Russian former road and track racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the Itera, Lokomotiv, , and teams. Career achievements Major results ; 2002 : 2002 Track Cycling World Cup :: 1st, Team Pursuit, Moscow (with Alexei Markov, Sergei Klimov and Denis Smyslov) ; 2003 : 2003 Track Cycling World Cup :: 1st, Team Pursuit, Moscow (with Alexei Markov, Nikita Eskov and Sergei Klimov) ; 2005 : 2004–2005 Track Cycling World Cup :: 3rd, Team Pursuit, Moscow (with Serguei Klimov, Anton Mindlin and Nikolay Trusov) : 2005–2006 Track Cycling World Cup :: 3rd, Individual Pursuit, Moscow :: 2nd, Team Pursuit, Moscow (with Serguei Klimov, Anton Mindlin and Nikolay Trusov) ; 2006 : 2005–2006 Track Cycling World Cup :: 1st, Team Pursuit, Los Angeles (with Sergei Klimov, Ivan Rovny and Nikolai Trussov) : 2006–2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Tauler
Antonio Tauler Llull (born 11 April 1974) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist from Santa Margalida. Major results ; 1996 : 1st, Vuelta a Cartagena ; 1998 : 2nd, Stage 5, Vuelta a Murcia : 1998 World Cup :: 3rd, Pursuit, Berlin ; 1999 : 1st, Stage 5, Vuelta a Murcia ; 2000 : 3rd, Stage 1, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is ofte ... ; 2001 : 2nd, Individual time trial, National Road Championships ; 2002 : 2nd, Individual time trial, National Road Championships : 3rd, Memorial Manuel Galera ; 2003 : 2nd, Individual time trial, National Road Championships ; 2006 : 2nd, Pursuit, National Track Championships : 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships ; 2007 : National Track Championships :: 2nd, Pursuit :: 3rd, Team Pursuit : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Markov
Alexei Mikhailovich Markov (; born 26 May 1979 in Moscow) is a Russian former professional track and road bicycle racer. Major results Track ;1996 : 2nd Team pursuit, Summer Olympics ;1997 : UCI World Cup ::1st Individual pursuit, Cali ::1st Team pursuit, Cali ::1st Individual pursuit, Trexlertown ::1st Team pursuit, Trexlertown : 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships ;1998 : UCI World Cup ::3rd Individual pursuit, Hyères ::3rd Team pursuit, Hyères ::3rd Team pursuit, Berlin ;1999 : UCI World Cup ::2nd Individual pursuit, Fiorenzuola d'Arda ::3rd Team pursuit, Fiorenzuola d'Arda : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships ;2000 : UCI World Cup ::1st Team pursuit, Moscow ::3rd Individual pursuit, Moscow : 3rd Points race, Summer Olympics ;2001 : UCI World Cup ::1st Team pursuit, Mexico City ::3rd Overall Individual pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit, Szczecin ::3rd Individual pursuit, Mexico City ;2002 : UCI World Cup ::1st Team pursuit, Moscow ::3rd Indiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA84 Foundation
The LA84 Foundation (known until June 2007 as the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles) is a private, nonprofit institution created by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to manage Southern California's endowment from the 1984 Olympic Games. Under an agreement made in 1979, 40 percent of any surplus was to stay in Southern California, with the other 60 percent going to the United States Olympic Committee. The total surplus was $232.5 million. Southern California's share was approximately $93 million. The LA84 Foundation's mission is to promote and expand youth sports opportunities in Southern California and to increase knowledge of sport and its impact on people's lives. Since inception, the Foundation has invested more than $225 million in Southern California by awarding grants to youth sports organizations, initiating sports and coaching education programs, and operating the world's premier sports library. Grants are awarded to organizations that provide on-going, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing 2008
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics. This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. These were also the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state, the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Estonia). Beijing was 2008 Summer Olympics bids, awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001, having won a majority of votes from members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 24% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time. This time zone is used in all predominantly Chinese-speaking regions, giving international Chinese websites and TV channels the same time. In Indonesia, it is known as Central Indonesian Time ( id, Waktu Indonesia Tengah / WITA) while in Western Australia, it is known as Australian Western Standard Time. As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila, Makassar, Denpasar, Perth, Irkutsk'' North Asia *Russia – Irkutsk Time **Far Eastern Federal District *** Buryatia ** Siberian Federal District ***Irkutsk Oblast East Asia *Mainland China – China Standard Time *Hong Kong – Hong Kong Time (Hong Kong Standard Time) *M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Standard Time
The time in China follows a single standard UTC offset, time offset of UTC+08:00 (eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), even though the country spans almost five geographical time zones. The official national standard time is called ''Beijing Time'' (BJT, ) domestically and ''China Standard Time'' (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. China Standard Time (UTC+8) is consistent across Mainland China, Hong Kong Time, Hong Kong, Macau Standard Time, Macau, Time in Taiwan, Taiwan, Philippine Standard Time, Philippines, Singapore Standard Time, Singapore, Time in Brunei, Brunei, Time in Mongolia, Mongolia, etc. History In the 1870s, the Shanghai Xujiahui Observatory was constructed by a French Catholic missionary. In 1880s officials in Shanghai French Concession started to provide a time announcement service using the Shanghai Mean Solar Time provided by the aforementioned observatory for ships into and out of Shanghai. By the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than any other country but China. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. The East Slavs emerged as a recognisable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. Kievan Rus' arose as a state in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional powers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Madrid , coordinates = , largest_city = Madrid , languages_type = Official language , languages = Spanish , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = , ethnic_groups_ref = , religion = , religion_ref = , religion_year = 2020 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Felipe VI , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Pedro Sánchez , legislature = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherlands , established_title2 = Act of Abjuration , established_date2 = 26 July 1581 , established_title3 = Peace of Münster , established_date3 = 30 January 1648 , established_title4 = Kingdom established , established_date4 = 16 March 1815 , established_title5 = Liberation Day (Netherlands), Liberation Day , established_date5 = 5 May 1945 , established_title6 = Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom Charter , established_date6 = 15 December 1954 , established_title7 = Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean reorganisation , established_date7 = 10 October 2010 , official_languages = Dutch language, Dutch , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = , languages2_type = Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
