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Cycling At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Individual Pursuit
The women's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The first round of this track cycling event consisted of head-to-head races over a 3000 m distance, but with the results being treated as time trial results rather than elimination rounds. The top eight times from the first round qualified the cyclists for the elimination round, and either or both of the cyclists in each first round race could move on. In the match round, the eight cyclists were paired off according to the seeding from the first round. The winner of each match round match advanced to the final, while the four losers were given final rankings (5th through 8th) based on their times in the match round. The four finalists were placed into the gold medal match and bronze medal match based on their times in the match round. Competition format The thirteen cyclists were matched into six two-rider heats and one heat of a single rider in the preliminary roun ... [...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 Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 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 may be reduced to 3,500. The velodrome was designed by Schuermann Architects, designers of the ADT Event Center in Carson, CA and the UCI Cycling Center in Aigle, Switzerland. References External l ...
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Vilija Sereikaitė
Vilija Sereikaitė (born 12 February 1987 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian racing cyclist. At the 2009, 2010 and 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Sereikaitė won the bronze medal in the individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the .... Palmarès Track ;2006 :3rd Individual Pursuit, Track World Cup Sydney ;2007 :2nd Individual Pursuit, Track World Cup Sydney ;2008 :1st Individual Pursuit, UEC European U23 Track Championships :Track World Cup ::1st Individual pursuit - Cali :2nd Individual pursuit - Ballerup ;2009 :Track World Cup ::2nd Individual Pursuit, Beijing :: 3rd Individual Pursuit Cali :: 3rd Team Pursuit Cali :3rd, Individual Pursuit World Championships :1st Individual Pursuit, UEC European U23 Track Championships ;2010 :Track World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The Summer Olympics – Women's Individual Pursuit
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs). Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number approximately one billion worldwide. They are the principal means of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in densely populated European cities. Cycling is widely regarded as an effective and efficient mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances. Bicycles provide numerous possible benefits in comparison with motor vehicles, including the sustained physical exercise involved in cycling, easier parking, increased maneuverability, and access to roads, bike paths and rural trails. Cycling also offers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track Cycling At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Track or Tracks may refer to: Routes or imprints * Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity * Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shortest/most convenient route across fields, parks or woods * Forest track, a track (unpaved road) or trail through a forest * Fossil trackway, a type of trace fossil, usually preserving a line of animal footprints * Trackway, an ancient route of travel or track used by animals * Trail * Vineyard track, a land estate (defined by law) meant for the growing of vine grapes Arts, entertainment, and media Films * Tracks (1976 film), ''Tracks'' (1976 film), an American film starring Dennis Hopper * Tracks (2003 film), ''Tracks'' (2003 film), a 2003 animated short film * Tracks (2013 film), ''Tracks'' (2013 film), an Australian film starring Mia Wasikowska * The Track (film), ''The Track'' (film), a 1975 French thriller–drama film Literature * Trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn García
Evelyn Yesenia García Marroquín (born December 29, 1982) is a Salvadoran cycle racer, who specialises as an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only woman to do so, in 2004 and 2007. Born in Santa Ana, García competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, both times in the road race and the track individual pursuit. She also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the road race, finishing 26th. Major results ;2002 : Central American and Caribbean Games ::3rd Individual pursuit ::3rd Scratch ::3rd Time trial ;2003 : UCI B World Championships ::2nd Individual pursuit ::2nd Time trial ;2004 : 1st Overall Vuelta a El Salvador ::1st Prologue, Stages 1, 2 & 3 ;2005 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a El Salvador ;2006 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 7th Overall Vuelta a El Salvador ::1st Stage 5 ;2007 : UCI B World Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Pauliukaitė
Svetlana Pauliukaitė (born 31 July 1985 in Mosėdis) is a Lithuanian professional track and road cyclist. National road and track championships winner. In 2008 Pauliukaitė represented Lithuania at 2008 Summer Olympics in track cycling events. She won 12 national championships medals. She also represented Lithuania in three world championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She married with Matthias Draeger and has two children. Career highlights ;2005 :1st 20 km road race, National Championships, Ignalina ;2006 :1st Point races, National Championships ;2009 :5th Team pursuit, World championships, 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 t ... References Lithuanian Sport Encyclopedia* 1982 births Living people Lithuanian female cyclists Lithuanian track cyclists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verena Jooss
Verena of Zurzach, mostly just called ''Saint Verena'' (c. 260 – c. 320) is an early Christian consecrated virgin and hermit. She is especially venerated in Switzerland, where her cult is attested in Bad Zurzach, the reported place of her burial, from at least the 5th century. She is recognized as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church as well as in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches. Her feast is on 1 September. Legend The oldest tradition of the life of Verena is found in the so-called ''Vita prior'' by Hatto, the abbot of Reichenau (and later bishop of Mainz), written in c. 888. The younger ''Vita posterior'' was most likely written by a monk in Zurzach in the 11th century, the oldest extant copy dating to the 12th century. According to Hatto's account, Verena was born in Thebes as the daughter of a notable Christian family. She was educated by a bishop named Chaeremon (''Vita prior'', ch. 3). A bishop Chaeremon of Nilopolis is mentioned b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Luisa Calle
María Luisa Calle Williams (born October 3, 1968) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the cycling women's points race, the first Colombian to win a medal in cycling. She was forced to return the medal after positive test result for the banned stimulant heptaminol. The medal was returned, however, after the test result was proven incorrect. On October 16, 2011, at the 2011 Pan American Games' individual time trial, Calle, 43 years old at the time, won the gold medal with a time of 28:04.82. On 22 July 2015, it was disclosed that she had tested positive for GHRP2 at the 2015 Pan American Games and was subsequently banned for four years. Major results ;1999 : 1st Road Race, National Road Championships : 2nd in Pan American Games, Track, Pursuit, Winnipeg (CAN) : 3rd in Pan American Games, Track, Points Race, Winnipeg (CAN) ;2001 : 1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Thürig
Karin Thürig (born 4 July 1972 in Rothenburg, Switzerland, Rothenburg) is a Switzerland, Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the winner of the 2004 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial. In 2011, she took second at the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Palmarès Cycling ; 2001 : 2nd, Individual time trial, National Road Championships ; 2002 : 3rd, Individual time trial, World Road Championships : 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships ; 2003 : 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, 2003 Track World Cup :: 1st, Pursuit, Cape Town ; 2004 : 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, 2004 Track World Cup :: 1st, Pursuit, Moscow :: 2nd, Pursuit, Sydney : 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships : 1st, Stage 1, Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen : 3rd, Individual time trial, Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, Athens : 1st Chrono Champenois-Trophée ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lada Kozlíková
Lada Kozlíková (born 8 October 1979) is a Czech Republic road and track racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2002 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the scratch race. She competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau .... References External links * 1979 births Living people People from Vyškov Czech female cyclists Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of the Czech Republic UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Czech track cyclists Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Mactier
Katie Mactier (born 23 March 1975 in Melbourne) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She began racing in 1999 at 24 and was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. She is a member of the Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her 2 Children, Charlie & Lachie. She won the pursuit at the 2005 world championship, the 2005 World Cup and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. At the Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mactier broke the world record in the heats in the pursuit, but Sarah Ulmer set a new record in the final, relegating her to a silver medal. In 2001 Mactier won in the national road championship. In 2002/2003 she was the Australian pursuit champion, and second in the 2003 world pursuit championship. She was 2003 and 2005 Australian Female Track Cyclist of the Year. She was a favourite in the pursuit at the 2008 Olympics but ended seventh overall after being de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hammer
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
