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Cycling At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Omnium
The men's cycling omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 14 and 15 August. The medals were presented by Marisol Casado, IOC member, Spain and Renato Di Rocco, Member of the UCI Management Committee. Competition format The omnium competition consists of six events. During the first five events, riders receive points depending on their place, while during the final points race they can obtain points by winning sprints and taking laps during the event. * Scratch race: a scratch race, with all riders competing at once and first across the line winning. * Individual pursuit: a individual pursuit, with placing based on time. * Elimination race: a "miss-and-out" elimination race, with the last rider in every sprint (each two laps) eliminated. * Time trial: a time trial, with two riders (starting opposite the track) riding at once. * Flying lap: an individual time trial over with a "flying start". * Points race: a point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Olympic Velodrome
The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio (''Rio Municipal Velodrome''), is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built as a replacement for the former Barra Velodrome, the venue hosted track cycling events during the 2016 Summer Olympics, and is scheduled to host track cycling events during the 2016 Summer Paralympics. After the conclusion of the games, the velodrome will form part of the Olympic Training Center. Design The Rio Olympic Velodrome was designed by Schuermann Architects, a German design group led by Ralph Schuermann. The group had previously designed the Laoshan Velodrome for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with six other Olympic cycling venues and twenty World Championship venues. The wooden track is made from timber sourced from the Siberian pine, considered to be the fastest surface for track cycling. History Demolition of Barra Velodrome The Barra Velodrome, one of thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elimination Race
Elimination races or "snap-dragon" races in bicycle racing are a form of race wherein during the course of the race, certain participants are eliminated through various criteria. The most common types of elimination races are the miss and out and the win and out. The omnium event has an elimination race. In 2015 at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships, an elimination race was contested for the first time as a full standalone event at an international championship. Miss and out The miss and out, or devil take the hindmost, is a race run for individual competitors or, more rarely, for teams of two relaying each other as in the madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this .... At the end of every lap or every set number of laps the last rider to cross the line is elimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideoni Monteiro
Gideoni Rodrigues Monteiro (born ) is a Brazilian male road and track cyclist. Career On the road he competed at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships and 2009 UCI Road World Championships. He competed in the omnium event at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He competed in the omnium event at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships finishing 18th. Thus he also guaranteed his classification to 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... References External links Profileat ''cyclingarchives.com'' 1989 births Living people Brazilian male cyclists Brazilian road racing cyclists Brazilian track cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaël Suter
Gaël Suter (born 23 March 1992) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He won the gold medal in the scratch race 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 .... References External links * 1992 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leung Chun Wing
Leung Chun Wing (born 20 January 1994) is a Hong Kong professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He also competed in road race events at the 2014 Asian Games and won the bronze medal. Major results Road Source: ;2011 : 2nd Time trial, Asian Junior Road Championships : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2012 : Asian Junior Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::3rd Road race ;2014 : 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Road race, Asian Games : Asian Under-23 Road Championships ::3rd Time trial ::4th Road race ;2015 : National Road Championships ::1st Under-23 road race ::1st Under-23 time trial ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Ijen : 4th Road race, Asian Road Championships ;2017 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : Asian Road Championships ::3rd Team time trial ::8th Road race ;2018 : 3rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artyom Zakharov
Artyom Alekseyevich Zakharov (russian: Артём Алексеевич Захаров, born 27 October 1991) is a Kazakhstani cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He competed at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He won the silver medal in the omnium at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships. The leader of the national team of Kazakhstan on track. Champion of Asia and Prize-winner of World Cups. Record holder of Asia in individual pursuit on 4 km and fast circle of 250 m. The winner of Asian games 2017 in Ashgabat in team 4 km pursuit race. The silver medal winner Asian games to Ashgabat 2017 in the race Omnium Major results Track ;2012 : Asian Track Championships ::2nd Madison ::3rd Team pursuit ;2013 : 1st Omnium, Asian Track Championships : 3rd Omnium, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes ;2015 : 3rd Omnium, Asian Track Championships ;2016 : 2nd Omnium, Asian Track Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt (born 14 February 1984) is a Dutch former track cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for both the road and track teams of . During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles (under 23 1 km time trial and omnium) as well as three Dutch national titles (1 km time trial twice and keirin). During the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships he won the silver medal in the team sprint together with Theo Bos and Teun Mulder. Starting August 2017 Veldt became the coach of . In this team the riders are Matthijs Büchli, Theo Bos and Roy van den Berg. Major results ;2003 : National Track Championships ::2nd Kilo ::3rd Sprint ;2004 : 1st Team sprint, 2004–05 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Los Angeles : National Track Championships ::2nd Kilo ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Sprint ;2005 : National Track Championships ::1st Kilo ::1st Keirin ::2nd Sprint : 2nd Team sprint, UCI Track World Championships : 2nd Kilo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Kennett
Dylan Kennett (born 8 December 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Of Māori descent, Kennett affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi. Kennett rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning gold in the team pursuit. Alongside Pieter Bulling, Aaron Gate, and Regan Gough, he came fourth in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 Rio Olympics, being beaten by Denmark to the bronze medal. Major results ;2013 : 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Shane Archbold) ;2015 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2017 : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships ;2018 : Tour de Poyang Lake ::1st Stages 2, 6 & 11 : 3rd Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games : 6th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 ;2019 : 1st Overall Tour of Taihu Lake ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2020 : New Zealand Cycle Classic ::1st Points classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn O'Shea
Glenn O'Shea (born 14 June 1989, Swan Hill) is an Australian track cyclist who won the Omnium at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was also a member of the Australian team that won silver in the team pursuit at the 2012 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics. O'Shea briefly quit cycling as an under-23 in 2010 after contracting a severe case of glandular fever. However, after a representing the Australia in team pursuit and omnium in both the Worlds and the Olympics in 2012, he joined the continental cycling team for 2013. A third place at Ronde de l'Oise, in which he celebrated a stage win and wore the leader's jersey led to interest from for whom he rode in the 2013 World Ports Classic. He started the 2013 Tour of Britain as lead-out man for Steele Von Hoff. He remained with into 2014. In 2014, he won gold in the men's team pursuit (in a new Games record) and silver in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In November 2014 O'Shea was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Kluge
Roger Kluge (born 5 February 1986) is a German professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Kluge left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's points race. Major results Track ;2003 : National Junior Championships ::2nd Keirin ::3rd Team sprint ;2004 : 2nd Madison, National Junior Championships ;2005 : 3rd Munich, UIV Cup ;2006 : UIV Cup ::1st Copenhagen ::2nd Ghent ::3rd Bremen : 2nd Points, National Championships : 3rd Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2007 : National Championships ::1st Points ::2nd Team pursuit ::2nd Madison : UCI World Cup Classics ::1st Scratch, Sydney ::2nd Scratch, Manchester : 2nd Scratch, UEC European Under-23 Championships : 2nd Rotterdam, UIV Cup ;2008 : 2nd Points, Olympic Games : 2nd Six Days of Grenoble (with Olaf Pollack) : 3rd Madison (with Olaf Pollack), UCI World Cup Classics, Los Angeles : 3rd Six Days of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Boudat
Thomas Boudat (born 24 February 1994) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. Major results Track ;2011 : National Junior Championships ::2nd Madison (with Yoän Vérardo) ::3rd Team pursuit : 3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships ;2012 : 1st Points, UEC European Junior Championships : National Junior Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Madison (with Clément Barbeau) ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Points race ;2013 : 1st Madison (with Vivien Brisse), UCI World Cup, Aguascalientes : UEC European Under-23 Championships ::1st Madison (with Bryan Coquard) ::1st Points ::3rd Omnium : National Championships ::1st Omnium ::1st Points ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Scratch ::3rd Individual pursuit : 2nd Points, UEC European Championships ;2014 : 1st Omnium, UCI World Championships : National Championships ::1st Omnium ::1st Scratch ::1st Team pursuit : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Gaviria
Fernando Gaviria Rendón (born 19 August 1994) is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling team, Gaviria came to international attention at the 2015 Tour de San Luis, where he beat former world champion Mark Cavendish in two sprint finishes. His first major Grand Tour wins came at the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He is the brother of track cyclist Juliana Gaviria. His nickname is "Quetzal splendente", from the brightful and colourful South American bird Quetzal. Its colours recall his world championship titles, his Colombia and "la maglia Ciclamino" won at Giro d'Italia. Career Early career Before his road career, Gaviria won the omnium and madison events at the 2012 UCI Juniors Track World Championships. In 2014, he won the under-23 Pan-American road race. He also competed in the 2014 Tour de l'Avenir. Although he did not win a stage, he won the bunch sprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
