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Cycling At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Points Race
The men's points race was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 28 participants from 28 nations, with 24 cyclists completing the final, which was held on July 28, 1996. Each nation was limited to one cyclist in the event. The event was won by Silvio Martinello of Italy, the nation's second consecutive and third overall victory in the men's points race (no other nation had more than one win). Silver went to Brian Walton of Canada and bronze to Stuart O'Grady of Australia; it was the first medal in the event for both nations. Background This was the fifth appearance of the event. It was first held in 1900 and not again until 1984; after that, it was held every Summer Games until 2008 when it was removed from the programme. The women's version was held from 1996 through 2008. Four of the 24 finalists from the 1992 Games returned: fourth-place finisher Glenn McLeay of New Zealand, seventh-place finisher Guido Fulst of Germany, ninth-place finisher F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome Inselberg, monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia. The park is owned by the state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is currently managed by Herschend Family Entertainment. At its summit, the elevation is AMSL, above sea level and above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology, but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief artwork in the world.Stone Mountain ." ''georgia.gov,'' retrieved February 2007. The carving, completed in 1972, depicts three Confederate States of America, Confederate leaders, Jefferson Davis, Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Llaneras
Joan Llaneras Rosselló (born 17 May 1969 in Porreres, Majorca) is a former Spanish World and Olympic points race champion track cyclist. He specialises in the madison and points race events. Llaneras began his cycling career on the road with the ONCE professional cycling team but switched to concentrate on track cycling. Llaneras is a four-time world champion in the points race and three-time champion in the Madison. He is a double Olympic champion, winning the event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in Beijing in 2008. Llaneras teamed up with Isaac Gálvez to compete on the lucrative Six Days of Ghent racing circuit in November 2006. It resulted with the death of Gálvez after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and hitting the railings. Llaneras had decided to quit cycling, but a few months later in an interview with Spanish daily newspaper Marca, he said: He returned to competition in 2007, and although he had no intention of returning to Madison racing, Llaneras teamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Curuchet
Juan Esteban Curuchet (born 4 February 1965 in Mar del Plata) is a road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Argentina. Curuchet represented Argentina at the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. He won the madison at the 1999 Pan American Games with his older brother, Gabriel Ovidio Curuchet. He also won the madison at the 2003 Pan American Games and 2007 Pan American Games alongside Walter Pérez and the Cycling World Championships in 2004 (Men's Madison). Curuchet holds an Argentine record of participating in six non-consecutive Olympic games. He closed his Olympic career at age 43, by winning the Men's Madison gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Walter Pérez. In 2008, he received the gold Gold Olimpia Award as the best athlete of the year from his country with Walter Pérez. In 2000 and 2010 he won the Platinum Konex Award as the best cyclist of the last decade in Argentina. Major results ;1992 :3rd Points race, UCI Track Cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declan Lonergan
Declan Lonergan (born 25 July 1969) was an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1994. Career Lonergan won the Rás Tailteann in 1994. Lonergan competed in the points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing 22nd, and also competed in the 1996 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics The 1996 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi-race tournament over a season of track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. .... References External links * living people 1969 births Irish male cyclists Rás Tailteann winners Olympic cyclists of Ireland Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Ireland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Pieters
Peter Pieters (born 2 February 1962) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1980 and 1998. On track, he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the individual 4 km pursuit and points race, and won a bronze medal in the points race at the 1991 world championships. On the road, he won the Delta Profronde (1988), Paris–Tours (1988), Profronde van Almelo (1990) and Ronde van de Haarlemmermeer (1996), as well as individual stages of the Olympia's Tour (1983), Vuelta a Burgos (1984), Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (1984), Vuelta a Murcia (1985), Tour of Belgium (1988) and Tour of Sweden (1992). After retiring from competition he worked as a cycling coach, in particular he was successful with the Belgian national team: in 2017 the Belgium national team brought home the highest number of medals in 50 years. Pieters's brother Sjaak and daughter Amy are also Olympic cyclists. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McDonough (cyclist)
Brian McDonough (born August 16, 1965) is an American cyclist. He competed in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1965 births Living people American male cyclists Olympic cyclists of the United States Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Winston-Salem, North Carolina {{US-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Bo Petersen
Jan Bo Petersen (born 28 July 1970) is a Danish former cyclist. He won the bronze medal in the Men's team pursuit in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Major results Road ;1988 : 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;1990 : 3rd Overall Tour de Berlin ;1992 : 1st Overall Tour de Berlin ;1994 : 2nd Overall Cinturón a Mallorca ;1995 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Tour de Berlin ;1996 : 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ..., National Road Championships Track References External links * 1970 births Living people Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Danish male cyclists Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic cyclists of Denmark Olympic medalists in cycling Medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Risi
Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968) is a retired Switzerland, Swiss professional racing cyclist. He competed at five Olympic Games. Risi was one of the top six-day riders of his generation, he won many professional Madison events during his long career. He is the ninth Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics (1988, 1996/2008), after middle-distance runner Paul Martin (athlete), Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer (equestrian), Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier Paul Accola, shooter Gabriele Bühlmann, and equestrian Markus Fuchs (equestrian), Markus Fuchs. Palmares ;1990 : 1st, Stage 5a, Circuit Franco-Belge, Wasquehal : World Amateur Points Race Championship ;1991 : World Amateur Points Race Champion : 1st, Giro del Lago Maggiore -GP Knorr- : 1st, Tour du Lac Léman ;1992 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days of Dortmund (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, Overall, Niederös ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Vakker
Eugen Wacker (russian: Евгений Ваккер, sometimes written as Evgeny Vakker; born 18 April 1976) is a German-born Kyrgyzstani cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he competed in the road race and time trial. In April 2017, he was suspended until February 2018 for testing positive for meldonium. Major results ;2000 : 1st Overall Herald Sun Tour ;2001 : 1st Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich : 1st Stage 12 ( TTT) Herald Sun Tour : 3rd Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic : 7th Overall Tour de Beauce ::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ;2002 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 2nd Time trial, Asian Games : 6th Overall Sachsen Tour ;2003 : 1st Time trial, UCI B World Championships : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 3rd Duo Normand (with Artem Botchkarev) ;2004 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial ;2005 : 9th Overall Tour of China ;2006 : 2nd Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Yasuhara
is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the men's points race event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... He is currently the manager of the UCI Continental team . References External links * 1963 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Japan Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Osaka Prefecture {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Khamidulin
Pavel Khamidulin (born 2 October 1971) is a Russian cyclist. He competed in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1971 births Living people Russian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Russia Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Moscow {{Russia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remigijus Lupeikis
Remigijus Lupeikis (born 22 September 1968) is a Lithuanian former track and road racing cyclist. Remigijus Lupeikis Sports Reference profile. Accessed: 30 December 2012 Initially competing for the prior to its breakup, he had a long career riding for Lithuania, which included competing in both road and track events at the , and in the road race at the |
