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Cycling At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Omnium
The men's omnium event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome. 20 cyclists from 20 nations competed. Background This was the 3rd appearance of the event, which was introduced in 2012. The previous reigning Olympic champion was Elia Viviani of Italy. The reigning (2020) World Champion was Benjamin Thomas (cyclist), Benjamin Thomas of France. France, Italy, Russia, Germany, China, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands are traditionally strong track cycling nations. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 1 cyclist in the omnium. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The best 8 NOCs in the madison rankings (not already qualified through the team pursuit) directly qualified to enter madison teams as well as earning 1 quota place in the omnium. There were another 12 places in the omnium available based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izu Velodrome
The Izu Velodrome is a velodrome in Shizuoka, Japan. It has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,600 people. It was opened in 2011, and was selected as the venue to host the track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It is the only indoor 250-metre velodrome with a wooden timber surface in Japan, as other velodromes in Japan are outdoors that are longer than 250-metres and with asphalt surfaces, dedicated largely for keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling .... References Sports venues in Shizuoka Prefecture 2011 establishments in Japan Venues of the 2020 Summer Olympics 2020 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics Indoor arenas in Japan Olympic cycling venues Venues of the 2026 Asian Games Sports ven ... [...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] |
Andreas Müller (cyclist)
Andreas Müller (born 25 November 1979) is a German-born Austrian professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Major results ;2000 : 1st Team pursuit, German National Track Championships : 2nd Team pursuit, 2000 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Moscow ;2001 : Team pursuit, 2001 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::1st Szczecin ::1st Ipoh : 1st Points race, German National Track Championships ;2002 : 1st Points race, German National Track Championships : 3rd Madison, 2002 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Kunming (with Guido Fulst) ;2003 : 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::1st Madison, Moscow (with Guido Fulst) ::1st Madison, Sydney (with Guido Fulst) ::2nd Points race, Cape Town ::2nd Team pursuit, Sydney ::3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yauheni Karaliok
Yauheni Karaliok ( be, Яўгеній Сяргеевіч Каралёк; born 9 June 1996) is a Belarusian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He competed at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit event and at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships also in the team pursuit event. Major results Road ;2017 : 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships : 1st Grand Prix Minsk ;2018 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Mersin : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Estonia : 5th Overall Tour of Mevlana ;2019 : 1st Minsk Cup : 2nd Grand Prix Alanya : 3rd Time trial, National Championships ;2020 : National Championships ::1st Time trial ::3rd Road race : 2nd Grand Prix Gazipaşa : 10th GP Manavgat ;2021 : 1st Time trial, National Championships : 5th Overall Five Rings of Moscow ;2022 : National Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race : 1st Grand Prix Justiniano Hotels Track ;2015 : 2nd Omnium, National Championships : 3rd Team pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Volikakis
Christos Volikakis ( gr, Χρήστος Βολικάκης; born 25 March 1988, in Volos) is a Greek track cyclist. He was the leader of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics 2011–2012 in Keirin. * He is the first Greek who win a gold medal at a World Championship. He has won 4 medals at World Championships, 9 medals at European Championships and several medals at World Cups. He won 2 gold medals at the European Olympic Games in Minsk 2019, as well as a flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Games. Bronze Medal at the World Cup 2019 in St. Petersburg. He has been crowned World Cup winner in the years 2019–2020, 2018–2019, 2011–2012 while in 2014–2015 & 2016–2017 he was in second place. He has been present 4 times at the Olympic Games in (Beijing in 2008 13th place) in (London in 2012 9th place lost a medal by accident) in (Rio in 2016 12th place) and in Tokyo in 2021. * He has won over 90 gold medals in Panhellenic Championships, holds 11 national records and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Downey
Mark Downey (born 3 July 1996) is an Irish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Côtes d'Armor–Marie Morin–Véranda Rideau. As a junior he competed at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's junior time trial and also at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's junior time trial. On the track he competed at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in the points race and team pursuit. He won the gold medal at the 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Round 2 in Apeldoorn in the points race. He also won the third round of the World Cup points race held in Cali, Colombia following that event he picked up a silver in the madison with his teammate Felix English. Concluding his 2017 World Cup campaign Downey won the madison in LA round 4 and was overall series winner in the points race. Major results Road ;2015 : 5th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2016 : 1st Stage 6 Tour Nivernais Morvan ;2017 : 9th Road race, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Torres (cyclist)
Albert Torres Barceló (born 26 April 1990) is a Spanish Track cycling, track and road bicycle racing, road Bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Torres turned professional in 2014 with Team Ecuador. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2007 : 3rd Individual pursuit, 2007 European Track Championships, UEC European Junior Track Championships ;2008 : 2008 European Track Championships, UEC European Junior Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::2nd Points race ;2010 : 1st Spanish National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships ;2013 : 2nd 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison, Madison (with David Muntaner), 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, UCI Track World Championships : 2nd European Track Championships – Men's madison, Madison (with David Muntaner), 2013 European Track Championships, UEC European Track Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szymon Sajnok
Szymon Wojciech Sajnok (born 24 August 1997) is a Polish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career As a junior, he participated at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's junior time trial and at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships also in the Men's junior time trial. On the track he competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the elimination race event and team pursuit event. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. In September 2020, Sajnok signed a two-year contract with the team, from the 2021 season. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2013–2014 : 2nd National Junior Championships ;2014–2015 : 1st National Junior Championships Mountain bike ;2014 : 1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships : 3rd Eliminator, Summer Youth Olympics Road ;2015 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Championships : 1st Stage 2 Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziądz : 5th Paris–Roubaix Junio ... [...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] |
Kenny De Ketele
Kenny De Ketele (born 5 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021, entirely for UCI ProTeam . He won eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, including a gold medal in the Madison at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, partnering Gijs Van Hoecke. Following his retirement, De Ketele became a directeur sportif with . Major results Track ;2002 : 2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships ;2003 : National Junior Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Points race ::2nd Scratch ::3rd Kilo : 2nd Points race, UEC European Junior Championships ;2004 : 1st Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Iljo Keisse) : National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Kilo : UIV Cup U23 ::1st Ghent (with Steve Schets) ::2nd Amsterdam (with Steve Schets) ::2nd Munich (with Steve Schets) ;2005 : National Championships ::1st Madison (with Steve Schets) ::2nd Omni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Hoover
Gavin Hoover (born July 12, 1997) is an American bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He rode in the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit, men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2018 and the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In June 2021, he qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Major results ;2014 : 10th Paris–Roubaix Juniors ;2017 : United States National Track Championships, National Track Championships ::1st Team pursuit (with Adrian Hegyvary, Daniel Holloway (cyclist), Daniel Holloway & Daniel Summerhill) ::3rd Individual pursuit : 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, UCI World Cup ::3rd Team pursuit, Santiago ;2018 : Pan American Road and Track Championships, Pan American Track Championships ::1st Team pursuit (with Ashton Lambie, Colby Lange & Eric Young (cyclist), Eric Young) ::2nd Individual pursuit : United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théry Schir
Théry Schir (born 18 February 1993) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results Track ;2011 : UEC European Junior Track Championships ::1st Madison (with Stefan Küng) ::2nd Points race ;2012 : UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ::2nd Scratch ::2nd Team pursuit ;2013 : UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Madison (with Stefan Küng) ::2nd Points race ;2014 : 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships : 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Madison (with Stefan Küng) : 3rd Madison, UCI Track Cycling World Championships (with Stefan Küng) : 3rd Team pursuit, 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara ;2015 : UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ::1st Madison (with Frank Pasche) ::1st Omnium ::2nd Team pursuit : 2015–16 UCI Track Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
