Filippo Ganna
Filippo Ganna (born 25 July 1996) is an Italian track and road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a five-time world champion in the individual pursuit, and has won a total of eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He also won the men's individual time trial at the 2020 and 2021 UCI Road World Championships, four stages in the 2020 Giro d'Italia and two stages in the 2021 Giro d'Italia. He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in 2021, setting a new world record. Career The son of former Italian Olympic sprint canoer Marco Ganna, Ganna emerged into the scene at the 2016 World Indoor Championships with an uncommon negative splits pursuit style of starting very slowly and falling behind, then winding up the speed in the second half to win. Ganna rode for Italian amateur team , before turning professional with in 2017. After two years with the team, he joined ahead of the 2019 season. Between Novemb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships ...
The 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from 26 February to 1 March 2020. Schedule 20 events were held: ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summary Medal table Men Women *Shaded events are non-Olympic References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year World Championships 2020 in German sport International cycle races hosted by Germany 2020 in Berlin Sports competitions in Berlin UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Track Cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it was held on velodromes similar to the ones used today. These velodromes consisted of two straights and slightly banked turns, though they varied more in length and material than the modern 250m track. One appeal of indoor track racing was that spectators could be easily controlled, and hence an entrance fee could be charged, making track racing a lucrative sport. Early track races attracted crowds of up to 2,000 people. Indoor tracks also enabled year-round cycling for the first time. The main early centers for track racing in Britain were Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester and London. The most noticeable changes in over a century of track cycling have concerned the bikes themselves, engineered to be lighter and more aerodynamic t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit competition at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 20 and 21 October 2021. Results Qualifying The qualifying was started on 20 October at 14:01. The eight fastest teams advanced to the first round. First round First round heats were held as follows: Heat 1: 6th v 7th fastest Heat 2: 5th v 8th fastest Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd fastest Heat 4: 1st v 4th fastest The first round was started at 20:25. The winners of heats three and four advanced to the gold medal race. The remaining six teams were ranked on time, from which the top two proceeded to the bronze medal race. * QG = qualified for gold medal final * QB = qualified for bronze medal final Finals The finals were started at 19:16. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team pursuit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 20 to 24 October 2021 at the Velodrome Couvert Regional Jean-Stablinski in Roubaix, France. The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The elimination race was introduced for the first time in the history of World Championships Bidding Turkmenistan showed their interest in hosting the championships at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly in September 2015. The Central Asian country's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his intention in which he reiterated his aim to use sport to raise the profile of the nation. Berdimuhamedov described the proposal as "fully in accord" with the plans of the nation, adding that the country has "all the necessary conditions". Igor Makarov, the Ashgabat-born president of the Russian Cycling Federation, outlined the attractions of the Ashgabat Sports Complex Velodrome. The velodrome is among the largest velo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Individual Pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit competition at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February 2020. Results Qualifying The qualifying was started at 15:48. The first two racers raced for gold, the third and fourth fastest rider raced for the bronze medal. Finals The finals were started at 20:36. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's individual pursuit 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Men's individual pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Individual Pursuit ...
The Men's individual pursuit competition at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 1 March 2019. Results Qualifying The qualifying was started at 15:43. The first two racers raced for gold, the third and fourth fastest rider raced for the bronze medal. Finals The final was started at 20:32. References {{DEFAULTSORT:UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's individual pursuit Men's individual pursuit 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships ...
The 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held in Pruszków, Poland from 27 February to 3 March 2019. Schedule 20 events were held: Medal summary Medals table Men Women *Shaded events are non-Olympic References External linksOfficial website {{World championships in 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year World Championships 2019 in Polish sport International cycle races hosted by Poland Pruszków County UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Individual Pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit competition at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2018. They took place in the Netherlands at the Omnisport Apeldoorn from 28 February to 4 March 2018. Schedule The schedule of events was as follows ... was held on 2 March 2018. Results Qualifying The first two racers will race for gold, the third and fourth fastest rider will race for the bronze medal. Finals The finals were started at 20:11. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's individual pursuit Men's individual pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2018. They took place in the Netherlands at the Omnisport Apeldoorn from 28 February to 4 March 2018. Schedule The schedule of events was as follows: Medal summary Medal table Medalists Notes *Riders named in ''italics'' did not participate in the medal finals. * Contested in the Olympics as an intra-omnium discipline only. * Not contested in the Olympics. References External linksOfficial website Official live timing {{World championships in 2018 [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Individual Pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 4 March 2016. Filippo Ganna Filippo Ganna (born 25 July 1996) is an Italian track and road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a five-time world champion in the individual pursuit, and has won a total of eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Champio ... of Italy won the gold medal. Results Qualifying The qualifying was held at 10:47. Finals The finals were started at 19:40. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's individual pursuit Men's individual pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2016. They took place in London in the Lee Valley VeloPark from 2–6 March 2016. As the last major track cycling event prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics, the championships were particularly important for cyclists and national teams aiming to qualify for the track cycling competitions at Rio 2016. Hosts Great Britain finished top of the medals table with five gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Preparations Tickets prices for the 12 different sessions ranged between £15 and £90, with student and over 60s discounts available. Higher priced tickets were tickets with better seating locations, afternoon (final) sessions and the sessions at the weekend. On 20 February 50,000 tickets were sold, with most of the sessions sold out. For the championships 200 volunteers were recruited and helped in a variety of roles during set-up and across the event, from programme sellers and accr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |