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Leigh Hoffman
Leigh Hoffman (born 11 June 2000) is an Australian track cyclist. Early life Hoffman was brought up in Whyalla in South Australia but moved as teenager to Adelaide to be nearer his training base at the SA Sports Institute, enrolling at the Immanuel College at Novar Gardens. Career Hoffman was a gold medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the men’s team sprint competition alongside Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer. Prior to this, he had won the team sprint at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Glasgow. In October 2022 at the World Championships held at the Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, France, Hoffman won gold in the team sprint The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The current men's ... as Australia defeated the three-time defending champions Netherlands in the final. Refe ...
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Whyalla, South Australia
Whyalla was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916. It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta is one of the three towns to make up the Iron Triangle. As of June 2018, Whyalla had an urban population of 21,742, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. having declined at an average annual rate of -0.75% year-over-year over the preceding five years. It is a seaport located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula and is known as the "Steel City" due to its integrated steelworks and shipbuilding heritage. The port of Whyalla has been exporting iron ore since 1903. Description The city consists of an urban area bounded to the north by the railway to the mining town of Iron Knob, to the east by Spencer Gulf, and to the south by the Lincoln Highway. The urban area consists of the following suburbs laid from east to west extending from ...
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Matthew Glaetzer
Matthew Glaetzer (born 24 August 1992) is an Australian track cyclist. Career He competed in the team sprint event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the 2012 World Championship in the team sprint with Scott Sunderland and Shane Perkins. Glaetzer represented Australia in the men's sprint, men's keirin, and men's team sprint events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On 12 November 2017, at the World Cup competition in Manchester, Glaetzer became the first rider ever to break the 1:00-minute mark for 1 km time trial, at sea level velodrome. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Glaetzer won gold in the men's keirin. He was eliminated from the men's sprint in the quarterfinals. The next day, he won gold in the men's 1 km time trial. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Glaetzer courted controversy during the Keirin finals when he allowed a huge gap between Jason Kenny from Great Britain and the rest of the field. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Glaetzer won gol ...
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Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists For Australia
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Cyclists At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
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21st-century Australian People
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Australian Track Cyclists
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Australian Male Cyclists
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Vélodrome National
The Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France. It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2016 UEC European Track Championships. It will host the cycling venue in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Next to the velodrome is also a BMX stadium. See also *List of cycling tracks and velodromes This is a list of cycling tracks and velodromes for track cycling worldwide. Velodromes currently in use Indoor: all the structures are closed inside Outdoor: the velodrome is uncovered and in open air. Outdoor, fully covered: all the structures ... References Velodromes in France Sports venues in Yvelines Sports venues completed in 2014 2014 establishments in France BMX tracks Venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic cycling venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues 21st-century architecture in France {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ...
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2022 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup
The 2022 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup (also known as the Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-race tournament over a track cycling season. It is the 1st series of the UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup organised by the UCI. Series Three rounds are scheduled: # April 21–24 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. # May 12–15 in Milton, Ontario, Canada. # July 7–10 in Cali, Colombia. Standings Men ;Sprint ;Team Sprint ;Individual Pursuit ;Team Pursuit ;1 km Time Trial ;Keirin ;Omnium ;Elimination ;Madison Women ;Sprint ;Team Sprint ;Individual Pursuit ;Team Pursuit ;500 m Time Trial ;Keirin ;Omnium ;Elimination ;Madison Overall team standings Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. Results Men Women Medal table References {{Reflist Nations Cup UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup UCI Track C ...
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Matthew Richardson (cyclist)
Matthew Richardson (born 17 April 1999) is an Australian track cyclist. He competed in the men's keirin, individual sprint and team sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. His most successful event was the team sprint, where the Australians came fourth. Early years Richardson was born in the United Kingdom and moved to Australia for his father's work when he was nine years old. He grew up in Warwick, Western Australia. He loves gymnastics and was particularly good on the balance beam. As a teenager Richardson earned podium results at a national level. After suffering an elbow injury, he turned his interest to cycling. Achievements Richardson cycled for the Midland Cycling Club. He was invited to attend a 'come 'n' try' session and was recruited to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. Three months before the 2019 World Championships, Richardson relocated to South Australia to join Cycling Australia's Podium Potential Academy. This move paid dividends as Richardson was ...
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