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Steven Burke
Steven James Burke (born 4 March 1988) is a former English track and road cyclist, who rode for the now disbanded cycling team.Steven Burke Biography British Cycling; Accessed 16 August 2008 He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by eleven seconds, to take the bronze medal. He stood on the podium alongside his cycling idol, gold medallist . During 2012, Burke was part of the Great Britain team that won the Olympic and |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's Team Pursuit is one of the 10 men's events at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Ballerup, Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark .... Seventeen teams of 4 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze. The Qualifying and the Finals were held on March 25. World record Qualifying Finals References Qualifying Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Uci Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Team Pursuit [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 European Track Championships
The 2013 UEC European Track Championships was the fourth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between 18 and 20 October. The Event was organised by the European Cycling Union. All ten Olympic events, ( sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium, for both men and women) and the non-Olympic men's madison championship and points races for both genders were held as part of the championships. A highly competitive championships, gold medals were share among five teams, and medals among ten teams, with Germany leading the medal table with three gold and three silver medals. Great Britain won the most medals with eight, three of them also gold, the same number as Russia. The host Netherlands also enjoyed a highly successful event, with two gold medals and six in all, by far their strongest showing at this level. Ireland also won its first ever medal at this level, a bronze in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 European Track Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit was held on 21 October 2011 with 13 teams participating. Medalists Results Qualifying Fastest 2 teams race for gold and 3rd and 4th teams race for bronze. It was held at 14:10. Finals The final was held at 20:15. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 European Track Championships - Men's team pursuit 2011 European Track Championships European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 European Track Championships
The 2011 European Track Championships was the second edition of the elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between 21 and 23 October. All ten Olympic events, ( sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium all for both men and women) and the non-Olympic men's madison championship and points races for both genders were held as part of the championships. The Championships were a qualification event for the 2012 Olympic Games. The opening night of competition was marred by technical difficulties, specifically the mechanical breakdown of the fixed gates system. as a result of which all releases reverted to hand or manual releases. This mechanical difficulty caused two German false starts in the Women's Team Pursuit final, and may have played some part in the shock failure of Great Britain to make the medal finals in the Men's Team Sprint event. Despite this latter mishap, and the early withdrawal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 European Track Championships
The 2010 European Track Championships were the inaugural elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków, Poland, between 5 and 7 November. All ten Olympic events ( sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium all for both men and women) and a men's madison championship were held as part of the championships. The Championships were the first European event for qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games. Events * Shaded events are non-Olympic events. Medal table Participating nations 25 nations participated. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *, ''see: Netherlands at the 2010 European Track Championships'' * * * * * * * External links *European Cycling Union [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEC European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC). They were first held in their current format in 2010, when elite level cyclists competed for the first time following an overhaul of European track cycling. The UEC agreed with the governing bodies of six other major European sports from 2018 to integrate its four Olympic-class events, including track cycling, into the new European Championships event on a quadrennial basis. Beginning with 2018, every fourth edition of the competition will form part of the multi-sport event. While track cycling also forms part of the 2019 European Games in Minsk, these events are not regarded as European Championships but as the Cycling programme of the European Games, and the UEC event will also be held later in the same year. Conversely, the events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 23. 17 nations of 4 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze. Results Qualifying Qualifying was held at 15:00. Finals The finals were held at 19:45. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's team pursuit 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2011. The championships took place at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 23 to 27 March 2011. In January 2012 it was announced that Grégory Baugé's results in the Sprint and Team Sprint competitions would be nullified. The championships were dominated by the rivalry between Australia and Great Britain, who shared 10 of the 19 gold medals available between them, including in eight of the ten Olympic events. Participating nations 41 nations participated. * (2) * (19) * (3) * (11) * (4) * (9) * (6) * (11) * (12) * (3) * (9) * (5) * (14) * (17) * (16) * (23) * (9) * (8) * (2) * (11) * (9) * (1) * (3) * (7) * (5) * (2) * (21) * (16) * (10) * (1) * (21) * (1) * (8) * (1) * (3) * (1) * * (10) * (9) * (2) * (5) Medal summary Medal table * were stripped of two gold medals in January 2012, following the suspension of Grégory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit event of the 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 Ol ... was held on 2 and 3 March 2016. Australia beat Great Britain in the final to win gold. Results Qualifying The qualifying was started on 2 March 2016 at 13:00. First round The winners of the first two heats advanced to the final. After that, the results were used to determine the placement rounds. It was started on 3 March 2016 at 15:34. Finals The finals were started on 3 March 2016 at 21:45. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (part of the Paris Metropolitan Area) at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 ... was held on 18–19 February 2015. Results Qualifying The qualifying was held at 16:25. First round The first round was started at 16:45. Finals The finals were started at 21:45. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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