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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Sprint
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint is the world championship sprint event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Between its inception and 1992, the sprint was separated into two events; one for professionals and one for amateurs. From 1993, all competitors competed in one open event. It was first held at the 1895 championships, two years after the first amateur sprint world championship. , Koichi Nakano from Japan has won the most titles with ten consecutive professional wins between 1977 and 1986. Medalists Medal table See also *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 gamblin ... * UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint * Track cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's sprint Notes References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprint (cycling)
The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between two and four riders, though it is usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other. Men's sprint has been an Olympic event at every games except 1904 (which had races at seven different distances) and 1912 (which had no track cycling events). Women's sprints have been contested at every Olympics since 1988. Racing style Depending on the size of the velodrome, this event can be from 250 m to 1000 m. Unlike the Sprint (running), sprints in athletics (sport), athletics, these events do not usually start with riders sprinting from the starting line and they are not confined to lanes. The early parts of each race will often be highly tactical with riders pedalling slowly, as they carefully jockey for position, often trying to force their opponents up high on the track in an attempt to get their rivals to make the first move. Some e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Verheyen
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Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge Businesses * Franz Deuticke, a scientific publishing company based in Vienna, Austria * Franz Family Bakeries, a food processing company in Portland, Oregon * Franz-porcelains, a Taiwanese brand of pottery based in San Francisco Other uses * ''Franz'' (film), a 1971 Belgian film * Franz Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language See also * Frantz (other) * Franzen (other) * Frantzen (other) Frantzen or Frantzén is a surname. It may refer to: * Allen Frantzen (born 1947/48), American medievalist * Björn Frantzén (born 1977), Swedish chef and owner of the Frantzén restaurant * Jean-Pierre Frantzen (1890–1957), Luxembourgian gymna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Arend
Willy Arend (2 May 1876 in Hanover – 25 March 1964 in Berlin) was a German track cyclist. Next to cycling Arend had a cigarette business in Berlin. Major results ;1896 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1897 :1st World Sprint Championships :1st European Sprint Championships :1st National Sprint Championships ;1900 :3rd World Sprint Championships ;1901 :1st European Sprint Championships ;1903 :2nd World Sprint Championships :2nd European Sprint Championships ;1904 :2nd European Sprint Championships ;1910 :1st Six Days of Bremen (with Eugen Stabe) :1st Six Days of Kiel (with Eugen Stabe Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 * Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and pat ...) ;1921 :1st National Sprint Championships References 1876 births 1964 deaths Sportspeople from Hanover German male cyclists UCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1903 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 16 to 22 August 1903. Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs. Medal summary Medal table References {{Portal bar, Sports, Denmark 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 wa ... UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International sports competitions in Copenhagen International cycle races hosted by Denmark 1900s in track cycling 1903 in cycle racing August 1903 sports events 1903 in Copenhagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Bixio
Pietro Bixio (11 August 1875 – 26 July 1905) was an Italian track cyclist. Pietro Bixio won the Italian professional sprint championship three times, in 1895, 1903 and 1904. In 1900 he raced during the Olympic Games in Paris at the ''Grand Prix de l’Exposition'', a race for professionals for 15.000 French Francs , the biggest prize purse in the world at the time. Bixio was eliminated in the semi-final. In the ''Grande Course de Nations'' team competition over 1500 meters (a kind of points race) he was third (teaming up with Gian Ferdinando Tomaselli and Giuseppe Singrossi). At the 1902 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Rome, Bixio won the bronze medal in the sprint tournament, becoming the first Italian to win a medal at the World Championships. In 1903 he was also third in the prestigious ''Grand Prix de Paris''. Other wins include the ''Gran Premio d'Italia'' in 1895, the ''Gran Premio della U.V.I.'' in 1899 and the ''Groote Prijs van Antwerpen'' in 1903. Bixio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1902 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rome, Italy for the sprint disciplines on 15 June and in Berlin, Germany for the motor paced disciplines on 22 June. Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs. Medal summary Medal table References {{Portal bar, Sports, Germany, Italy Track cycling 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 wa ... UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by Germany International cycle races hosted by Italy Sports competitions in Rome Sports competitions in Berlin 1900s in track cycling 1902 in cycle racing June 1902 sports events 1900s in Rome 1900s in Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guus Schilling
Gustav "Guus" Schilling (born 8 February 1876 in Amsterdam – 16 January 1951 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch male track cyclist 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 wa .... He was a professional cyclist between 1898 and 1916. He won the bronze medal in the sprint event at the 1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany. References External links * 1876 births 1951 deaths Dutch male cyclists Dutch cyclists at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Cyclists from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorvald Ellegaard
Thorvald Ellegaard (7 March 1877 - 27 April 1954) was a leading Danish track cycling, track racing cycle sport, cyclist in the 1900s and 1910s. He won the world professional sprint (cycling), sprint title six times, three European titles, and 24 Danish titles. He also won the Grand Prix de Paris (cycling), Grand Prix de Paris in 1901 and 1911. Over the course of his long career, which spanned 31 years, he competed in 1,560 significant races, winning 925 of them. He was Denmark's first sports idol. Biography Thorvald Kristian Kristensen was born on 7 March 1877 in Fangel, a village 12 km south-west of Odense on the Danish island of Funen. He had his debut on 23 May 1895 in Slagelse. Like his brother, Peter, he changed his name to Ellegård after the farm where they were born. He completed a mason's apprenticeship in 1896. In 1898 he became professional as the first Danish racing cyclist from the provinces. By 1899, the international community had become aware of his talent an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Berlin, Germany from 7 to 14 July 1901. Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs. Medal summary Medal table References {{Portal bar, Sports, Germany 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 wa ... UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year Sports competitions in Berlin 1900s in track cycling 1901 in cycle racing International cycle races hosted by Germany July 1901 sports events 1900s in Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1900 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 12 to 18 August 1900. Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs. Apart from the four events a tandem event was organized. This race has never been officially recognized. The Dutch duo Harrie Meyers- Fernando Tomaselli won ahead of the French duo Edmond Jacquelin- Lucien Louvet and the French-American duo Charles Vanoni- Robert Protin. Because the race was not official the medalists are not listed in the list of Tandem World Champions. Medal summary Medal table References {{Portal bar, Sports, France Track cycling UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by France Uci UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Courbe D'outrelon
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422–1472) *Gaston I, Viscount of Béarn (died circa 980) *Gaston II, Viscount of Béarn (circa 951 – 1012) *Gaston III, Viscount of Béarn (died on or before 1045) *Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn (died 1131) *Gaston V, Viscount of Béarn (died 1170) *Gaston VI, Viscount of Béarn (1173–1214) *Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn (1225–1290) *Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana (1444–1470) * Gaston, Count of Marsan (1721–1743) *Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660), French nobleman *Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), French philosopher *Gaston Balande (1880–1971), French painter and illustrator *Gaston Browne (born 1967), Antiguan politician and Prime Minister *Gaston Caperton (born 1940), American politician *Gaston Chev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
