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Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Louise Pendleton, (born 24 September 1980) is a British jockey and former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion. With two Olympic gold medals and one silver, Pendleton is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians. Pendleton represented Great Britain and England in international cycling competition, winning nine world titles including a record six in the individual sprint, dominating the event between 2005 and 2012. In 2008 she won the sprint in the Beijing Olympics, and in 2012, she won the gold medal in the keirin at the London Olympics, as well as silver in the sprint. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling. As a gold medalist at European, World and Olympic level, Pendleton i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India.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] |
2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Keirin
The Women's keirin was one of the 7 women's events held at the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... 22 cyclists from 15 countries participated in the contest. After the 4 qualifying heats, the fastest 2 riders in each heat advance to the second round. The remaining ones face a first round repechage. The riders that did not advance to the second round race in 2 repechage heats. The first 2 riders in each heat advance to the second round along with the 8 that qualified before. The first 3 riders from each of the 2 Second Round heats advance to the Final and the remaining will race a consolation 7-12 final. The whole event took place on April 1. The First Round and Repechage on the morning se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Team Sprint
The Women's Team Sprint is one of the 7 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków Pruszków ( yi, פּרושקאָוו) is a city in east-central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975–1998). Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along t ..., Poland. Ten teams of 2 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 the evening session on 26 March. Qualifying Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's team sprint Women's team sprint UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Keirin
The Women's Keirin is one of the 8 women's events at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Manchester, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan .... 20 Cyclists from 16 countries participated in the contest, which was held on 29 March. First round Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 First Round Repechage Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Second round Heat 1 Heat 2 Finals Final 1-6 Final 7-12 Final standings 13-20 References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Uci Track Cycling World Championships - Women's Keirin Women's keirin UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Sprint
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2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bordeaux, France from April 13 to April 16, 2006. Medal table Medal summary External linksResults book Cycling News {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Uci Track Cycling World Championships Uci Track Cycling World Championships, 2006 |
2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Sprint
The Women's sprint at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2012. They took place in Melbourne, Australia from 4 to 8 April 2012. The championships took place in the Hisense Arena which previously hosted the w ... was held on April 5–6. 29 cyclists participated in the contest. Medalists Results Qualifying The Qualifying was held at 13:30, the top 24 riders qualified for the next round. Finals 1/16 Finals The 1/16 Finals were held at 14:20. 1/8 Finals The 1/8 Finals were held at 16:15. Repechage The 1/8 Finals Repechage were held at 17:10. Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were held at 19:00 and 19:30. Race 5th–8th Place The race for 5th–8th Places was held at 22:00. Semifinals The semifinals were held at 19:00, 19:40 and 20:15. Small Final The finals were held at 20:45 and 21:35. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 UCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2012. They took place in Melbourne, Australia from 4 to 8 April 2012. The championships took place in the Hisense Arena which previously hosted the world championships in 2004 and from 2008 to 2010 a round of the World Cup as well as the track cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The championships were also the final ranking event for the purposes of Olympic qualification. Ten of the nineteen World Championship disciplines are replicated at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The championships were dominated by the rivalry between Australia and Great Britain, who shared 12 of the 19 gold medals available between them, including in eight of the ten Olympic events. Australia won the greatest total number of medals (15). while the British team led in Olympic events. Of the other nations, only Germany won more than one gold medal. Several World Records were broken during the championship. Krist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Sprint
The Women's Sprint was one of the 9 women's events at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2010. They took place at the Ballerup Super Arena in Ballerup, Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_ty ..., held in Ballerup, Denmark. 27 cyclists from 14 countries participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders were to advance to the 1/16 finals. The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round. There was no repechage for this round. The first rider from each of the six Second Round heats advanced to the Quarterfinals and the second placed riders from a repechage to determine the other two riders that competed the quarterfinals. The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the 4 losing athletes faced a race for 5th-8th place. The qualifying, first round, sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2010. They took place at the Ballerup Super Arena in Ballerup, Denmark from 24 to 28 March 2010. Participating nations 38 nations participated * (3) * (20) * (5) * (1) * (7) * (2) * (9) * (2) * (16) * (1) * (3) * (9) * (13) * (14) * (21) * (19) * (22) * (13) * (8) * (1) * (5) * (15) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (7) * (2) * (3) * (15) * (17) * (14) * (1) * (21) * (9) * (1) * (3) * (16) * (8) Medal summary Medal table See also * 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking * 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics References External linksResults book {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Sprint
The Women's Sprint was one of the 9 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous .... 26 cyclists from 18 countries were due to participate in the contest, but two riders did not start. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders were to advance to the 1/16 finals, therefore all riders who contested the qualification advanced to the next round. The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round. There was no repechage for this round. The first rider from each of the six Second Round heats advanced to the Quarterfinals and the second placed riders from a repechage to determine the other two riders that competed the quarterfinals. The first rider in each quarterfin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków, Poland from 25 to 29 March 2009. Nineteen events were on the programme, with the women's omnium being added to the eighteen events contested at the 2008 championships. Australia topped the medal table with four gold medals, with France on second and Great Britain on third place. In the Men's events, Michael Mørkøv and Alex Rasmussen, both of Denmark, and Grégory Baugé of France took home two gold medals while Australian Cameron Meyer took home a gold and two silver medals. For the women, Simona Krupeckaitė of Lithuania won three medals; a gold and two bronzes. Victoria Pendleton and Elizabeth Armitstead of Great Britain won three medals each; a gold, a silver, and a bronze with. Medal table Medal summary See also * Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics * 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking * 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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