Bilal Akgül (born 13 October 1982 in

Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ...

) is a Turkish professional

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

and

mountain biker Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

riding for team

Brisaspor Brisaspor is a Turkish professional road bicycle racing team based in Kocaeli, and sponsored by the local Brisa Bridgestone Sabancı Lastik company of Turkish Sabancı Group, which produces and distributes Bridgestone tires from Japan. The cycl ...

. He is the first ever Turkish Olympian cyclist participating at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He became 2005 Turkish mountain biking champion in cross-country at

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. The next year, he won the national champion title in marathon mountain bike race at

Çanakkale Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate). Çanakkale is ...

and the road race. In the 2007 season, Akgül became national mountain biking champion in cross-country and in marathon. He took part at the cross-country event of 2008 Summer Olympics without having finished.

Major results

Source ;2005 : 1st, Kırıkkale MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Kırıkkale Kırıkkale is the capital of the Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located 80 km east of Ankara which is the capital city of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, the population of the province is 280,83 ...

: 2nd, Kos Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

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: 1st, Bolu Festival MTB, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Bolu Bolu is a city in Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province. The population is 131,264 (2012 census). The city has been governed by mayor Tanju Özcan ( CHP) since local elections in 2019. It was the site of Ancient Claudiopolis a ...

: 1st,

Kartepe Kartepe is a town and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The mayor is Şükrü Karabalık ( AKP). Geography Kartepe (literally Snowy hill referring to mountains to the south) is situated at to the east of Kocaeli Gulf. It is almost merged ...

XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Kocaeli : 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Elite,

: 1st, Bursa MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...

: 1st, Izmir XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Izmir : 1st, Babadagi Hill Climb, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Fethiye Fethiye () is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. It is one of the prominent tourist destinations in the Turkish Riviera. In 2019 its population was 162,686. History Fethiye was formerly known as Makri (). ...

: 1st, Yalova Aksa XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Yalova Yalova is a market-gardening town located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. The town has a population of 156,838, while the population of the surrounding Yalova Province is 291,001 . A largely modern town, it is ...

;2006 : 1st, Adana MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 3rd, Manavgat, Mountainbike-Marathon,

Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

: 1st, Gallipoli MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 2nd, Istanbul Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

: 1st, National Championship, Road, Elite : 2nd, Konya MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...

: 3rd, Cappadocia MTB Festival, Mountainbike, Elite/U23 (a),

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: 2nd, Cappadocia MTB Festival, Mountainbike, Elite/U23 (c),

Ürgüp Ürgüp ( el, Προκόπιο ''Prokópio,'' or Cappadocian Greek: ''Prokópi'', ota, Burgut Kalesi) is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Cappadocia, an ...

: 3rd, Balkan Championship XC, Mountainbike,

, Kocaeli : 2nd, Yalova Aksa XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, Marathon,

;2007 : 1st, Adana MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 3rd, Büyükada Cup XCO, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 1st, Gaziantep, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approximat ...

: 1st, Polonez Adampol Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 1st, Ankara MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Elite,

: 3rd, Kartepe XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Kocaeli : 1st, Izmir XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Izmir : 2nd, Yalova Aksa XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 2nd, Babadagi Hill Climb, Mountainbike, Elite/U23,

: 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, Marathon,

;2008 : 3rd, Stage 1 Tacettin Özsavaş Cup TTT : 35th, Olympic Games, Mountainbike,

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;2010 : 5th, National Championship, Road, Elite,

;2011 : 1st, Salcano Turkish Mountainbike Championship,

/Arnavutköy ;2012 : 3rd, Finike/

, Mountainbike : 1st, Gaziantep, Mountainbike : 1st, Tuzla, Mountainbike : 1st, Gaziantep, Mountainbike (b) : 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Elite

References

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