Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (); born 17 February 1977) is a Spanish
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...
from the
Basque Country. She won the
Bronze medal
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in the
Women's points race at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, finishing behind
Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos (; born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
After winning a junior European and World Championship in road racing, she continued her success in senior cycling by becomin ...
(
Netherlands
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) and
Yoanka González
Yoanka González Pérez (born 9 January 1976 in Villa Clara) is a Cuban racing cyclist, competing in both road cycling and track cycling. She was the 2004 scratch cycling world champion. She is also married to cyclist Pedro Pablo Pérez.
Maj ...
(
Cuba
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).
Major results
Track
;2006
: 2nd
Points race,
2005–06 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics The 2005–2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycl ...
, Sydney
;2007
: 3rd
Points race,
2006–07 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The 2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bic ...
, Los Angeles
;2008
: 2nd
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996–2008. Starting in 2012, the points race is one of the omnium even ...
,
2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
: 3rd
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996–2008. Starting in 2012, the points race is one of the omnium even ...
,
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
;2010
: 1st
Omnium,
2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The 2010–2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 2 December 2010 to 20 February 2011. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As in the pr ...
, Melbourne
: 1st
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...
,
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 ...
: 3rd
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...
,
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
;2013
:
International Belgian Open
::1st Omnium
::1st Scratch
: Revolution Series, Round 1
::2nd Scratch
::3rd Points race
: 3rd
Omnium,
2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, presented by Samsung for sponsorship reasons.) is a multi race tournament over a track cycling. It was the twenty-first series of the UCI Track ...
, Aguascalientes
: 3rd
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996–2008. Starting in 2012, the points race is one of the omnium even ...
,
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 ...
;2014
: Prova Internacional de Anadia
::1st Omnium
::2nd Scratch
: 2nd Omnium, Revolution – Round 5, London
: 2nd Scratch, Fenioux Trophy Piste
: 3rd Omnium, Fenioux Piste International
;2015
: 2nd
Omnium,
2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali
: Revolution
::2nd Scratch – Round 3, Manchester
::3rd Points race – Round 5, London
::3rd Points race – Round 6, Manchester
::3rd Scratch – Round 1, Derby
: 2nd Scratch, Grand Prix of Poland
: Irish International Track GP
::3rd Individual pursuit
::3rd Omnium
;2017
: 3rd Points race, Trofeo Ciutat de Barcelona–Memorial Miquel Poblet
Road
Source:
;2009
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
;2010
: National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
;2011
: 9th Overall
Tour de Bretagne Féminin
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;2013
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
;2014
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
;2015
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
See also
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Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Spain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, with a total of 286 athletes and competed in 25 sports.
Medalists
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Olaberria, Leire
1977 births
Living people
Cyclists from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Spanish female cyclists
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of Spain
Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
Spanish track cyclists
Olympic medalists in cycling
People from Tolosaldea
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa
21st-century Spanish women