Laurent Gané (born 7 March 1973 in
Nouméa
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,
) is a former French professional
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 awarded the
Vélo d'Or français, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists,
in 1999 and 2003.
Gané is also the cousin of cyclist
Hervé Gané.
Major results
;1996
:3rd Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau
Florian Rousseau (born 3 February 1974 in Orléans) is a former French track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many o ...
&
Hervé Robert Thuet)
;1999
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau
Florian Rousseau (born 3 February 1974 in Orléans) is a former French track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many o ...
&
Arnaud Tournant)
;2000
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau
Florian Rousseau (born 3 February 1974 in Orléans) is a former French track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many o ...
&
Arnaud Tournant)
:1st Team Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
(with
Florian Rousseau
Florian Rousseau (born 3 February 1974 in Orléans) is a former French track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many o ...
&
Arnaud Tournant)
:4th Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
;2001
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau
Florian Rousseau (born 3 February 1974 in Orléans) is a former French track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many o ...
&
Arnaud Tournant)
;2003
:2nd Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Mickaël Bourgain &
Arnaud Tournant)
;2004
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Mickaël Bourgain &
Arnaud Tournant)
:3rd Team Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
(with
Mickaël Bourgain &
Arnaud Tournant)
:4th Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
French male cyclists
People from Nouméa
Olympic medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of France
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
French track cyclists
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