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Cycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX
The women's BMX racing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the Bicycle motocross, BMX track at the London Velopark, Velopark within the Olympic Park, from 8 to 10 August. Mariana Pajón from Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Colombia won the gold medal — the only at the 2012 Games for the country — with a winning time of 37.706 seconds. Sarah Walker (BMX rider), Sarah Walker from New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics, New Zealand won the silver medal and Laura Smulders of the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Netherlands took bronze. Competition format The riders were seeded into semi-finals based on time trials. The semi-finals consist of three runs, with the top four riders in each group advancing to the final. The final was a one-run contest. Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00, UTC+1) Results Seeding run Semi-finals Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Final See also *Cycling at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Velopark
Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England. It is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, and it was opened to the public in March 2014. The facility was one of the permanent venues for the 2012 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic and 2012 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. Lee Valley VeloPark is at the northern end of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It has an indoor velodrome and a BMX racing track, which have been used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road bicycle racing, road course and 5 miles (8 km) of Trail#Bicycle trail, mountain bike trails. The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. The facilities built for the Olympics were constructed between 2009 and 2011. The first event in the Velopark was the London round of the 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series. Planning In February 2005, plans were announced for a £22 million VeloPark. Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alise Willoughby
Alise Rose Willoughby (née Post, born January 17, 1991) is an American professional "Current School" BMX racing racer who has been racing competitively since 2002. She uses the moniker "The Beast". Career Originally a state-champion gymnast, Willoughby began racing at the age of six, after watching her older brothers race. She turned professional in 2006, at the age of 15. Her first professional race result came in April, when she placed third at the American Bicycle Association Winter Nationals. Her first professional win came just one month later, when she won the ABA Super Nationals. She was voted 2006 Rookie Pro of the Year by the readers of ''BMXer'' magazine, becoming the first female to win the title. She was also the youngest female to hold the National No.1 Pro Women's title, one of the youngest BMX racers to turn pro, one of the youngest to hold a pro title, and the first female to earn all three Girls division classifications. In 2008, BMX Racing was added to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In BMX
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMX At The Summer Olympics
Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008 and freestyle BMX in 2020. Before the 2020 Summer Olympics, all events were speed races, but the 2020 programme featured BMX freestyle for the first time. Women's road events were introduced to the Olympic programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Women's track events were added in 1988, and both types of events have been featured since then. The 2012 Summer Olympics were the first at which men and women competed in the same number of events in all cycling disciplines, including track cycling, which previously had more men's and fewer women's events than the 2008 programme. However, women have shorter distances for some events. Summary Track cycling Men's events Past events that occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The cycle sport, cycling competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at five venues between 28 July and 12 August. The venues were the London Velopark for track cycling and BMX, and Hadleigh Farm, in Essex, for mountain biking. The road races took place over a course starting and ending in The Mall, London, The Mall in central London and heading out into Surrey, while the time trials started and finished at Hampton Court Palace in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames. Eighteen events were contested and around 500 athletes participated. Cycling events have been contested in every Summer Olympics programme since the 1896 Summer Olympics, first modern Olympiad in 1896 alongside Athletics at the Summer Olympics, athletics, Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, artistic gymnastics, Fencing at the Summer Olympics, fencing and Swimming at the Summer Olympics, swimming. Compared to the Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics, cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX
The men's BMX racing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the Bicycle motocross, BMX track at the London Velopark, Velopark within the Olympic Park, from 8 to 10 August. Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Latvia's Māris Štrombergs won the gold medal, successfully defending his victory in 2008, with a time of 37.576 seconds. Sam Willoughby, representing Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Australia, won silver and Carlos Oquendo from Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Colombia took the bronze. Competition format The riders were seeded into four quarter-finals based on a time trial. Each of the four quarter-finals comprised five runs, using a point-for-place system. The top two riders after three runs advanced to the semi-finals (without having to finish the remaining two rides), in addition the top two remaining riders progressed after the full five runs. The semi-finals consisted of three runs, with the top four in each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Crain
Brooke Crain (born April 29, 1993) is an American BMX racing cyclist. Born in Visalia, California she was selected to represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event. On August 8, 2012 during her first run in the seeding event, Crain fell after losing control and was placed 16th and last in the seedings. She competed again at the 2016 Olympics and finished in fourth place. References External links * Brooke Crainat USA Cycling USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States. It covers the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, and BMX across all ages and ability levels. ... (archived August 8, 2012) * * * 1993 births Living people American BMX riders American female cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Visalia, California 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squel Stein
Squel Sauane Stein (born 7 September 1991) is a Brazilian racing cyclist who represents Brazil in BMX. She was selected to represent Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the women's BMX event in which she received a serious injury to her arm resulting in her elimination from the event. Notes References External links * * * * * 1991 births Living people Brazilian female cyclists Brazilian BMX riders Olympic cyclists for Brazil Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Santa Catarina (state) 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Brazil-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilma Rimšaitė
Vilma Rimšaitė (born 24 February 1983 in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian BMX cyclist. In the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships she won a bronze medal. Rimšaitė was appointed as a member of the inaugural UCI Athletes' Commission in 2011. References External links profile 1983 births Living people Lithuanian female cyclists 21st-century Lithuanian sportswomen Downhill mountain bikers Sportspeople from Šiauliai Female BMX riders Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Lithuania Summer World University Games medalists in cycling Lithuanian mountain bikers FISU World University Games gold medalists for Lithuania European Games competitors for Lithuania Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade {{lithuania-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Aleksejeva
Sandra Aleksejeva (born 3 May 1991) is a Latvian BMX racer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, reaching the semi-final. Aleksejeva has participated in several European and World Championships. Aleksejeva was born in Krāslava, Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... References External links * * * * * 1991 births Living people Female BMX riders Latvian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Latvia Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Latvia Cyclists at the 2015 European Games People from Krāslava {{Latvia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefany Hernández
Stefany Hernández (born 13 June 1991 at Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan racing cyclist who represents Venezuela in BMX racing. She represented Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX racing event. She was fifth in her semifinal heat and not succeed to qualify into the final. Her final standing was ninth. She became BMX World Champion on 25 July 2015 at Zolder, Belgium. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ... in the women's BMX event. She won the bronze medal with a time of 34.755. She was the flag bearer for Venezuela during the closing ceremony. References External links * * * * * 1991 births Living people Venezuelan female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Venezuela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
