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Robert Förstemann (born 5 March 1986) is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010. In his later career he has transitioned to Paralympic track cycling, representing Germany as a sighted 'pilot' in tandem events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In 2023, Förstemann piloted Thomas ...
Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands, and Chris Froome of Great Britain have also won two medals each, though neither of them gold. Bradley Wiggins in 2012, is the only rider to win time trial gold, or any Olympic road racing gold, in the same year as winning the maillot jeune of the Tour de France. Games. Gold. Silver. Bronze. 1912 Stockholm. details.
For the American politician, see Chris Hoy (politician). Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy MBE (born 23 March 1976) is a former track cyclist and racing driver from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games . Hoy is an 11-time world champion and a six-time Olympic champion.
Harrie Lavreysen (born 14 March 1997) is a Dutch track cyclist who competes in sprint events. He is five-time Olympic gold medalist, having won the sprint and team sprint event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the sprint, the team sprint and the keirin at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Lavreysen also competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships ...
Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14, 1958) is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games, single ...
Cycling 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 ...
Women's road time trial. Sarah Gigante. Road cycling. Women's road race. Debut. Amanda Spratt. Road cycling. Women's road race. 3rd.
Laura Kenny. Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, Lady Kenny, [ 3] DBE, OLY ( née Trott; born 24 April 1992) is a former British professional track and road cyclist who specialised in track endurance events, specifically the team pursuit, omnium, scratch race, elimination race and madison disciplines. [ 4]