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An outdoor track race in Paris in 1908 featuring Major Taylor, the first African-American cyclist to become world champion. Aero Special track bicycle, original, c. 1910. Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it was held on velodromes similar to the ones used today. [ 1]
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's predecessor, the International Cycling Association (ICA). Current events include: time trial ...
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref Flying 200 m time trial: 10.364 Emma Hinze Germany 27 February 2020 2020 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [6]500 m time trial
Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref Flying 200m time trial (sea level) 9.088 Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands 7 August 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [4] 250 m time trial (standing start) 16.949 Leigh Hoffman Australia 12 October 2022 World Championships: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [12] 250 m time trial (standing ...
Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref Flying 200 m time trial (progression) ♦10.029 Lea Friedrich Germany 9 August 2024 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [7] 500 m time trial (progression) 33.952 Anna Meares Australia: 20 August 2004 2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece [8] Team sprint (500 m) (progression) ♦31.804 Bao ...
Sprint. 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 ...
Lee Wai Sze. Sarah Lee Wai Sze, BBS, MH [ 2] ( Chinese: 李慧詩; Jyutping: lei5 wai6 si1; born 12 May 1987) is a former Hong Kong professional track cyclist. [ 1] Her greatest success to date is winning the bronze medal in the women's keirin at the 2012 London Olympics, Hong Kong's third- ever Olympic medal and first in cycling.
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