The Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
Ryan Neville Bayley OAM is an Australian professional track cyclist and double Olympic gold medallist.
An omnium 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 feature the three primary road race events.
Revolution is a series of track cycling events primarily held at the Manchester Velodrome in the north west of England. It was solely held in Manchester between 2003 and 2012. From Season 10 (2012-2013) meetings have been held additionally at the new UK velodromes; in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow, the Olympic Velodrome, London from Season 11 (2013-2014) and the Derby Arena from 2015-16.
Michael Thomas Gallagher, OAM is an Australian Paralympic cyclist from Scotland. He has won gold medals at the Beijing and 2012 London Paralympics. He was selected in the Australian team for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) revealed that Gallagher had returned a positive A sample for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition training camp in Italy in July 2016. This A positive disqualified him from the Rio Paralympics.
The cycling competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held at four venues scheduled to host Eighteen events between 6 August and 21 August.
This page is an overview of the Australia at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Nikita Stevie Howarth is a New Zealand para-cyclist and former para-swimmer. She became New Zealand's youngest ever Paralympian after being selected for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, aged 13 years 8 months. She again represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's 200 metre individual medley SM7 and the bronze medal in the women's 50 metre butterfly S7.
The 2013–2014 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the twenty-second series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The series ran from 1 November 2013 to 19 January 2014 and consisted of three rounds in Manchester, Aguascalientes and Guadalajara.
Malaysia sent athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in archery, cycling, sailing, wheelchair tennis, athletics and swimming. This is considered as Malaysia's best performance at the Paralympics, winning the Gold medal for the first time.
The Men's keirin event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 6 March 2016. Joachim Eilers of Germany won the gold medal.
The Men's omnium event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 4 and 5 March 2016. Fernando Gaviria of Colombia won the gold medal.
The UCI Men's scratch event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 2 March 2016. Sebastián Mora won the gold medal.
The Men's team pursuit event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 2 and 3 March 2016. Australia beat Great Britain in the final to win gold.
The Men's team sprint event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 2 March 2016. New Zealand won the gold medal.
The Women's keirin event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 3 March 2016. Kristina Vogel of Germany won gold.
The Women's team pursuit event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 3 and 4 March 2016. The United States beat Canada in the final to win the gold medal.
The Women's team sprint event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 2 March 2016. Initially, China won the final against Russia, but were relegated to silver after an illegal change.
The Six Day Series or Six Day Cycling Series is an annual series of track cycling events run by Madison Sports Group featuring world class cyclists. The series, organised for the first time in the 2016–17 season, was formed to develop an elite-level competition series around the globe and combines track cycling with a party atmosphere. The aim was to rejuvenate the once flagging format and provide enticing rewards for cyclists during the road cycling off season.
