Aidan Caves

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Aidan Caves
2016 2017 UCI Track World Cup Apeldoorn 207.jpg
Caves in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAidan Michael Caves
Born (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamToronto Velodrome Club / RaceClean / Team Canada
Discipline Track cycling / Road cycling
RoleRider
Rider type Sprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Bolivia Team Pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Aguascalientes Omnium
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Balmain Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Bolivia Scratch Race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Santiago Scratch race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 SantiagoTeam pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 AguascalientesTeam pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 BalmainOmnium
Canadian Championships
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Aidan Caves (born 3 January 1995) is a Canadian professional track cyclist. He won the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Track Cycling Championships in the scratch and at the 2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships in the team pursuit also setting the Canadian Record with his teammates. [1] Later he went on to win the gold medal and champions jersey in the Omnium at 2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships. Back in 2014, he participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2018, he won Silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games He has 11 National Championship wins throughout his career, along with multiple medals at World Cups and three Pan American Titles.

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References

  1. "Dia 1 Panamericano Elite 2016 Aguascalientes" (PDF) (in Spanish). FMC. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.