Alban Lakata

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Alban Lakata
Personal information
Born (1979-06-25) 25 June 1979 (age 42)
Lienz, Austria
Team information
Current teamTeam Bulls
DisciplineMountain biking
RoleRider
Professional teams
2004Radteam Tirol
2005–2006Specialized Factory Racing
2007Trek VW
2008 Trek–Marco Polo
2009–2018Topeak Ergon Racing Team
2019–Team Bulls

Alban Lakata (born 25 June 1979 in Lienz) is an Austrian cyclist. Specializing in marathon mountain biking, he won the world championships for the event in 2010, 2015 and 2017. [1] He has also won the Leadville 100 race three times, and set the all-time course record in 2015. He also occasionally competes in road cycling, having entered the national road race championships several times, as well as the Pro Ötztaler 5500 in 2017. [2]

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Major results

2004
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg European XCM Championships
3rd National XCO Championships
2005
3rd National XCO Championships
2007
1st Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon
2008
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg European XCM Championships
1st MaillotAustria.PNG National XCM Championships
3rd National XCO Championships
2009
1st MaillotAustria.PNG National XCM Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World XCM Championships
2010
1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World XCM Championships
1st MaillotAustria.PNG National XCM Championships
1st Roc d'Azur
2nd National XCO Championships
2011
1st MaillotAustria.PNG National XCM Championships
2nd National XCO Championships
2012
1st Leadville 100
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg European XCM Championships
2013
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg European XCM Championships
1st Leadville 100
2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World XCM Championships
2014
2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World XCM Championships
2015
1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World XCM Championships
1st MaillotAustria.PNG National XCM Championships
1st Leadville 100
2016
2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World XCM Championships
2nd National XCM Championships
2017
1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World XCM Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg European XCM Championships
3rd National XCM Championships
2018
2nd National XCM Championships
2019
2nd National XCM Championships
2020
1st MaillotAustria.PNG National XCM Championships
2021
1st MaillotAustria.PNG National XCM Championships

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References

  1. "Alban Lakata". mtbcrosscountry.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Alban Lakata". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 September 2020.