Alina Lysenko

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Alina Lysenko
2021 UEC Track Jun & U23 European Championships 348.jpg
Lysenko in 2021
Personal information
Born (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) [1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Heusden-Zolder Sprint
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cairo Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cairo Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cairo Team Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cairo Time Trial

Alina Lysenko (born 17 May 2003) is a Russian cyclist. She won the sprint title at the 2024 UCI Track Champions League.

Career

A successful junior track cyclist, she won four gold medals at the 2021 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cairo, winning the keirin, team and individual sprints titles and the time trial. [2]

However, her progress was halted in 2022 and 2023 due to the ban on Russian athletes racing internationally, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine . She made her international return in 2024 as an authorized neutral athlete. [3] She won the sprint title at the 2024 UCI Track Champions League. [4] In the process, she became the first rider in the history of the event to win five consecutive events. [5]

References

  1. "Alina Lysenko". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. Burke, Patrick (5 September 2021). "Lysenko wins fourth gold as Russian victories total 14 at UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. "Lysenko and Lavreysen lead after TCL's first session in Apeldoorn". Globalkeirin. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  4. Vignaud, Noah (11 December 2024). "Champions League - The list of winners of the UCI Track Champions League". cyclismactu.net. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. Beattie, Darren (30 November 2024). "UCI TRACK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ON-FIRE DEBUTANT ALINA LYSENKO MAKES HISTORY WITH FIFTH CONSECUTIVE TRIUMPH IN APELDOORN". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 February 2025.