Niki Byrgesen

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Niki Byrgesen
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Born (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 27)
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Discipline Track cycling
Role Rider
Rider type team pursuit

Niki Byrgesen (born 21 July 1990) is a Danish male track cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 2010 and 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [1]

Track cycling type of sport

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles.

2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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References

  1. "2011 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.