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.
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations. Having originally being held every four years in 1983, 1987 and 1991 these championships began a two-year cycle between events.
Anna Maree Devenish Meares is an Australian retired track cyclist. She currently resides in Adelaide in South Australia where the Australian Institute of Sport's Track Cycling program has its headquarters at the Adelaide Super-Drome.
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI's predecessor, the International Cycling Association (ICA).
Jan van Eijden is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German national titles. He retired from active racing in 2006 and became coach for the British national cycling team.
The UCI Track Cycling World Cup is a multi race tournament held over a track cycling season - usually between October and February. Each series is divided into several rounds, each held in a different country.
Gary Neiwand is an Australian retired track cyclist. He is a former world champion, who also won four Olympic medals during his career.
Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi Bicycles. A Bianchi cycling team existed in 1899 which implies that Bianchi was sponsoring professional cycling at a very early stage in the sport. It appears that the team existed from 1899 to 1900, then from 1905 to 1966, then from 1973 until 1984. It existed again in 1993 and for the last time in 2003, as Team Bianchi. In addition Bianchi has been a co-sponsor of many cycling teams.
Jack Bobridge is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who last rode for Trek–Segafredo.
Francis Moreau is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930.
Marion Clignet is a French former track cyclist. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation, and she subsequently raced for France since 1991. She rode at three Olympic Games for France.
Sam Webster is a New Zealand track cyclist. He was the 2009 sprint, keirin and team sprint World Champion at the Junior World Championships and New Zealand national track cycling champion. He won gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the individual sprint and the team sprint.
The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). In the period 2005–2009 the championships were part of the UCI Juniors World Championships.
The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the world championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability compete, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Melissa Hoskins is a former Australian track and road racing cyclist. She topped the general classification in the 2012 Tour of Chongming Island. She was a member of the Australian track cycling team pursuit team that finished in fourth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hoskins announced her retirement from professional Cycling on the 2nd May 2017.
Ethan Mitchell is a New Zealand track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's team sprint for the national team.
The 1991 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Stuttgart, Germany from 13 to 18 August 1991. Fifteen events were contested, 12 for men and 3 for women.
Hugo Haak is a Dutch track cyclist. He represented his nation at the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. At the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships he won the silver medal in the team sprint.
Artyom Zakharov is a Kazakhstani cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana. He competed at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He won the silver medal in the omnium at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships.
Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He competed in the scratch event at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. His brother, Ivo Oliveira, is also an international track cyclist.
