Manchester Velodrome is an indoor Olympic-standard cycle-racing track in Manchester, England, which opened in 1994. Part of the National Cycling Centre, the facility has been home to British Cycling since 1994 and the five time Tour de France-winning UCI ProTeam Team Sky since it formed in 2009. The Manchester Velodrome has been cited as the major catalyst for Britain's successes in track and road cycling and has been described by Cycling Weekly as the "beating heart of British Cycling’s ascension to the top of world cycling".
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).
Edward Clancy is an English professional track and road bicycle racer who rides for the Vitus Pro Cycling Team team. On the track his specialist discipline is the team pursuit, in which he is the reigning Olympic, World and European champion.
Johannes Nicolaas Maria ("Jeroen") Straathof is a retired Dutch racing cyclist and speed skater. Straathof was the first, and still the only, athlete in the world to represent his country at the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics and the Paralympics.
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch is the world championship scratch race held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the 2002 championships in Ballerup, near Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 2011, the event has had two two-time winners, Franco Marvulli of Switzerland in 2002 and 2003 and Alex Rasmussen of Denmark in 2004 and 2010.
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint is the world championship sprint event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Between its inception and 1992, the sprint was separated into two events; one for professionals and one for amateurs. From 1993, all competitors competed in one open event. It was first held at the 1895 championships, two years after the first amateur sprint world championship. As of 2011, Koichi Nakano from Japan has won the most titles with ten consecutive professional wins between 1977 and 1986.
Jack Bobridge is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who last rode for Trek–Segafredo.
Maximilian Levy is a German track cyclist.
Kieran John Modra is a visually impaired Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He has won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Darryn William Hill is an Australian former racing cyclist, specialising in the sprint events of track cycling. Hill was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
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.
For the 1972 Summer Olympics, a total of thirty-two sports venues were used. A majority of the venues used were new construction in time for the 1972 Games after Munich was awarded the Games in 1966. Kiel Bay was the only venue from the 1936 Summer Olympics to be used for the 1972 Games. A stretch of the Autobahn near Munich was used for cycling's road team time trial event. After the Olympics, Olympiastadion hosted the final of the FIFA World Cup less than two years later. Augsburg's Eiskanal has served as host to three Canoe Slalom World Championships while the shooting range hosted the World Shooting Championships 2010. Olympiapark was part of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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).
Jaime Nielsen is a New Zealand track and road cyclist, and a former representative rower.
Rushlee Buchanan is a New Zealand track and road cyclist.
This page is an overview of the Netherlands at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
This page is an overview of the Australia at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Owain Doull is a Welsh road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sky. Doull specialises in the team pursuit on the track, and won a gold medal in the discipline at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro; as a result, he became the first Welsh-speaking athlete to win Olympic gold.
The 1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Marseille, France in 1972. Due to the 1972 Summer Olympics only six events were contested, 4 for men and 2 for women.
