Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics
, 3 different Bicycle racing
disciplines were contested: Road cycling
, Track cycling
, and Mountain biking
.
Women
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, 3 different Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
disciplines were contested: Road cycling
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
, Track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
, and Mountain biking
Mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...
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Medal table
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Road cycling
| Men's Road Race Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's road race These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The race was held on Wednesday, September 27, 2000 with a race distance of 239.4 km... |
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| Men's road time trial | |||
| Women's Road Race | |||
| Women's Time Trial |
Track cycling
Men| Men's 1km Time Trial Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial The men's 1 kilometre time trial in Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the seventeen cyclists attempted to set the fastest time for four laps of the track... |
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| Men's Individual Pursuit Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit These are the official results of the Men's Individual Pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The races were held on Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17, 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodromewith a race distance of 4 km.-Medalists:... |
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| Men's Sprint Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's 200m Sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time... |
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| Men's Keirin Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin The men's Keirin in cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was contested by 20 cyclists. A Keirin race consisted of eight laps of the track, or 2 kilometres.-Medalists:-First round:The 20 cyclists competed in three heats of six to seven riders each... |
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| Men's Points Race | |||
| Men's Madison | Brett Aitken Brett Aitken Brett Aitken is an Australian Olympic track cyclist. He has won a bronze, a silver, and a gold medal for his nation. He won gold in the Madison event at the 2000 Olympics. He retired from cycling in 2004, but returned in 2006 to ride on the Oceania Tour.-References:... Scott McGrory Scott McGrory Scott McGrory in the Victorian country town of Walwa is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. McGrory was most successful in track cycling, winning the gold medal in the Madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, a silver in the Madison at the 1996 UCI Track Cycling World... |
Etienne De Wilde Etienne De Wilde Etienne De Wilde is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. De Wilde won races on the road and on the track. He won a silver medal in the madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- Eighties :1980... Matthew Gilmore Matthew Gilmore Matthew Gilmore is an Belgian-Australian retired track cyclist, who mostly competed and was most successful on track for Belgium. Although Gilmore was born in and represented Belgium, he is the son of Australian racing cyclist Graeme Gilmore and competed with an Australian licence earlier in his... |
Silvio Martinello Silvio Martinello Silvio Martinello is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa. He was a professional rider from... Marco Villa Marco Villa Marco Villa is a road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the bronze medal in the men's Madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia alongside Silvio Martinello. He is a professional rider since 1993.-References:... |
| Men's Team Sprint Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint The men's team sprint event in cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was contested by twelve teams. The races were held on Sunday, September 17 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome-Medalists:-Results:* Q denotes qualification by place in heat.... |
Florian Rousseau Florian Rousseau Florian Rousseau is a French former track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics . He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many of them seeming to make his eyes bulge - to help him concentrate at the start of races... Arnaud Tournant Arnaud Tournant Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.-Biography:... Laurent Gané Laurent Gané Laurent Gané is a French professional track cyclist.He was awarded the Vélo d'Or français, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists, in 1999 and 2003.Gané is also the cousin of cyclist Hervé Gané.... |
Chris Hoy Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner... Craig MacLean Craig MacLean Craig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics.... Jason Queally Jason Queally Jason Paul Queally is an English track cyclist. He won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.Born at Great Heywood, Staffordshire, Queally attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School, where he was part of the swimming squad in the mid-1980s, later representing Lancaster and British Universities... |
Gary Neiwand Gary Neiwand Gary Neiwand is a retired Australian track cyclist, a former world champion, who won four Olympic medals during his career.-Early life and career:... Sean Eadie Sean Eadie Sean Eadie is a retired professional track cyclist. He lives in Como, New South Wales . He started cycling at 10 and became a professional in 1990. Despite competitive aggression on the track, he is a "gentle giant" off the track. Prior to becoming a full time cyclist, Eadie was a kindergarten... Darryn Hill Darryn Hill Darryn William Hill is an Australian former racing cyclist, specialising in the sprint events of track cycling.- Palmarès :1994... |
| Men's Team Pursuit Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit event in cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held on Sunday, September 17, and Monday, September 18, 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome. The competition consisted of matches between two teams of four cyclists. The teams started at opposite ends of the track. They had 16... |
Guido Fulst Guido Fulst Guido Fulst is a German racing cyclist, who competed for the SG Dynamo Wernigerode, SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won many titles during his career.- External links :*... Robert Bartko Robert Bartko Robert Bartko is a road bicycle and track cyclist from Germany, who was born in the former East Germany. He won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia: in the individual and in the team pursuit... Daniel Becke Jens Lehmann Jens Lehmann (cyclist) Jens Lehmann is a German professional cyclist and double Olympic champion. Despite his many successes , he will probably be remembered best as the person caught by Chris Boardman riding the revolutionary 'Lotus Superbike,... |
Sergiy Chernyavsky Sergiy Matveyev Sergiy Matveyev Sergiy Matveyev is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer for ISD–NERI team.- Palmares :2000- External links :*... Alexander Symonenko Alexander Symonenko Alexander Serhiyovych Symonenko is a Ukrainian former track cyclist. Symonenko was the world champion in individual pursuit in 2001, as well as the world champion in team pursuit as part of the Ukraine team in 1998 and 2001. In the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the team pursuit as... Oleksandr Fedenko |
Paul Manning Paul Manning (cyclist) Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008... Chris Newton Chris Newton Christopher Malcolm Newton is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian.-Biography:Newton is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough... Bryan Steel Bryan Steel Bryan Steel is an English former professional racing cyclist. He represented Great Britain at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Steel was born in Nottingham and now lives in Peterborough.... Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... |
Women
| Women's 500 m Time Trial Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's track time trial The women's 500 metre time trial in Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the seventeen cyclists attempted to set the fastest time for two laps of the track. The race was held on Saturday, September 16 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome-Medalists:-Records:World and... |
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| Women's individual pursuit Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit These are the official results of the Women's Individual Pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The races were held on Sunday, September 17, and Monday, September 18, 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodromewith a race distance of 3 km.-Medalists:... |
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| Women's Sprint Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint The women's 200m Sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time... |
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| Women's Points Race Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's points race These are the official results of the Women's Points Race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There were a total number of 17 participants competing in the final, which was held on September 21, 2000.... |
Mountain biking
| Men's Cross-Country | |||
| Women's Cross-Country |