Matthijs Büchli
Matthijs Büchli (born 13 December 1992) is a Dutch track cyclist,[2] who currently rides for UCI Track Team BEAT Cycling.[3]
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| Full name | Matthijs Büchli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1992 Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | BEAT Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017– | BEAT Cycling Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He became world champion in the keirin at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In 2016 Büchli won the silver medal in the Men's Keirin at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,[4] despite of experiencing a severe knee injury only 5 month before the Olympic Games.[5]
Since 2017 Büchli is riding for the commercial team of BEAT Cycling together with Theo Bos and previously Roy van den Berg.
Major results
- 2011
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Kilo
- 2nd Omnium
- 3rd Keirin
- 2012
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Sprint - 3rd Keirin
- 1st
- 2013
- 1st Keirin, 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes
- 3rd Keirin, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2014
- 3rd Keirin, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2016
- 2nd Keirin, Summer Olympics
- 2nd Team sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2017
- 2nd Team sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 3rd Team sprint, UEC European Track Championships
- 2018
- 1st
Team sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships - National Track Championships
- 1st Sprint
- 3rd Team sprint
- 1st
- 2019
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 1st Team sprint
- 1st Keirin
- 1st
Further information
- "Double delight for GB cyclists.(Sport)." Birmingham Mail (England). MGN Ltd. 2013. HighBeam Research. 30 April 2013
- "Kenny grabs keirin crown; UPDATE.(Sport)." Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2013. 30 April 2013
- "Yates wins points race at track cycling worlds." Yakima Herald-Republic. Yakima Herald-Republic. 2013. 30 April 2013
References
- "BEAT Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Matthijs Büchli". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "BEAT Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- Bosse, Christian (28 November 2018). "'Keep your confidence!' Matthijs Büchli – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 2". Christian Bosse - Train Like An Olympian.
External links
- Matthijs Büchli at Olympedia
- Matthijs Büchli at Cycling Archives
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