Laurent Gané

Laurent Gané
Personal information
Full nameLaurent Gané
Born (1973-03-07) 7 March 1973 (age 51)
Nouméa, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional team
1998–2005Cofidis
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team sprint
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Berlin Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1999 Berlin Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manchester Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2003 Stuttgart Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2003 Stuttgart Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2004 Melbourne Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manchester Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2003 Stuttgart Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Manchester Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bordeaux Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bordeaux Keirin

Laurent Gané (born 7 March 1973 in Nouméa,[1] New Caledonia) is a former French professional track cyclist.

He was awarded the Vélo d'Or français, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists,[2] in 1999 and 2003.

Gané is also the cousin of cyclist Hervé Gané.[citation needed]

Major results

1996
3rd Team Sprint, Track World Championships (with Florian Rousseau & Hervé Robert Thuet)
1999
1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships (with Florian Rousseau & Arnaud Tournant)
2000
1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships (with Florian Rousseau & Arnaud Tournant)
1st Team Sprint, Olympic Games (with Florian Rousseau & Arnaud Tournant)
4th Sprint, Olympic Games
2001
1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships (with Florian Rousseau & Arnaud Tournant)
2003
2nd Team Sprint, Track World Championships (with Mickaël Bourgain & Arnaud Tournant)
2004
1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships (with Mickaël Bourgain & Arnaud Tournant)
3rd Team Sprint, Olympic Games (with Mickaël Bourgain & Arnaud Tournant)
4th Sprint, Olympic Games

References

  1. ^ Fabio (2003-12-02). "Track Cycling - Six Days of Nouméa : Night 3". Daily Peloton. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. ^ "Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-04.


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