Matthijs Büchli

Matthijs Büchli
Matthijs Büchli (2018)
Personal information
Born (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Team information
Current team BEAT Cycling Club
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroKeirin
World Championships
2018 ApeldoornTeam sprint
2017 Hong KongTeam sprint
2016 LondonTeam sprint
2014 CaliKeirin
2013 MinskKeirin
European Championships
2018 Glasgow1 km time trial
2017 BerlinTeam sprint

Matthijs Büchli (born 13 December 1992 in Haarlem) is a Dutch track cyclist.[1]

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.[2]

Achievements

[3]

2011
2nd Dutch National Track Championships, 1 km time trial
3rd Dutch National Track Championships, keirin
2nd Dutch National Track Championships, omnium
2012
6th European Track Championships, team sprint (together with Rigard van Klooster and Hylke van Grieken)
1st Dutch National Track Championships, sprint
3rd Dutch National Track Championships, keirin
2013
1st Round 3 of the 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, keirin
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - keirin
2014
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - keirin
2016
2nd, silver medalist(s) Men's keirin at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - team sprint
2017
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - team sprint
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2017 UEC European Track Championships - team sprint
2018
1st, gold medalist(s) 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - team sprint

Further information

  • "Double delight for GB cyclists.(Sport)." Birmingham Mail (England). MGN Ltd. 2013. HighBeam Research. 30 Apr. 2013
  • "Kenny grabs keirin crown; UPDATE.(Sport)." Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2013. 30 Apr. 2013
  • "Yates wins points race at track cycling worlds." Yakima Herald-Republic. Yakima Herald-Republic. 2013. 30 Apr. 2013

Cycling Arvhives profile

References

  1. ↑ "Matthijs Büchli". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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