Laurent Gané

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

Laurent Gané
Personal information
Full nameLaurent Gané
Born (1973-03-07) 7 March 1973
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
2000 SydneyTeam sprint
2004 AthensTeam sprint
World Championship
1999 BerlinSprint
1999 BerlinTeam sprint
2000 ManchesterTeam sprint
2001 AntwerpTeam sprint
2003 StuttgartSprint
2003 StuttgartKeirin
2004 MelbourneTeam sprint
2000 ManchesterSprint
2001 AntwerpSprint
2001 AntwerpKeirin
2003 StuttgartTeam sprint
2004 MelbourneSprint
1996 ManchesterTeam sprint
1998 BordeauxSprint
1998 BordeauxKeirin

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.

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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