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Francesco Lamon

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Francesco Lamon
Lamon in 2024
Personal information
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30)
Mirano, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Current teamBiesse–Carrera
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2009–2010ASD U.C. Mirano
2011–2012VC Bianchin Marchiol
2014–2018; 2018–Team Colpack; Fiamme Azzurre[1]
2019Arvedi Cycling
Professional team
2020–Biesse–Arvedi
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2021)
World Championships
Team pursuit (2021)

Francesco Lamon (born 5 February 1994) is an Italian professional track and road cyclist,[2] who currently rides for UCI Continental team Biesse–Carrera.[3] He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in 2021, setting a new world record.[5]

Major results

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Track

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2016
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2017
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Pruszków
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2020
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2021
1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2022
UCI Nations Cup, Cali
1st Madison (with Michele Scartezzini)
1st Team pursuit
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2023
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton
2024
3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships

World records

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Date Time Meet Event Location
3 August 2021 3:42.307 2020 Olympics Team Pursuit
(with Filippo Ganna, Simone Consonni & Jonathan Milan)
Izu,  Japan
4 August 2021 3:42.032 2020 Olympics Team Pursuit
(with Filippo Ganna, Simone Consonni & Jonathan Milan)
Izu,  Japan

Road

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2015
1st Memorial Denis Zanette e Daniele Del Ben[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Fiamme Azzurre – Atleti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Francesco Lamon". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Biesse Arvedi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ Start list
  5. ^ "Cycling Track LAMON Francesco – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Memorial Denis Zanette-Daniele Del Ben-Gara Notturna". Italian Cycling Federation (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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