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Matthijs Büchli

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Matthijs Büchli
Büchli in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMatthijs Büchli
Born (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 (age 32)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Team information
Current teamBEAT Cycling Club
Discipline
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional team
2017–BEAT Cycling Club[1]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Keirin
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Apeldoorn Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2020 Berlin Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2016 London Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cali Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Minsk Keirin
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 1 km time trial
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baie-Mahault Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Keirin

Matthijs Büchli (born 13 December 1992) is a Dutch road and track cyclist,[2] who currently rides for UCI Track Team BEAT Cycling Club.[3]

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 experiencing a severe knee injury only five months before the Olympic Games.[5] Büchli was also a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the team sprint event.

Büchli has been a member of the commercial team of BEAT Cycling Club together with Theo Bos since 2017.

Major results

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Source:[6]

2011
National Championships
2nd Kilo
2nd Omnium
3rd Keirin
2012
National Championships
1st Sprint
3rd Keirin
2013
1st Keirin, 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes
3rd Keirin, UCI World Championships
2014
3rd Keirin, UCI World Championships
2016
2nd Keirin, Summer Olympics
2nd Team sprint, UCI World Championships
2017
2nd Team sprint, UCI World Championships
3rd Team sprint, UEC European Championships
2018
1st Team sprint, UCI World Championships
National Championships
1st Sprint
3rd Team sprint
2019
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1st Team sprint
1st Keirin
2021
1st Team sprint, Olympic Games

Further information

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  • "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

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  1. ^ "BEAT Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Matthijs Büchli". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "BEAT Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Matthijs Büchli".
  5. ^ Bosse, Christian (28 November 2018). "'Keep your confidence!' Matthijs Büchli – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 2". Christian Bosse - Train Like An Olympian.
  6. ^ "Matthijs Büchli".
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