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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 31)
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

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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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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