- Arnaud Tournant
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Arnaud Tournant
fullname = Arnaud Tournant
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|4|5
country = FRA
height = height|m=1.80cite web| url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cy/profiles/124.html| title=Arnaud TOURNANT : COFIDIS | publisher=Eurosport]
weight = convert|88|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam =
discipline = Track
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears =
proteams = Cofidis
majorwins =
updated =6 April 2008 Arnaud Tournant (born
April 5 ,1978 )cite web| url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/217140.shtml| title=Athlete Biography - TOURNANT Arnaud | publisher=Beijing Olympics official website] is a French track cyclist. Born inRoubaix , he currently lives inFontenay-sous-Bois . He has won 14 World Champion and won a gold, silver and a bronze at theSummer Olympics . Tournant is the world record holder (at altitude) for the Kilo (1000m time trial), at 58.875 seconds, set atLa Paz ,Bolivia in October 2001. [cite news|URL=http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2006/interviews/?id=chris_hoy2_06|title=Chris Hoy: Into thin air|publisher=cyclingnews.com |date=14 December 2006]Chris Hoy came to within 0.005 seconds of Tournant's record on his second attempt, but failed to beat it. Hoy said he could not go any faster, and had even more respect for Tournant and his talents.Palmarès
;1996:2nd Sprint, Track World Championships - Junior;1997:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships;1998:1st Kilo, Track World Championships:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships;1999:1st Kilo, Track World Championships:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships;2000:1st Team Sprint,
2000 Summer Olympics :1st Kilo, Track World Championships:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships;2001:Kilo World record inLa Paz , 58.875:1st Kilo, Track World Championships:1st Sprint, Track World Championships:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships;2002:2nd Kilo, UCI Track World Championships:2nd Sprint, World Cup,Sydney :2nd Team Sprint, World Cup,Sydney ;2003:2nd Kilo,French National Track Championships :3rd Sprint,French National Track Championships :3rd Kilo, Track World Championships:2nd Team Sprint, Track World Championships;2004:2nd Kilo, Track World Championships:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships:2nd Kilo, World Cup,Aguascalientes :1st Team Sprint, World Cup,Aguascalientes :1st Kilo,French National Track Championships :2nd Sprint,French National Track Championships :2nd Kilo,2004 Summer Olympics :3rd Team Sprint,2004 Summer Olympics ;2005:2nd Keirin, World Cup,Los Angeles :2nd Sprint, World Cup,Los Angeles :3rd Team Sprint, World Cup,Los Angeles :3rd Sprint, World Cup,Sydney :1st Team Sprint, World Cup,Sydney :1st Sprint,French National Track Championships :2nd Keirin,French National Track Championships ;2006:3rd Sprint, World Cup,Sydney :2nd Team Sprint, World Cup,Sydney :3rd Keirin, Track World Championships:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships:3rd Sprint,French National Track Championships ;2007:3rd Masters of Sprint:1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships;2008:1st Team Sprint, Track World ChampionshipsReferences
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TOURNARN01 Profile on databaseolympics.com]
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