- Ryan Bayley
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Ryan Bayley
fullname = Ryan Bayley
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|9
country = AUS
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discipline = Track
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter
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proteams = Team Toshiba
majorwins = flagiconUCI Keirin world champion (2001)
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updated = 4 April 2008Ryan Neville Bayley OAM (born 9 March 1982 in
Perth, Western Australia ) is a professionaltrack cyclist , who started competitive cycling in 1997 at fifteen years of age.He is a member of the "Albany Cycling Club" and employed by the
Australian Institute of Sport . He lives in Alexander Heights, a suburb of Perth.His greatest success as a track cyclist has been in the 2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens , where he wongold medal s in the sprint andKeirin events. He also won gold medals for the Sprint and Team Sprint track cycling events at the2002 Commonwealth Games inManchester .He was awarded the
Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List. Other awards include:
*2004 Australian Cyclist of the Year
*2004 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year
*2001 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year
*2000 Male Junior Cyclist of the Year
*2000 Australian Male Junior Track Cyclist of the YearBeijing
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he was eliminated from the Keirin medals in the second round. He blamed himself for poor tactics.
Career highlights
;2000:1st Sprint, World Track Championships - Junior:1st Team Sprint, World Track Championships - Junior;2001:1st Keirin, World Track Championships,
Antwerp :2nd Team Sprint, World Track Championships:2nd Keirin, Moscow (RUS):2nd Team Sprint, Moscow (RUS);2002:1st Sprint,Commonwealth Games ,Manchester :1st Team Sprint,Commonwealth Games ,Manchester ;2003:3rd Team Sprint,Cape Town (RSA):2nd Kilo,Australian National Track Championships , Sydney:3rd Keirin, Sydney (AUS):2nd Team Sprint, Sydney (AUS);2004:3rd Sprint, World Track Championships:1st Sprint, Olympic Games:1st Keirin, Olympic Games;2005:1st Sprint, Oceania Games,Wanganui :1st Keirin, Oceania Games,Wanganui ;2006:3rd Team Sprint, Los Angeles (USA):3rd Sprint,Australian National Track Championships ,Adelaide :1st Keirin,Commonwealth Games ,Melbourne :1st Sprint,Commonwealth Games ,Melbourne :3rd Team Sprint,Commonwealth Games ,Melbourne :3rd Team Sprint, World Track Championships,Bordeaux :2nd Keirin, World Cup, Sydney;2007:1st Sprint,Australian National Track Championships , Sydney:3rd Team Sprint,Australian National Track Championships , Sydney:3rd Team Sprint, World Cup,Manchester :1st Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships,Invercargill :2nd Keirin, European Track Championships,Invercargill :1st Team Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships,Invercargill :1st Team Sprint, Sydney (AUS);2008:3rd Keirin, World Cup, Los AngelesExternal links
* [http://www.cycling.org.au/default.asp?id=8902 Australian Cycling Federation Profile]
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