Joan Llaneras Rosselló (born 17 May 1969 in Porreres,

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World and Olympic points race champion

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. He specialises in the madison and

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events. Llaneras began his cycling career on the road with the

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professional cycling team but switched to concentrate on track cycling. Llaneras is a four-time world champion in the

and three-time champion in the Madison. He is a double Olympic champion, winning the event at the

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. Llaneras teamed up with Isaac Gálvez to compete on the lucrative Six Days of Ghent racing circuit in November 2006. It resulted with the death of Gálvez after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and hitting the railings. Llaneras had decided to quit cycling, but a few months later in an interview with Spanish daily newspaper Marca, he said: He returned to competition in 2007, and although he had no intention of returning to Madison racing, Llaneras teamed up with Antonio Tauler to take the silver medal in the Madison at the

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, adding to the gold he won in the points race three days earlier. In doing so, he became the Spaniard with the most Olympic medals ever, with 2 gold and 2 silver to his name. After the Beijing Olympics, Llaneras retired.

Major results

;1991 :2nd GP Libération (NED) ;1993 :1st Stage 1, Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta del Sol), Chicania (ESP) ;1994 :2nd Platja d'Aro (ESP) :1st Trofeo Mallorca (ESP) ;1995 :1st Platja d'Aro (ESP) ;1996 :1st Points race, World Track Championships ;1997 :1st Madison, World Track Championships (with Miquel Alzamora Riera) :3rd Points race, World Track Championships :3rd Medellin, Six Days (COL) :3rd Zürich, Six Days (SUI) ;1998 :3rd Alconbendas (ESP) :2nd Cali, Madison, Cali (COL) :1st Cali, Points race, Cali (COL) :2nd Victoria, Madison, Victoria (CAN) :1st Points race, World Track Championships ;1999 :1st Madison, World Track Championships (with Isaac Gálvez) :3rd Six-Days of Grenoble (FRA) :1st Mexico City, Madison (MEX) (with Miquel Alzamora Riera) :3rd Cali, Team Pursuit, Cali (COL) :1st Cali, Madison, Cali (COL) (with Miquel Alzamora Riera) ;2000 :1st Points race, World Track Championships :2nd Madison, World Track Championships :2nd Zaragoza (ESP) :2nd Zürich, Six Days (SUI) :1st Olympic Games, Track, Points race, Elite, Sydney :2nd Buenos-Aires Six Days (ARG) :1st Six-Days of Grenoble (FRA) (with Isaac Gálvez ;2001 :2nd Madison, World Track Championships :2nd Hof (GER) ;2003 :2nd Points race, World Track Championships :2nd Moscou, Points race (RUS) :2nd Aguascalientes, Madison (MEX) :3rd Cape Town, Madison (RSA) ;2004 :1st Manchester, Points race (GBR) :1st Points race, Spanish National Track Championships - U23 :2nd Sydney, Madison (AUS) :3rd Sydney, Points race (AUS) :2nd Points race, Olympic Games ;2005 :3rd Points race, World Track Championships ;2006 :1st Madison, World Track Championships (with Isaac Gálvez) :3rd Los Angeles, Points race (USA) :3rd Madison, Spanish National Track Championships :2nd Amsterdam, Six Days (NED) ;2007 :1st Points race, World Track Championships :3rd Fiorenzuola d' Arda, Six Days (ITA) :2nd Madison, Sydney (AUS) ;2008 :1st Points race, Olympic Games :2nd Madison, Olympic Games

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Llaneras, Joan 1969 births Living people Spanish male cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Spain Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Cyclists from Mallorca Olympic gold medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Spanish track cyclists Olympic silver medalists in cycling 20th-century Spanish sportsmen