Laurent Gané (born 7 March 1973)
is a former French professional
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
.
He was awarded the
Vélo d'Or français The Vélo d'Or français (French for "French Golden Bicycle") is a road bicycle racing, cycle racing award, created in 1992 by the French cycling magazine ''Vélo Magazine''. Until 2023, the award was given to the French rider, male or female, consi ...
, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists,
in 1999 and 2003.
Gané is also the cousin of cyclist
Hervé Gané.
Major results
;1996
:3rd Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau &
Hervé Robert Thuet)
;1999
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau &
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born 5 April 1978) is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in th ...
)
;2000
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau &
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born 5 April 1978) is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in th ...
)
:1st Team Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
(with
Florian Rousseau &
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born 5 April 1978) is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in th ...
)
:4th Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
;2001
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Florian Rousseau &
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born 5 April 1978) is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in th ...
)
;2003
:2nd Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Mickaël Bourgain
Mickaël Bourgain (born 28 May 1980 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French track cyclist, who won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Laurent Gané and Arnaud Tournant, and a bronze medal ...
&
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born 5 April 1978) is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in th ...
)
;2004
:1st Team Sprint,
Track World Championships (with
Mickaël Bourgain
Mickaël Bourgain (born 28 May 1980 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French track cyclist, who won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Laurent Gané and Arnaud Tournant, and a bronze medal ...
&
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born 5 April 1978) is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in th ...
)
:3rd Team Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
(with
Mickaël Bourgain
Mickaël Bourgain (born 28 May 1980 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French track cyclist, who won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Laurent Gané and Arnaud Tournant, and a bronze medal ...
&
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born 5 April 1978) is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in th ...
)
:4th Sprint,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
References
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1973 births
Living people
French male cyclists
French track cyclists
New Caledonian male cyclists
Sportspeople from Nouméa
New Caledonian people of French descent
Olympic gold medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for France
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in cycling
20th-century French sportsmen
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