Francesco Lamon
Lamon in 2016
Personal information
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 29)
Mirano, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Current teamBiesse–Carrera
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2009–2010ASD U.C. Mirano
2011–2012VC Bianchin Marchiol
2014–2018; 2018–Team Colpack; Fiamme Azzurre[1]
2019Arvedi Cycling
Professional team
2020–Biesse–Arvedi
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, Olympic Games (2021)
Team pursuit, World Championships (2021)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Team pursuit
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 1 km time trial
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Berlin Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plovdiv Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
U23 & Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montichiari U23 Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Athens U23 Madison

Francesco Lamon (born 5 February 1994) is an Italian professional track and road cyclist,[2] who currently rides for UCI Continental team Biesse–Carrera.[3] He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in 2021, setting a new world record.[5]

Major results

Track

2016
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2017
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Pruszków
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2020
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2021
1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2022
UCI Nations Cup, Cali
1st Madison (with Michele Scartezzini)
1st Team pursuit
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2023
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton
2024
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships

World records

Date Time Meet Event Location
3 August 2021 3:42.307 2020 Olympics Team Pursuit
(with Filippo Ganna, Simone Consonni & Jonathan Milan)		 Izu,  Japan
4 August 2021 3:42.032 2020 Olympics Team Pursuit
(with Filippo Ganna, Simone Consonni & Jonathan Milan)		 Izu,  Japan

Road

2015
1st Memorial Denis Zanette e Daniele Del Ben[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fiamme Azzurre – Atleti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Francesco Lamon". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Biesse Arvedi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ Start list
  5. ^ "Cycling Track LAMON Francesco – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Memorial Denis Zanette-Daniele Del Ben-Gara Notturna". Italian Cycling Federation (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2017.

External links

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Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Team Pursuit
UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit
UEC European Track Champions – Men’s team pursuit
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