Ricardo Lynch

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Ricardo Lynch Road cycling
Ricardo Lynch (2008)
Ricardo Lynch (2008)
To person
Date of birth 20th September 1984
nation JamaicaJamaica Jamaica
discipline Track cycling
Most important successes
Central America and Caribbean Games
2006 : silver- Keirin
Pan American Cycling Championships
2006 : bronze- Keirin
Last updated: March 24, 2019

Ricardo Lynch (born September 20, 1984 in Spanish Town ) is a former Jamaican track cyclist .

Athletic career

In 2004 Ricardo Lynch was invited to the World Cycling Center in Aigle for a training stay by the Union Cycliste Internationale . In 2006 he won the silver medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia, and a bronze medal at the Pan American cycling championships, both in the Keirin .

Two years later, Lynch finished second behind Chris Hoy and ahead of Arnaud Tournant at the 2007/08 Track Cycling World Cup in Copenhagen in the Keirin , thus qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . He finished 17th in the Keirin. He was the first Jamaican cyclist in 16 years to take part in the Olympic Games. From 2006 to 2008 Ricardo Lynch started three times at the UCI track world championships . In 2009 he resigned from active cycling because his association gave him too little support.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lynch Accepted To UCI School. (No longer available online.) Jamaica Cycling Federation, Feb. 4, 2004, archived from the original on April 14, 2014 ; accessed on April 12, 2014 .
  2. ^ Toussaint, mejor mexicano en Campeonato Panamericano de ciclismo. terra, June 9, 2006, accessed April 12, 2014 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Olympic Cyclist Ricardo Lynch is New Face of Energy Conservation Campaign. Jamaica Information Center, October 3, 2008, accessed April 14, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Lynch, Ricardo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican track cycling
DATE OF BIRTH 20th September 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Spanish Town