Morgan Kneisky
Kneisky at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Morgan Kneisky |
Born | Besançon, France | 31 August 1987
Team information | |
Current team | AC Bisontine |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Rider type | Endurance (track) |
Amateur teams | |
2008–2009 | Chambéry Cyclisme Formation |
2018 | AC Bisontine |
2020– | AC Bisontine |
Professional teams | |
2010–2013 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
2014–2016 | Team Raleigh |
2017 | Armée de Terre |
2018 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
2019–2020 | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[1] |
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Medal record |
Morgan Kneisky (born 31 August 1987) is a French track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team AC Bisontine.[2]
Kneisky is a four-time UCI Track Cycling World Championships gold medallist, winning golds in the madison in 2013 with Vivien Brisse, 2015 with Bryan Coquard and 2017 with Benjamin Thomas, and the scratch in 2009.
Biography[]
Morgan Kneisky began cycling as a youngster, when he joined the Amicale Cycliste Bisontine. In 2008, he joined the Chambéry Cyclisme Formation, a team in the top national division. That year, he won the Tour de Moselle.[3] In 2009, Kneisky participated in his first Track Cycling World Championships, and came away with the Scratch race title. He has subsequently won three more world titles in the Madison at the 2013, 2015 and 2017 World Championships.
Kneisky signed with the British-based Team Raleigh for the 2014 season.[4] After his contract with the team was not renewed for 2017, in December 2016 it was announced that Kneisky would join the Armée de Terre team for 2017.[5] Following the disbanding of Armée de Terre at the end of 2017,[6] Kneisky rejoined Roubaix–Lille Métropole.[7]
Major results[]
Track[]
- 2008
- 3rd Points race, National Under-23 Championships
- 2009
- 1st
Scratch, UCI World Championships
- National Championships
- 1st
Scratch
- 1st
Madison (with )
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2010
- 1st
Points race, National Championships
- 2nd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Christophe Riblon)
- 2011
- 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Iljo Keisse)
- UCI World Championships
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Scratch
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Vivien Brisse)
- 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Marc Hester)
- 2012
- 2nd Six Days of Grenoble (with Bryan Coquard)
- 2013
- 1st
Madison, UCI World Championships (with Vivien Brisse)[8]
- 1st
Madison, National Championships (with Julien Duval)
- 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Vivien Brisse)
- 2014
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Vivien Brisse)
- National Championships
- 3rd Madison (with )
- 3rd Scratch
- 2015
- 1st
Madison, UCI World Championships (with Bryan Coquard)[9]
- 2nd Six Days of Bremen (with Jesper Mørkøv)
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Bryan Coquard)
- 2016
- 2nd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Benjamin Thomas)
- 2nd Six Days of Bremen (with Jesper Mørkøv)
- 2nd Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Benjamin Thomas)
- 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Christian Grasmann)
- 2017
- 1st
Madison, UCI World Championships (with Benjamin Thomas)
- 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Benjamin Thomas)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Benjamin Thomas)
- 2018
- 3rd Madison, National Championships (with )
- 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Benjamin Thomas)
- 2019
- National Championships
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Omnium
- 2020
- 2nd Six Days of Bremen (with Theo Reinhardt)
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Theo Reinhardt)
Road[]
- 2008
- 1st Overall Tour de Moselle
- 1st Stage 1
- 2012
- 1st Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2013
- 8th Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 2014
- 1st Stafford GP[10]
- 5th Ryedale Grand Prix[11]
- 8th Eddie Soens Memorial[12]
- 9th Wales Open Criterium[13]
- 10th Circuit of the Fens[14]
- 2015
- 1st
Points classification Tour Series[15]
- 2nd Stafford Kermesse[16]
- 3rd Chorley Grand Prix[17]
- 3rd Stafford GP[18]
- 4th Otley Grand Prix[19]
- 5th Eddie Soens Memorial[20]
- 6th Velothon Wales
References[]
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Morgan Kneisky quitte le peloton professionnel" [Morgan Kneisky leaves professional peloton]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "KNEISKY Morgan" (in French). chamberycyclismeformation.com. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Team Raleigh 2014" (PDF). Raleigh Bicycle Company. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "« Kneisky à l'Armée de Terre »" ["Kneisky to the Army"]. L'Est Républicain (in French). 18 December 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ AFP), Rédaction (avec. "L'équipe cycliste Armée de terre disparaît". L'ÉQUIPE (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "EFFECTIF PRO SAISON 2018 MORGAN KNEISKY ET STEVEN TRONET - Roubaix Lille Métropole Team Cycliste". www.equipe-cycliste-roubaix.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Hammer wraps up sixth world title with Omnium victory". cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Track Worlds: Australia's Edmondson wins omnium, Meares wins keirin". cyclingnews.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Whitehouse, Andy (2 August 2014). "Morgan Kneisky (Team Raleigh) wins 2014 Stafford Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "The Ryedale Grand Prix inc The Peter Longbottom Memorial". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "53rd Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Whitehouse, Andy (30 July 2014). "Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor) wins Wales Open Criterium, while Alex Blain (Team Raleigh) wins overall series". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Whitehouse, Andy (27 July 2014). "Adam Blythe (NFTO Pro Cycling) wins the 2014 Vericool for Schools Circuit of the Fens". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Pearl Izumi Tour Series: Round 10 -- Bath: Chain Reaction Cycles Points Competition" (PDF). Tour Series. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel; Jones, Andy (6 July 2015). "Gabriel Cullaigh wins Stafford Kermesse (video and photos)". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Ian Bibby wins Chorley Grand Prix". Cycling Weekly. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Stafford Grand Prix victory for One Pro Cycling's Jon Mould in Elite Circuit Series". British Cycling. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel; Jones, Andy (2 July 2015). "Dan McLay and Annasley Park win Otley Grand Pix races (video)". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Peter Williams wins Eddie Soens as One Pro Cycling continue to dominate". Cycling Weekly. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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