Joan Llaneras

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Joan Llaneras


fullname = Joan Llaneras Roselló
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|5|17
country = ESP
height = 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
weight = 143 lb (65 kg)
currentteam =
discipline = Track
role = Rider
ridertype = Madison and points
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears = 1991–1995
1998
proteams = ONCE cycling team
US Postal Cycling Team
majorwins =
updated = August 24, 2007
medaltemplates =

Joan Llaneras Roselló (born May 17, 1969 in Porreres, Majorca) is a Spanish World and Olympic points race champion track cyclist who specialises in the madison and points race events.

Llaneras began his cycling career on the road with the ONCE professional cycling team, but switched to concentrate on track cycling. A four time world champion in the points race and three times in the Madison. He is a double Olympic champion, winning the event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in Beijing in 2008.

Llaneras teamed up with Isaac Gálvez to compete on the lucrative Six Days of Ghent racing circuit on November 2006. It resulted with the death of Gálvez after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and hitting the railings. [cite web| url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/nov06/nov27news2| title=Gent Six Day ends in "nightmare"| publisher=Cyclingnews.com| date=November 27, 2006] Llaneras had decided to quit cycling but a few months later in an interview with Spanish daily newspaper Marca he said: quote|Clearly I thought about leaving it all. It was the first reaction. Logical... Natural... Normal after what had happened, but life goes on, and giving it all up, unfortunately, will not solve anything. In addition, the track is my life, is my dream, my family, it is almost everything to me. He returned to competition in 2007 and although he had no intention of returning to Madison racing, [cite web| url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jan07/jan03news| title=Llaneras to return| publisher=Cyclingnews.com| date=January 3, 2007] Llaneras teamed up with Antonio Tauler [cite web| url=http://www.velonews.com/article/81898| title=Spain's points race winner Joan Llaneras plans retirement | publisher=Velo News| dae=August 16, 2008] to take the silver medal in the Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics, adding to the gold he won in the points race three days earlier. In doing so, he became the Spaniard to win the most Olympic medals ever with 2 gold and 2 silver to his name. After the Beijing Olympics, Llaneras finally retired with a great palmarès and a great last tournament, a gold and a silver. [cite web| url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/olympics08/?id=results/31| title=Argentina lands knockout blow early| publisher=cyclingnews.com| date=August 19, 2008]

Palmarès

;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 flagiconUCI Points race, World Track Championships

;1997:1st flagiconUCI 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 flagiconUCI Points race, World Track Championships

;1999:1st flagiconUCI Madison, World Track Championships (with Isaac Gálvez):3rd Grenoble, Six Days (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 flagiconUCI 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 Grenoble, Six Days (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 flagiconUCI 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 flagiconUCI 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

External links

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