Spain Won 4 Track Cycling Medals For Exceptional Olympic Track Success

Riding Pinarello Montello Track Cycles



Mens Point's Race-Silver

Joan Llaneras of Spain, the defending Olympic champion was silver medalist on his Pinarello Montello Track bicycle.

Tuesday, August 24 / Mens Points Race

2. Joan Llaneras (Spain) 82 Points



Men's Kerin-Silver

Jose Escuredo (Spain) took the silver medal, giving Spain its fourth track medal, and feels that his luck is changing. "I am extremely happy to finally have won this medal," he said. "I have felt sometimes at the world championships and Olympics that luck was against me in the past.

August 25: Men's Keirin finals

2. Jose Escuredo (Spain)



Individual Pursuit-Bronze

Spain's world champion Sergi Escobar won the Individual Pursuit bronze

medal, beating Britain's Rob Hayles with a time of 4:17.947

"It was my first Olympic Games," said Escobar. "I am happy that the result was to win a medal. I will never forget the moment."

Saturday, August 21

For bronze

3. Sergi Escobar (Spain) 4.17.947 (55.825 km/hr avg.)

4. Rob Hayles (Great Britain) 4.22.291



Team Pursuit-Bronze

In a seesaw battle with defending Olympic champions Germany,

Spain (Carlos Castano, Sergi Escobar, Asier Maeztu, Carlos Torrent)

took the lead after the 2000 metre mark, continuing on to win the

Team Pursuit-Bronze by a second and a half on Pinarello Montello

Track cycles.

3. Spain: 4.05.523 (58.650 km/hr)

Carlos Castano / Sergi Escobar / Asier Maeztu / Carlos Torrent

4. Germany: 4.07.193

Robert Bartko / Guido Fulst / Christian Lademann / Leif Lampater