Personal information | |
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Born | Bondy, France | 12 April 1985
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Global 6 United |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2019 | Team Differdange–Geba |
2020 | Cambodia Cycling Academy [1] |
2021–2022 | Burgos BH [2] |
2023– | Global 6 Cycling |
Mehmet Şampiyonbisiklet (born Gabriel Muller 12 April 1985) is a Turkish/French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Global 6 United. [3]
Muller studied at the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée and later at ESC Lille. He only began cycling in 2016 at the age of 30, and in 2019 signed a contract with UCI Continental team Team Differdange–Geba, gaining their attention via a former member of the team. [4] For the 2020 season, he moved to the Cambodia Cycling Academy. [5] Notably finishing 12th in the Tour de Serbie, he signed a contract for the 2021 season with UCI ProTeam Burgos BH at the age of 35. [6] In August 2021, he competed in his first UCI World Tour race: the Bretagne Classic Ouest–France. [7]
He gained Turkish citizenship in 2023, adopting the name Mehmet Şampiyonbisiklet. [8]
Personal information | |
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Born | Bondy, France | 12 April 1985
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Global 6 United |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2019 | Team Differdange–Geba |
2020 | Cambodia Cycling Academy [1] |
2021–2022 | Burgos BH [2] |
2023– | Global 6 Cycling |
Mehmet Şampiyonbisiklet (born Gabriel Muller 12 April 1985) is a Turkish/French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Global 6 United. [3]
Muller studied at the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée and later at ESC Lille. He only began cycling in 2016 at the age of 30, and in 2019 signed a contract with UCI Continental team Team Differdange–Geba, gaining their attention via a former member of the team. [4] For the 2020 season, he moved to the Cambodia Cycling Academy. [5] Notably finishing 12th in the Tour de Serbie, he signed a contract for the 2021 season with UCI ProTeam Burgos BH at the age of 35. [6] In August 2021, he competed in his first UCI World Tour race: the Bretagne Classic Ouest–France. [7]
He gained Turkish citizenship in 2023, adopting the name Mehmet Şampiyonbisiklet. [8]