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French cyclist (born 1987)
Morgan Kneisky (born 31 August 1987) is a French former track and road
racing cyclist , who rode professionally between 2010 and 2020 for the
Team Raleigh–GAC ,
Armée de Terre ,
Roubaix–Lille Métropole and
Groupama–FDJ Continental Team squads. 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 . He retired following the
2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships .
[3]
[4]
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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] Following the disbanding of Armée de Terre at the end of 2017,
[8] Kneisky rejoined
Roubaix–Lille Métropole .
[9]
In 2023, he became team manager of
UCI Women's Continental Team
Lifeplus–Wahoo alongside
Małgorzata Jasińska .
[10]
Major results
Road
Track
2008
3rd Points race,
National Under-23 Championships
2009
1st
Scratch ,
UCI World Championships
National Championships
1st
Scratch
1st
Madison (with Kévin Fouache)
3rd Team pursuit
2010
1st Scratch,
UCI World Cup Classics , Cali
1st
Points race,
National Championships
2nd
Madison ,
UCI World Championships (with
Christophe Riblon )
2011
1st
Six Days of Grenoble (with
Iljo Keisse )
2nd Madison,
UCI World Cup , Cali (with
Vivien Brisse )
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 )
1st
Madison,
National Championships (with
Julien Duval )
1st
Six Days of Grenoble (with
Vivien Brisse )
2014
1st
Six Days of Grenoble (with
Thomas Boudat )
3rd
Madison ,
UEC European Championships (with
Vivien Brisse )
National Championships
3rd Madison (with Philémon Marcel-Millet)
3rd Scratch
2015
1st
Madison ,
UCI World Championships (with
Bryan Coquard )
1st Madison,
UCI World Cup , Cambridge (with
Benjamin Thomas )
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
Madison ,
UEC European Championships (with
Benjamin Thomas )
UCI World Cup , Apeldoorn
2nd Points race
3rd Team pursuit
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 Madison,
UCI World Cup , Manchester (with
Benjamin Thomas )
2nd
Six Days of Ghent (with
Benjamin Thomas )
2018
3rd Madison,
National Championships (with Joseph Berlin-Sémon)
3rd
Six Days of Rotterdam (with
Benjamin Thomas )
3rd
Six Days of Turin (with Joseph Berlin-Sémon)
2019
National Championships
2nd Scratch
3rd Omnium
3rd Madison,
UCI World Cup , Brisbane (with
Kévin Vauquelin )
2020
2nd
Six Days of Bremen (with
Theo Reinhardt )
3rd
Six Days of Berlin (with
Theo Reinhardt )
References
^
"Morgan Kneisky quitte le peloton professionnel" [Morgan Kneisky leaves professional peloton]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020 .
^
"Groupama - FDJ" . UCI.org .
Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from
the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020 .
^ Odvart, James (24 October 2021).
"Morgan Kneisky : « Pour moi, c'est une victoire »" [Morgan Kneisky: "For me, it's a victory"]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 27 June 2022 .
^ Eme-Ziri, Catherine (24 October 2021).
"Morgan Kneisky : à 34 ans, il a fait son "dernier tour de piste", aux championnats du monde, à Roubaix" [Morgan Kneisky: at 34, he made his "last lap", at the world championships, in Roubaix].
France 3 Bourgogne (in French).
France Télévisions . Retrieved 27 June 2022 .
^
"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 .
^ Weislo, Laura (2023-01-24).
"British women's team gets new life as Lifeplus-Wahoo" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 2023-04-14 .
^ 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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