Bilal Akgül (born 13 October 1982 in Adana) is a Turkish professional road cyclist and mountain biker riding for team Brisaspor.[1] He is the first ever Turkish Olympian cyclist participating at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4][5]
 Bilal Akgül at the men's cross-country event of 2008 Summer Olympics. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bilal Akgül |
| Born | 13 October 1982 Adana, Turkey |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Brisaspor, Kocaeli |
| Discipline | Road and mountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
He became 2005 Turkish mountain biking champion in cross-country at Ankara. The next year, he won the national champion title in marathon mountain bike race at Çanakkale and the road race. In the 2007 season, Akgül became national mountain biking champion in cross-country and in marathon. He took part at the cross-country event of 2008 Summer Olympics without having finished.[5]
Major results edit
Source[2]
- 2005
Turkey 1st, Kırıkkale MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Kırıkkale
Greece 2nd, Kos Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Kos- Turkey 1st, Bolu Festival MTB, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Bolu
- Turkey 1st, Kartepe XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Kocaeli
- Turkey 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Elite, Ankara
- Turkey 1st, Bursa MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Bursa
- Turkey 1st, Izmir XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Izmir
- Turkey 1st, Babadagi Hill Climb, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Fethiye
- Turkey 1st, Yalova Aksa XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Yalova
- 2006
- Turkey 1st, Adana MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Adana
- Turkey 3rd, Manavgat, Mountainbike-Marathon, Antalya
- Turkey 1st, Gallipoli MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Çanakkale
- Turkey 2nd, Istanbul Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Istanbul
- Turkey 1st, National Championship, Road, Elite
- Turkey 2nd, Konya MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Konya
- Turkey 3rd, Cappadocia MTB Festival, Mountainbike, Elite/U23 (a), Göreme
- Turkey 2nd, Cappadocia MTB Festival, Mountainbike, Elite/U23 (c), Ürgüp
- Turkey 3rd, Balkan Championship XC, Mountainbike, Kartepe, Kocaeli
- Turkey 2nd, Yalova Aksa XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Yalova
- Turkey 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, Marathon, Çanakkale
- 2007
- Turkey 1st, Adana MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Adana
- Turkey 3rd, Büyükada Cup XCO, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Istanbul
- Turkey 1st, Gaziantep, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Gaziantep
- Turkey 1st, Polonez Adampol Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Istanbul
- Turkey 1st, Ankara MTB Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Ankara
- Turkey 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Elite, Ürgüp
- Turkey 3rd, Kartepe XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Kocaeli
- Turkey 1st, Izmir XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Izmir
- Turkey 2nd, Yalova Aksa XCO Cup, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Yalova
- Turkey 2nd, Babadagi Hill Climb, Mountainbike, Elite/U23, Fethiye
- Turkey 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, Marathon, Çanakkale
- 2010
- Turkey 5th, National Championship, Road, Elite, Bolu
References edit
- ^ a b "Salcano Türkiye Şampiyonu Bilal Akgül". Bisiklet Haber (in Turkish). 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ a b Bilal Akgül at Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ "Bilal Akgul". Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ "Bilal Akgül Sporcu Bilgileri" (in Turkish). Euro Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ a b "Bilal Akgül". Sports Reference/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-02.