Bilal Akgül
 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 |
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]
He became 2005 Turkish mountain biking champion in cross-country at
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
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
- 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
- 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
- 2012
- Turkey 3rd, Finike/Antalya, Mountainbike
- Turkey 1st, Gaziantep, Mountainbike
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1st, Tuzla, Mountainbike- Turkey 1st, Gaziantep, Mountainbike (b)
- Turkey 1st, National Championship, Mountainbike, XC, Elite
References
- ^ 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.