Francesco Lamon

Francesco Lamon
Lamon in 2024
Personal information
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30)
Mirano, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Current teamBiesse–Carrera
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2009–2010ASD U.C. Mirano
2011–2012VC Bianchin Marchiol
2014–2018; 2018–Team Colpack; Fiamme Azzurre[1]
2019Arvedi Cycling
Professional team
2020–Biesse–Arvedi
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2021)
World Championships
Team pursuit (2021)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Team pursuit
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 1 km time trial
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Berlin Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plovdiv Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
U23 & Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montichiari U23 Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Athens U23 Madison

Francesco Lamon (born 5 February 1994) is an Italian professional track and road cyclist,[2] who currently rides for UCI Continental team Biesse–Carrera.[3] He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in 2021, setting a new world record.[5]

  1. ^ "Fiamme Azzurre – Atleti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Francesco Lamon". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Biesse Arvedi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ Start list
  5. ^ "Cycling Track LAMON Francesco – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.