Roy van den Berg

Roy van den Berg (born 8 September 1988) is a Dutch track cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Track Team BEAT Cycling Club.[1] He was a part of a team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer olympics in the team sprint event, setting the new Olympic record in the finals. He also competed at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012,[2] 2019 and 2020 and won the silver medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the sprint.[3]

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Berg, not Berg.
Roy van den Berg
Van den Berg in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988
Kampen, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional team
2017–2020BEAT Cycling Club
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 PruszkówTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2020 BerlinTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2021 RoubaixTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTeam sprint
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskTeam sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2019 ApeldoornTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2021 GrenchenTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2023 GrenchenTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2016 YvelinesSprint

References
  1. "BEAT Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "2012 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. "Results 2016 UEC European Track Championships" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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