Petr Benčík Explained
| Petr Benčík |
| Fullname: | Petr Benčík |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia |
| Weight: | 730NaN0 |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2000–2002 |
| Proteam1: | Wüstenrot ZVVZ |
| Proyears2: | 2003–2005 |
| Proteam2: | Ed' System ZVVZ |
| Proyears3: | 2006–2007 |
| Proyears4: | 2008–2012 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Petr Benčík (born 29 January 1976 in Česká Lípa) is a retired Czech professional road cyclist.[1] He represented his nation Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also claimed three sporting titles in men's road race at the national championships as a full-fledged member of the Czech cycling team.
Bencik made his professional cycling debut in 2000 for the team Wüstenrot ZVVZ. Throughout his career, he captured numerous cup titles in both national and global road cycling tournaments, including his tremendous triumph from the 2006 Memoriał Henryka Łasaka in Poland.[2]
Riding for pro cycling team since 2006, Bencik qualified for the Czech squad, as a 32-year-old, in the men's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one half of the nation's two berths from UCI Europe Tour, along with his teammate Roman Kreuziger.[3] He successfully completed a grueling race with a seventy-fifth-place finish through a vast field of nearly a hundred cyclists in 6:39:42.[4] Bencik's official result was later elevated to seventy-fourth position, when Italy's Davide Rebellin had tested positive for CERA that consequently stripped off his Olympic silver medal.[5]
Career highlights
- 1996
3rd Czech Championships (Road)
- 1998
1st Overall Olympik Trnava, Slovakia
1st Stage 1
- 2000
3rd Prologue Tour de Beauce, Quebec (CAN)
2nd Stage 10 Herald Sun Tour, Apollo Bay, Victoria (AUS)
2nd Stage 11 Herald Sun Tour, Geelong, Victoria (AUS)
- 2003
3rd Stage 3 Tour de Beauce, Quebec (CAN)
- 2004
2nd Czech Championships (Road), Brno (CZE)
2nd Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Poland
- 2006
1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Poland
- 2007
3rd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher 'Edmond-Provost', Vendôme (FRA)
3rd Stage 3
3rd Czech Championships (Road)
3rd Friedens und Freundschaftstour, Austria
1st Stage 1, Bad Leonfelden
- 2008
1st Czech Championships (Road)
74th Olympic Games, Beijing (CHN)
- 2010
1st Czech Championships (Road)
8th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Austria
- 2011
1st Czech Championships (Road)
1st Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Austria
1st Stage 1, Traun
9th Czech Cycling Tour, Czech Republic
8th Coupe des Carpathes, Poland External links
Notes and References
- Petr Benčík. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/petr-bencik-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 6 October 2013.
- News: Aktuálně: 13. Memoriál Henryka Lasaka: Benčík v desítce na Pucharu Uzdrowisk Karpackich. 13th Memorial Henryk Lasák: Benčík blisters into the top ten in Uzdrowisk Karpacka. Czech. Kastar. 2006. 6 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131007034826/http://www.kastar.cz/bencik-v-desitce-na-pucharu-uzdrowisk-karpackich--jakub-vecera-prezil-tezky-pad--aktuality-ze-zavodu-str-1006-1-1006-1.html?clanek=329&co=2. 7 October 2013. dead.
- News: Cyklista Benčík si splnil dva sny. Má titul a pojede na olympiádu. Cyclist Benčík has fulfilled two dreams: a national title and a spot for the Olympics. Czech. Mladá fronta DNES. 9 July 2008. 6 October 2013.
- Web site: Men's Road Race . . . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213124/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCRM012100/index.html . 19 August 2012 .
- News: Olympics: Six Beijing Games athletes test positive for CERA . . 14 September 2009 . 1 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430201622/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009141035_digs29.html . 30 April 2009 .
