Samuel Pökälä | |
Birth Place: | Asikkala, Finland |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Time-trialist |
Amateuryears1: | 2012–2014 |
Amateurteam1: | TWD–Länken |
Amateuryears2: | 2015 |
Amateurteam2: | VC Pays de Loudéac |
Amateuryears3: | 2016–2017 |
Amateurteam3: | TWD–Länken |
Samuel Pökälä (born 14 August 1990) is a Finnish former professional cyclist. He rode at the 2013 UCI World Time Trial Championships, where he finished in 64th place,[1] and he won the Finnish National Road Race Championships in 2015.[2] In 2021, Pökälä was the winner of the world middle distance and mass start championships in mountain bike orienteering.[3]
At the 2022 European MTB Orienteering Championships in Ignalina, Lithuania Pökälä won silver medal in long distance orienteering race.