Yumari González Explained

Yumari González
Fullname:Yumari González Valdivieso
Birth Date:13 June 1979
Birth Place:Cuba
Role:Rider
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Yumari González Valdivieso (born June 13, 1979) is a Cuban professional road and track cyclist. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race.[1] [2]

Career

Born in Sancti Spíritus, González won the 500-metre time trial at the 2002 Pan American Cycling Championships, setting a new Pan American record with a time of 34.647 seconds.[3] [4] She also won silver medals in the sprint[5] and the keirin.[6]

Major results

Track

1998
  • Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 1st 500m time trial
  • 2nd Sprint
    1999
  • Pan American Games
  • 3rd 500m time trial
  • 3rd Sprint
    2002
  • UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
  • 1st Keirin, Monterrey
  • 3rd 500m time trial, Cali
  • Pan American Track Championships
  • 1st 500m time trial
  • 2nd Sprint
  • 2nd Keirin
    2003
  • Pan American Games
  • 3rd 500m time trial
  • 3rd Keirin
    2004
  • Pan American Track Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 2nd 500m time trial
  • 2nd Keirin
  • 2nd Sprint
    2005
  • Pan American Track Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 3rd 500m time trial
  • 3rd Points race
    2006
  • 1st Scratch, Pan American Track Championships
  • Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 1st Keirin
  • 2nd Points race
  • 2nd Scratch
    2007
  • 1st Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  • 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
  • 1st Scratch, Sydney
  • 3rd Scratch, Beijing
  • 3rd Team pursuit, Beijing
  • 2nd Team sprint, Pan American Track Championships
  • 2006–07 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
  • 3rd Team sprint, Los Angeles
  • 3rd Scratch, Manchester
    2008
  • 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 2nd Points race
  • 2nd Scratch
  • 2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
    2009
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 2nd Points race
  • 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
  • 2nd Points race, Manchester
  • 3rd Scratch, Cali
    2010
  • Pan American Track Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
    2011
  • 2nd Team pursuit, Pan American Games
    2013
  • Copa Cuba de Pista
  • 1st Team pursuit (with Yudelmis Domínguez, Marlies Mejías and Arlenis Sierra)
  • 3rd Points race
    2014
  • 1st Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Yudelmis Domínguez, Marlies Mejías and Arlenis Sierra)
  • 2nd Team pursuit, Pan American Track Championships (with Yudelmis Domínguez, Yoanka González and Marlies Mejías)
  • Copa Cuba de Pista
  • 2nd Omnium
  • 2nd Scratch

    Road

    2005
  • 3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2006
  • 1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
  • 2nd Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games
    2007
  • 1st Road race, Pan American Games
  • 2nd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
    2008
  • 1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 2nd Time trial
    2011
  • 2nd Road race, Pan American Games
    2012
  • 1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2014
  • 2nd Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    2015
  • 3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 8th Road race, Pan American Games
    2016
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    2019
  • 9th Road race, Pan American Games

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Beijing 2008 - Road Cycling - Women's Road Race. 12 November 2014. www.olympic.org. IOC.
    2. Web site: London 2012 - Road Cycling - Women's Road Race. 12 November 2014. www.olympic.org. IOC.
    3. News: Colombiano Meneses marca un nuevo record . La Hora . es . 21 August 2002 . 11 May 2016.
    4. News: Ganan cubanas el título de la persecución por equipos en panamericano de ciclismo . Juventud Rebelde . es . 29 July 2009 . 11 May 2016.
    5. News: México ganó dos medallas de oro y lidera el Panamericano de Ciclismo . El Universo . AP . Quito, Ecuador . es . 22 August 2002 . 11 May 2016.
    6. News: Chileno bate récord panamericano . La Cuarta . Quito, Ecuador . es . 20 August 2002 . 11 May 2016 . 5 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605014725/http://www.lacuarta.com/diario/2002/08/20/20.16.4a.DEP.CICLISTA.html . dead .