1979_World_Juniors_Track_Cycling_Championships

1979 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships

1979 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships

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The 1979 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the fifth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in August 1979.[1] It was the second championship to be held outside Europe, the second to be held in the Americas, and the first to be held in the southern hemisphere.

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The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial. With two golds and a bronze, Fredy Schmidtke had the most successful single games for a cyclist to date, while future Tour de France legend Greg LeMond won his first major medal for the United States.

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Medal table

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References

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    1979 WJTC venue
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    1979 WJTC results the-sports.org
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