Fuji International Speedway Cycling Road 富士スピードウェイ 自転車競技（ロード） / Cyclisme sur route Fuji International Speedway Men's Individual Time Trial 男子個人タイムトライアル / Contre-la-montre individuel - hommes WED 28 JUL 2021 Start Time 14:00 Extended Start List 拡張スタートリスト / Liste de départ détaillée Race Distance 44.2Km Race NOC Group Start Time Number Name Code Date of Birth 1 14:00:00 39 WAIS Ahmad Badreddin EOR 15 JAN 1991 First-time Olympian. Finished 55th at 2020 WCh, 50th in 2019, 53rd in 2018, 60th in 2017. Placed 9th at 2019 Asian Ch. In 2014, he escaped the conflict in Syrian Arab Republic. 'Cycling is very important in my life and I am thankful for it. It allows me to forget all the hard times, like the war, and also having to leave my country and travel very far away from home.' 14:01:30 38 SAFARZADEH Saeid IRI 21 SEP 1985 Gold at 2019 NCh, bronze in 2021, 5th in 2018 and 2014, 8th in 2016 and 2005, 9th in 2015, 11th in 2011, 15th in 2010. In other events - DNF in road race at 2020 OG, gold in road race at 2021, 2019, 2018 NCh. 14:03:00 37 LAGAB Azzedine ALG 18 SEP 1986 Finished 9th at 2019 African Games. Bronze at 2010 African Ch, 9th in 2021 and 2015, 7th in 2019 and 2018, 5th in 2013, 4th in 2011. Seven-time national champion in 2021, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2008. Bronze at 2011 PanArab Games and All Africa Games. He speaks three different languages: Arabic, English and French. 14:04:30 36 GHEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel ERI 17 AUG 1994 Finished 33rd at 2016 WCh. Finished 7th at 2016 African Ch. Placed 16th at Chrono des Nations. Gold at 2019 NCh, 7th in 2018, 5th in 2016, 11th in 2015, 4th in 2014, 13th in 2013. Finished 136th in ITT stage 1, 87th in ITT stage 21 at Giro d'Italia. In other events - 50th OG 2020 road race. 14:06:00 35 ARNDT Nikias GER 18 NOV 1991 Finished 19th at 2017 WCh, 52nd in 2015, 22nd in 2014. In 2021 season, 57th in ITT stage 1, 13th in ITT stage 21 at Giro d'Italia, 16th in ITT stage 2 at UAE Tour. Silver at 2015, 2014 NCh, bronze in 2018. Before taking up cycling, he competed in numerous sports as a youngster including jujitsu, judo, basketball and tennis. 14:07:30 34 de BOD Stefan RSA 17 NOV 1996 Finished 41st at 2019 WCh. Gold at 2019 African Ch, silver in 2017. Silver at 2020, 2019 NCh. In 2021 season, 45th in ITT stage 5 at Tour de France, 20th in ITT stage 1 Tour de Suisse, 25th in ITT stage 1 at Itzulia Basque Country, 9th in ITT stage 2 at Volta a Catalunya, 8th in ITT stage 2 at UAE Tour. In other events - 52nd in OG 202 road race. 14:09:00 33 HOULE Hugo CAN 27 SEP 1990 Finished 21st at 2016 OG. Finished 27th at 2019 WCh, 32nd in 2018, 29th in 2017, 2016, 25th in 2015. Gold at 2015 PanAm Games. National champion in 2015, silver in 2014, bronze in 2012. Finished 34th in ITT stage 5, 29th in ITT stage 20 at 2021 Tour de France. He took up triathlon at age nine but was better at cycling. In other events - 85th OG 2020 road race. 14:10:30 32 KANGERT Tanel EST 11 MAR 1987 Finished 7th at 2019 WCh, 21st in 2018, 32nd in 2015, 19th in 2014, 13th in 2012, 33th in 2010, 31st in 2008. National champion in 2018, 2013, 2010, 2008, silver in 2012. In other events - 46th OG 2020 road race. In December 2020, needed surgery after injuring his knee. His idol is Estonian road cyclist Jaan KIRSIPUU. CRDMTT----------------FNL-000100--_N59T 1 Report created Tue 27 Jul 2021 7:25 Page 1 / 5 Fuji International Speedway Cycling Road 富士スピードウェイ 自転車競技（ロード） / Cyclisme sur route Fuji International Speedway Men's Individual Time Trial 男子個人タイムトライアル / Contre-la-montre individuel - hommes WED 28 JUL 2021 Start Time 14:00 Extended Start List 拡張スタートリスト / Liste de départ détaillée Race NOC Group Start Time Number Name Code Date of Birth 14:12:00 31 ROCHE Nicolas IRL 3 JUL 1984 Finished 31st at 2020 WCh, 46th in 2018, 12th in 2017, 30th in 2016, 41st in 2014. Gold at 2016, 2007 NCh, silver in 2020, 2017, bronze in 2012. In 1987, his father Stephen ROCHE (IRL) won gold in the road race at the 1987 WCh, the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. His cousin Dan MARTIN also represented IRL in cycling at the 2020 and 2016 OG. 14:13:30 30 KUKRLE Michael CZE 17 NOV 1994 Bronze at 2018 NCh, 5th in 2021, 2019, 9th in 2020, 4th in 2017. In other events - gold in road race at 2021 NCh. Placed 36th in OG 2020 road race. He turned professional in 2016. 14:15:00 29 BENNETT George NZL 7 APR 1990 Silver at 2021, 2020 NCh, 4th in 2019. In 2021 season, 43rd in ITT stage 21 at Giro d'Italia. In other events - gold in road race at 2021 NCh. In 2020, he won Gran Piemonte, finished 2nd at Il Lombardia. In 2019, he was diagnosed with floating rib syndrome. He had surgery to remove three ribs, and was back racing two months later. 14:16:30 28 CRADDOCK Lawson USA 20 FEB 1992 Finished 30th at 2020 WCh, 6th in 2019, 22nd in 2015. Placed 6th at 2012 PanAm Ch. National champion in 2021. Fractured his scapula in opening stage of 2018 Tour de France yet still finished the 21-day stage race. En route, he raised more than 350,000 USD for Houston's velodrome, where he first learned to race. 14:18:00 27 OLIVEIRA Nelson POR 6 MAR 1989 Finished 7th at 2016 OG, 18th in 2012. Placed 11th at 2020 WCh, 8th in 2019, 5th in 2018, 4th in 2017, 20th in 2016, 13th in 2015, 7th in 2014, 15th in 2013, 17th in 2011. Placed 4th at 2016 European Ch. Four-time national champion in 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2011. He was introduced to the sport by his father, Celestino, who was a professional cyclist. 2 14:56:00 26 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao GBR 30 MAR 1995 Finished 35th at 2018 WCh, 43rd in 2017. Placed 6th at 2018 NCh, 4th in 2017. In 2021 season, 34th in ITT stage 4 at Criterium du Dauphine, 41st in ITT stage 3 at Paris-Nice. In other events - winner of general classification at 2020 Giro d'Italia. He is in a relationship with Arsenal and England international football player Charlotte WUBBEN- MOY. 14:57:30 25 PORTE Richie AUS 30 JAN 1985 Finished 17th at 2013 WCh, 6th in 2011, 4th in 2010. Gold at 2015 NCh, silver in 2016, bronze in 2018. In 2021 season, 9th in ITT stage 5 at Tour de France, 6th in ITT stage 4 at Criterium du Dauphine. He switched from triathlon to cycling in 2007 after a knee injury stopped him from running. In 2009, he earned the nickname 'fish' when he swam 72m underwater during a training camp. 14:59:00 24 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL 25 JAN 2000 Silver at 2019 WCh. Gold at 2018 Junior WCh. Gold at 2019 European Ch. Gold at 2018 Junior European Ch. Silver at 2021 NCh, bronze in 2019. In 2021 season, won stage 2 at Baloise Belgium Tour, 7th in stage 1 at Giro d'Italia. In other events - 49th in road race at 2020 OG. Played football in the youth academy of Belgian club RSC Anderlecht and Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. 15:00:30 23 BETTIOL Alberto ITA 29 OCT 1993 Silver at 2019 NCh. In 2021 season, 12th in ITT stage 1, 7th in ITT stage 21 at Giro d'Italia, 6th in ITT stage 7 at Tirreno-Adriatico. Won the ITT stage 5 at 2020 Etoile de Besseges. In other events - 1st in road race at 2019 Ronde van Vlaanderen. If he was not a professional cyclist, he would love to be a pilot or astronaut. CRDMTT----------------FNL-000100--_N59T 1 Report created Tue 27 Jul 2021 7:25 Page 2 / 5 Fuji International Speedway Cycling Road 富士スピードウェイ 自転車競技（ロード） / Cyclisme sur route Fuji International Speedway Men's Individual Time Trial 男子個人タイムトライアル / Contre-la-montre individuel - hommes WED 28 JUL 2021 Start Time 14:00 Extended Start List 拡張スタートリスト / Liste de départ détaillée Race NOC Group Start Time Number Name Code Date of Birth 15:02:00 22 KUBIS Lukas SVK 31 JAN 2000 Placed 63rd in WCh 2018. Placed 40th in European Ch 2018. Silver in NCh 2021, 2017, 5th in 2020. In other events - DNF 2020 OG road race. Late replacement in Tokyo for three-time road race world champion Peter SAGAN, who was injured at the 2021 Tour de France. 15:03:30 21 SKUJINS Toms LAT 15 JUN 1991 Finished 44th at 2018 WCh. Gold at 2021, 2018 NCh, silver in 2017, bronze in 2016. In other events - gold in road race at 2021, 2019 NCh. He represented Latvia in mountain biking at the 2016 European Championships in Sigulda, Latvia. He was the first ever Latvian to wear a leaders jersey at a Grand Tour, when he wore the polka dot jersey at the 2018 Tour de France for five stages. 15:05:00 20 KONRAD Patrick AUT 13 OCT 1991 Finished 23rd at 2012 U23 WCh. Finished 11th at 2013 U23 European Ch.