Gregory Bauge, Bio

Born: 31st January 1985

Home: France

The man who is after Sir Chris Hoy’s title... French sprinter and world champion in track cycling Gregory Bauge is looking for Olympic Gold. But that means beating the world’s fastest Olympian on two wheels, Sir Chris.

Starting cycling in 2000, Gregory realised his talents lay on the track rather than the road and started a career that has led him to seven world championships in track cycling.

At the beginning of 2012 it was announced that Bauge would be stripped of all his winnings of 2011 for missing three doping tests. It meant surrendering two of his world titles (reducing nine titles to seven). But Bauge has already regained the championship for the sprint in 2012.

Bauge is one of the few people to have beaten Hoy in the sprint in recent years and rides in the sprint and team sprint events, where he specialises in the first leg.

Career Highs

2012 1st World Championship, Track, Sprint, Melbourne (AUS)
2011 (Results suspended)
1st World Championship, Track, Team sprint, Apeldoorn (NED)
1st World Championship, Track, Sprint, Apeldoorn (NED)
2010 1st World Championship, Track, Sprint, Ballerup (DEN)
2009 1st in World Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Pruszków (POL)
2008 1st UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team Sprint
2nd in Olympics, Team Sprint (CHN), Beijing
2007 1st in Los Angeles, Sprint (USA)
1st in World Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite, Palma de Mallorca (SPA)
1st in European Championship, Track, Team Sprint, U23, Cottbus (GER)
1st in European Championship, Track, Sprint, U23, Cottbus (GER)
1st in National Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, France (FRA)
1st in National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, France (FRA)
2006 1st in Los Angeles, Sprint (USA)
1st in Los Angeles, Team Sprint (USA)
1st in World Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite, Bordeaux
2005 1st in Sydney, Team Sprint (AUS)
2004 1st in National Championship, Track, Sprint, U23, France (FRA)
1st in European Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Valencia (ESP)
2002 1st in World Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Juniors