German cyclist (born 2004)
Luca Spiegel![]() Spiegel in 2023 |
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| Born | (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20)
Mannheim, Germany[1] |
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| Discipline | Track |
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| Role | Rider |
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| Rider type | Sprinter |
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Luca Spiegel (born 23 April 2004) is a German track cyclist.
Early life
He is from Kaiserslautern. He attended Kaiserslautern Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium (HHG).[2]
Career
He won silver in the team sprint at the 2021 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cairo. He won bronze in the sprint and silver in the team sprint at the 2022 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Tel Aviv.[3]
He was called-up to the German side for the men's team sprint at the 2023 UEC European Track Championships in Switzerland as a replacement for Stefan Bötticher.[4] He won the bronze medal at the 2023 UEC European Track Championships in Anadia, Portugal with the German sprint team in July 2023.[5]
In August 2023, he competed for senior Germany team at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow in the men's team sprint.[6] He also took part in the team sprint 2024 UEC European Track Championships, where they placed fifth in both.[7] In the men's sprint at the European Championships in Appeldoorn, where he reached the last 16, losing to Jeffrey Hoogland.[8]
He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
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