Nikita Kiriltsev
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Nikita Vladimirovich Kiriltsev (Russian: Никита Владимирович Кирильцев; born 12 January 2005) is a Russian track cyclist who competes as a sprinter. He was a bronze medalist in the individual sprint competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships. Prior to that, he was a double gold medalist in the sprint and keirin at the 2023 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships and 2025 UEC European U23 Track Championships.
Career
He won gold medals in the keirin and individual sprint at the 2023 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia. In October of that year, Kiriltsev set a junior men world record in the 200 metres time trial (9.712 seconds) at the Russian Cup.[2] He was runner-up to Artsiom Zaitsau in the 1 kilometre time trial at the Belarus Open Track Cycling Championship the following February.[3]
Competing as a Authorised Neutral Athlete, he reached the last-16 of the men's individual sprint at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.[4] That year, he won gold medals in the sprint and keirin at the 2025 UEC European U23 Track Championships in Anadia, Portugal.[5][6] He also competed at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile, in the individual sprint and keirin, in which he was involved in a crash with Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-final, causing both riders to miss the final.[7][8][9]
He won the bronze medal competing at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships in Konya, Turkey in the men's sprint.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Nikita Kiriltsev". First Cycling. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "One of the Strongest Young Sprinters in the World Joined Minsk Cycling Club". minskcyclingclub.by. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Three Belarus records Set on the First Day of the National Track Cycling Championship". Cycling.by. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "2025 UEC Track Elite European Championships". UEC. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Belgium shines on the final day in Anadia". Anadia2025.eu. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Italy shines again on the penultimate day in Anadia". Anadia2025.eu. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "2025 Tissot UCI Track World Championships". Tissottiming.com. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (24 October 2025). "Track World Championships: Lara Gillespie makes history for Ireland with win in Elimination Race on Day 2, Harrie Lavreysen claims second gold". Cycling News.
- ^ "Paul misses keirin finals at World Championships". Guardian.tt. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "The first session of the third day of the 2026 UEC European Track Cycling Championships in Konya has concluded". Mersinhaber.com. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "The third day of the UEC 2026 European Track Cycling Championships has concluded". ajansturkhaber.com. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (4 February 2026). "'It was a really hard-fought battle' - Britain's Matt Richardson delivers rare defeat to Dutch sprinter Harrie Lavreysen to win European sprint title". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 February 2026.