Bilal Akgul at the men's cross-country event of 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Born | October 13, 1982 |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
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Current team | Brisaspor, Kocaeli |
Discipline | Road and mountain biking |
Role | Rider |
Bilal Akgül (born October 13, 1982 in Adana) is a Turkish professional road cyclist and mountain biker riding for team Brisaspor. He is the first ever Turkish Olympian cyclist participating at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
He became 2005 Turkish mountain biking champion in cross-country at Ankara. The next year, he won the national champion titel in marathon mountain bike race at Çanakkale and the road race. In the 2007 season, Akgül became national mountain biking champion in cross-country and in marathon. He took part at the cross-country event of 2008 Summer Olympics without having finished.
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