Mongolian cyclist (born 1996)
Sainbayaryn Jambaljamts (Mongolian: Сайнбаярын Жамбалжамц; born 4 September 1996) is a Mongolian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Burgos BH.[3] He is the current road race champion of Mongolia and a medalist at the Asian Games. He is the first rider from Mongolia to become a professional cyclist.[4]
Career
Sainbayaryn achieved his first professional win at the Tour of Fuzhou, where he won the Queen stage.[5]
At the Asian Road Championships Sainbayaryn won a Silver medal in the Team time trial and a Bronze medal in the individual road race. Mongolia had not won medals in cycling at the Asian Games since 1990.[6] He wore the white jersey as the best placed Asian rider for the first two stages of the Tour de Langkawi.[7] He would finish the race ninth overall and win the white jersey after briefly losing it.[8][9]
On the Queen stage of the 2023 Tour of Thailand Sainbayaryn finished in the yellow jersey group moving him up to third overall.[10]In late 2023 Sainbayaryn signed a one-year contract with UCI ProTeam Burgos BH for the 2024 season.[11][12]
Because he signed with Burgos BH for 2024 he became the first professional cyclist from Mongolia.[4]
Major results
Sources:[13][14]
References
- ^ "Ferei - CCN". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Terengganu Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Burgos-BH". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Sainbayar first pro cyclist from Mongolia!". www.procyclingstats.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François (22 November 2019). "Tour of Fuzhou: Sainbayar wins queen stage 6". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "S.Jambaljamts won bronze medal in cycling at Asian Games". gogo.mn. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Gem of a rider Sainbayar ready to rock in LTdL". The Star. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Ishak, Fadhli (15 October 2022). "TSG duo shine in LTdL | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Ishak, Fadhli (14 October 2022). "TSG's Sainbayar aims to charge up the GC class | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Ishak, Fadhli (3 April 2023). "TSG close the gap at Tour of Thailand | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Jambaljamts Sainbayar fortalece el bloque de escaladores del Burgos BH". Burgos BH (in Spanish). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Burgos - BH sign Mongolian star and national champion Jambaljamts Sainbayar". CyclingUpToDate.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Jambaljamts Sainbayar". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Jambaljamts Sainbayar". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
External links
- Jambaljamts Sainbayar at UCI
- Jambaljamts Sainbayar at Cycling Archives
- Jambaljamts Sainbayar at ProCyclingStats
- Jambaljamts Sainbayar at Cycling Quotient