Ingvar Ómarsson Explained
Ingvar Ómarsson |
Fullname: | Ingvar Ómarsson |
Birth Date: | 13 April 1989 |
Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Height: | 179cm (70inches) |
Weight: | 68kg |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears1: | 2011–2014 |
Amateurteam1: | Kria Racing |
Amateuryears2: | 2018– |
Amateurteam2: | Breiðablik |
Proyears1: | 2015–2018 |
Proteam1: | Novator–Kria |
Proyears2: | 2019– |
Proteam2: | Novator–Örninn |
Majorwins: | One-Day Races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2013–2015, 2018, 2021-2022)
National Time Trial Championships (2019-2020, 2022)
National Cross Country Championships (2012, 2014–2022)
National Cyclo-cross Championship (2015, 2016, 2018-2022)
National Criterium Championship (2022)
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Ingvar Ómarsson (born 13 April 1989) is an Icelandic professional racing cyclist.[1] He is a multiple national champion in road cycling, cross country mountain biking, and cyclocross.[2]
He was the first Icelandic native to become a full-time professional cyclist, he was also the first person to finish a mountain biking World Championship race for Iceland. In 2022 he was the first Icelander to finish a major road race championship in the Elite category, at the European Championships in Munchen. He specializes in cross-country mountain biking, and races both olympic cross-country (XCO) and marathon cross-country (XCM).
Ingvar was voted the Icelandic Cyclist of The Year for eight consecutive years from 2014 to 2021.
Major results
Road
- 2013
1st Road race, National Championships
1st Vesturgatan
1st Nesjavellir Hill Climb
2nd Reykjarnes Tournament
3rd Alvogen Midnight Time Trial
- 2014
National Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Vesturgatan
2nd Overall Landskeppni
1st Prologue & Stage 2
2nd Krýsuvik Time Trial
2nd Jökulmílan
- 2015
1st Road race, National Championships
1st Jökulmílan
- 2017
5th Road race, National Championships
- 2018
National Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Reykjarnes Tournament
2nd Tour of Reykjavík
- 2019
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
- 2020
1st Time trial, National Championships
- 2021
National Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
- 2022
National Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Criterium
- 2023
National Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trialMountain bike
- 2012
1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 2013
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2014
1st Cross-country, National Championships
1st Sea Otter Classic XCO
- 2015
1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 2016
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
- 2017
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
- 2018
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
1st FitnessDK Marathon Slagelse
- 2019
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
- 2020
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
- 2021
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
- 2022
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathonCyclo-cross
- 2015–2016
1st National Championships
- 2016–2017
1st National Championships
- 2017–2018
2nd National Championships
- 2018–2019
1st National Championships
- 2021–2022
1st National Championships
- 2022–2023
1st National ChampionshipsGravel
- 2012
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
- 2013
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
- 2014
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
- 2015
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
- 2016
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
- 2018
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
- 2019
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
3rd The Rift
- 2021
2nd The Rift
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
- 2022
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
4th The RiftNotes and References
- Web site: Ingvar Ómarsson.
- Web site: Ingvar Ómarsson.