Radim Korínek
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Radim Kořínek is a former competitive bicyclist. He was born in Olomouc
, Czech Republic
. His career began when he was 10 years old and it was MTB biking. He was in Olpran racing team and then he went to Česká spořitelna MTB team in which he had most of his achievements. He was invited to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney
.
Other hobbies include hockey, tennis, and skiing. His nickname is Rades. His favorite person is Emil Zátopek
.
His coach was Karel Martínek. After ending his career in competition, he founded his own bike shop and still is around cycling.
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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. His career began when he was 10 years old and it was MTB biking. He was in Olpran racing team and then he went to Česká spořitelna MTB team in which he had most of his achievements. He was invited to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney
Sydney
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Other hobbies include hockey, tennis, and skiing. His nickname is Rades. His favorite person is Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life...
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His coach was Karel Martínek. After ending his career in competition, he founded his own bike shop and still is around cycling.
Achievements and titles
- 1998: MČR, MTB, cross country, 1st place
- 1999: MM Slovakia, MTB, cross country, 2nd place
- 1999: MS, Are (Šweden), MTB, cross country, 34th place
- 2000: OH, Sydney (Australia), MTB, 29th place
- 2000: MČR, MTB, relay race, 1st place, with Kateřina Neumann and David Kašek
- 2002: MČR, MTB, bike marathon, 1st place
- 2002: MS, Kaprun (Austria), MTB, cross country, 27th place
- 2003: MČR, Zadov, MTB, cross country, 3rd place
- Many times he was Czech Republic Champion.