Michaël D'Almeida

D'Almeida strikes me as a specialist in raw explosive power, and I respect how demanding that niche actually is. Sprint, team sprint, keirin and the kilometre all hinge on millisecond timing and obsessive preparation, leaving no room to hide. His 2012 Knight of the National Order of Merit tells me France valued him as a genuine national asset, and his ties to the armed forces suggest a temperament built on discipline. I like that he stayed grounded, married with children, while staking everything on a few violent seconds of effort. To me he embodies the quiet professionalism behind track cycling's brutal sprints.

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Name (English)

Michaël D'Almeida

Name (Japanese)

ミカエル・ダルメダ

Reading

みかえる・だるめだ

Born

September 3, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Évry, Seine-et-Oise, France

Height

176 cm

Occupation

sport cyclist / track cyclist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Knight of the National Order of Merit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C3%ABl%20D'Almeida
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1362407

Tags

• Seine-et-Oise
• sport cyclist
• track cyclist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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