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My Take
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.
Overview
Michaël D'Almeida (born 3 September 1987) is a French track cyclist. He specialises in track sprint events including the sprint, team sprint, keirin and 1 kilometer. He has ridden for the Union sportive de Créteil cycling club since 2006. D'Almeida is married and has children, he is involved with the French armed forces.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Évry, Seine-et-Oise, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sport cyclist / track cyclist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Knight of the National Order of Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Sport cyclist — see all → · Track cyclist — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.