Jan van Eijden


Jan van Eijden is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double UCI Track [Cycling World Championships|World Champion] in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German national titles.
He retired from active racing in 2006 and worked as a sprint coach for the Great Britain [Cycling Team] until November 2021.

Major results

  • 1994: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial
  • 1995: 1st in 1995 UCI [Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships] - team sprint
  • 1996: 3rd in UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial
  • 1997: 3rd in German national track cycling championships - sprint
  • 1997: 2nd in UCI Track World Championships - team sprint
  • 1999: 1st in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
  • 1999: 3rd in German national track cycling championships - sprint
  • 2000: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - sprint
  • 2000: 1st in German national track cycling championships - sprint
  • 2000: 1st in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
  • 2000: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
  • 2002: 3rd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
  • 2003: 2nd in World cup classic Aguascalientes - keirin
  • 2003: 3rd in World cup classic Cape Town - sprint
  • 2003: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
  • 2003: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - sprint
  • 2004: 2nd in World cup classic Aguascalientes - keirin
  • 2004: 3rd in World cup classic Aguascalientes - team sprint
  • 2004: 3rd in World cup classic Manchester - sprint
  • 2004: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
  • 2004: 1st in German national track cycling championships - sprint
  • 2005: 1st in World cup classic Moscow - team sprint
  • 2005: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
  • 2005: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
  • 2006: 3rd in World cup classic Sydney - keirin