Ingvar Ómarsson

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]

Ingvar Ómarsson
Ingvar Ómarsson (2021)
Personal information
Full nameIngvar Ómarsson
Born (1989-04-13) 13 April 1989
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamNovator–Örninn
Discipline
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Amateur team
2011–2014Kria Racing
Professional teams
2015–2018Novator–Kria
2019–Novator-Örninn
Major wins
One-Day Races and Classics
National Cross Country Marathon Championships (2016-2022)
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)

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

2012
1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
4th Þingvellir – Grimsnes
2013
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Vesturgatan
2nd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
2nd Reykjarnes Tournament
3rd Alvogen Midnight Time Trial
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2014
1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Sea Otter Classic XCO
1st WOW Cyclothon 4-man team
1st Vesturgatan
2nd Overall Landskeppni
1st Prologue & Stage 2
2nd Krýsuvik Time Trial
2nd Jökulmílan
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2015
1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Jökulmílan
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2016
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st Open Haagsen Kampioenschappen
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
5th Kronborg UCI CX
2017
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
1st WOW Cyclothon 10-man team
2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships
5th Road race, National Road Championships
6th Skaidi Xtreme
8th Flammen Liga Geels
9th Flammen Liga Rude
2018
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st FitnessDK Marathon Slagelse
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
2nd Tour of Reykjavík
4th Shimano Liga Mors
5th Skaidi Xtreme
2019
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
3rd The Rift
6th Skaidi Xtreme
2020
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
6th Road race
2021
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
3rd UCI S1 Club La Santa 4Stage - Stage 3
7th UCI S2 Costa Blanca Bike Race
8th UCI C2 Trans Riviera
2nd The Rift
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2022
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Cross-country marathon
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Criterium
1st Cyclocross
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
4th The Rift

References

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