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 (age 35)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team
  • Novator–Örninn
  • Breiðablik
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2011–2014Kria Racing
2018–Breiðablik
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

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Road

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2013
1st   Road race, National Championships
1st Vesturgatan
1st Nesjavellir Hill Climb
2nd Reykjarnes Tournament
3rd Alvogen Midnight Time Trial
2014
National Championships
1st   Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Vesturgatan
2nd Overall Landskeppni
1st Prologue & Stage 2
2nd Krýsuvik Time Trial
2nd Jökulmílan
2015
1st   Road race, National Championships
1st Jökulmílan
2017
5th Road race, National Championships
2018
National Championships
1st   Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Reykjarnes Tournament
2nd Tour of Reykjavík
2019
National Road Championships
1st   Time trial
2nd Road race
2020
1st   Time trial, National Championships
2021
National Championships
1st   Road race
2nd Time trial
2022
National Championships
1st   Road race
1st   Time trial
1st   Criterium
2023
National Championships
1st   Road race
1st   Time trial

Mountain bike

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2012
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
2013
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2014
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
1st Sea Otter Classic XCO
2015
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
2016
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Cross-country marathon
2017
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Cross-country marathon
2018
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Cross-country marathon
1st FitnessDK Marathon Slagelse
2019
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Cross-country marathon
2020
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Cross-country marathon
2021
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Cross-country marathon
2022
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Cross-country marathon

Cyclo-cross

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2015–2016
1st   National Championships
2016–2017
1st   National Championships
2017–2018
2nd National Championships
2018–2019
1st   National Championships
2021–2022
1st   National Championships
2022–2023
1st   National Championships

Gravel

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2012
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2013
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2014
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2015
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2016
3rd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2018
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
2019
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
3rd The Rift
2021
2nd The Rift
2nd Blue Lagoon Challenge
2022
1st Blue Lagoon Challenge
4th The Rift

References

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  1. ^ "Ingvar Ómarsson".
  2. ^ "Ingvar Ómarsson".
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