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Maik Baier

German racing cyclist

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 28, 2025
Entity authorityQ1885335 ↗
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Maik Baier (born 20 June 1989 in Bietigheim-Bissingen) is a German racing cyclist who represents Germany in BMX. He was selected to represent Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, where he finished in 29th place.

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The public source identifies “Maik Baier” as german racing cyclist. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Maik, Baier and German.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1989, 2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1989-06-20. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Maik, Baier and German providing the first useful test.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 28, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q1885335. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1989 and 2012.

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This entry incorporates text from “Maik Baier” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.