Rodney Francis Ellingworth (born 11 August 1972) is a
British former professional cyclist, who currently works as the racing director of
UCI WorldTeam . Previously, he worked as a
coach
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Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
for the professional
cycling team
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, and from January 2013 their performance manager, responsible for overseeing the
sports directors and race coaches. He was also the general manager of in 2020.
Career
Born in
Burnley,
Lancashire, Ellingworth competed as a professional cyclist between 1995 and 1997 and represented his country several times at international events.
He was the coach for
British Cycling's U23 Academy '100% ME' team based in
Tuscany,
Italy. At the end of 2008 he was promoted to the role of senior endurance coach, with the aim to creating a team and a rider strong enough to win the men's world road race championships.
Mark Cavendish is one of the riders who has been influenced by Ellingworth with Cavendish stating in several interviews that he had learnt a lot from Ellingworth, and not only about cycling. Ellingworth has also led the National team to several stage victories in the
Tour of Britain in 2007.
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Major results
;1995
: 2nd Tom Simpson Memorial Race
: 9th Girvan 3 day 'Premier Calendar
The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling. It comprises a series of road bicycle races for the country's top domestic road riders.
Organisation and events
In 2010 points were awar ...
' race
::1st Stage 2
;1996
: 1st Points classification Girvan 3 day 'Premier Calendar'
;2000
: 1st Overall Tour of the Kingdom
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd Overall East Riding of Yorkshire Classic (2 day) 'Premier Calendar' race
: 3rd Overall Girvan 3 day 'Premier Calendar' race
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Rod Ellingworth
at Team Sky
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1972 births
Living people
English cycling coaches
English male cyclists
People from Grantham