Daniel John Bigham (born 2 October 1991) is a British

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, who rode for UCI Continental team from 2018 until 2021. He rode in the men's individual pursuit event at the

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. Starting in 2022, he also works for

Ineos Grenadiers Ineos Grenadiers () (stylised as INEOS Grenadiers) (formerly Team Sky from 2010 to 2019, and Team Ineos from 2019 to 2020) is a British professional cycling team that competes at the UCI WorldTeam level. The team is based at the National Cycl ...

as a performance engineer, helping the riders on the team improve their aerodynamic performance. At the

2022 British National Track Championships The 2022 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions. The National Track Championships (excluding certain events) were due to be held from 28 to 30 January 2022 at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome in New ...

in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the pursuit title. Alongside Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon and Oliver Wood, Bigham won silver in the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

at the

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Hour record

On 1 October 2021, Bigham rode at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen (Switzerland) to break

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's British national

hour record The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious rec ...

. He was ineligible to attempt the UCI record because he was not enrolled in the UCI's Registered Testing Pool anti-doping system, including a

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. While all World Tour riders and ProTeam riders are in the testing pool, Bigham estimated it would cost him £8,000 to join as an individual. On August 19, 2022, Bigham broke the

with a distance of 55.548 km at the Grenchen Velodrome in Switzerland. Bigham held the record for just shy of two months;

Filippo Ganna Filippo Ganna (born 25 July 1996) is an Italian track and road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a five-time world champion in the individual pursuit, and has won a total of eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Champi ...

registered 56.792 km in October 2022, surpassing Bigham's mark by more than 1 km. Bigham was a central part of the team in Ganna's attempt, using the engineering knowledge he had developed in his own record to aid Ganna. Ganna and Bigham would meet in the final of the individual pursuit at the

2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 3 to 9 August 2023, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, United Kingdom. It was the 120th edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and was being held as part of the ...

, with Ganna edging Bigham for gold by a fraction of a second.

Personal life

Bigham's partner is fellow cyclist Joss Lowden, former holder of the women's hour record.

Major results

Road

;2016 : 3rd Beaumont Trophy ;2019 : 3rd Bronze medal uci

Team relay,

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: 4th Beaumont Trophy : 5th

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, National Road Championships ;2021 : 2nd

, National Road Championships ;2022 : 2nd

, National Road Championships

Track

;2017 :

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::1st

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

::1st

Kilo ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

: 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup,

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;2018 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup,

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: 2nd

;2019 :

::1st

::2nd

;2020 :

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::2nd Kilo ::3rd

;2021 : British

: 54.723 km ;2022 :

Hour record The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious rec ...

: 55.548 km : 1st Jersey rainbow

UCI World Championships The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...

: 1st

: 2nd

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...

;2023 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton : UEC European Championships ::2nd Silver medal europe

::2nd

: 2nd

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bigham, Daniel 1991 births Living people British male cyclists Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling 21st-century British people UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games