Peter Robert Kennaugh MBE (born 15 June 1989) is a
Manx
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former professional
racing cyclist
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, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2019 for and . In 2012 he won the gold medal as part of the Great Britain Team Pursuit team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Manxman in 100 years to win gold. On 5 April 2019, he announced that he was taking an indefinite break from professional cycling to focus on his mental health.
Career
Early life and career
Born in
Douglas, Isle of Man
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, Peter's younger brother Tim, and their father are also cyclists. Peter's mother Jackie also cycled and formerly held the Isle of Man's 10-mile time trial record. He began cycling competitively in
BMX
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History
BMX began during the earl ...
at the age of 6. Kennaugh attended school at St Ninian's.
He became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy in 2008, moving with the rest of the squad to live in
national road race championships
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thus becoming the British under 23 champion. In February 2009 he became the British
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champion partnering
Mark Christian
Mark Peter Christian (born 20 November 1990) is a Manx former racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam .
A former member of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program, Christian won a bronze medal for the Isle of Man at the 2010 Common ...
.
On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Kennaugh would turn professional in 2010, riding for the new British professional . He was described by ''
Cycling Weekly
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'' as "the most talented youngster to roll off the Isle of Man production line since his friend and star sprinter Mark Cavendish".
Team Sky (2010–17)
2010
In 2010, he focused on track cycling, winning the individual pursuit and scratch race at the national track championships. He finished second to Sky teammate
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, (; born 25 May 1986) is a Welsh professional Road bicycle racing, racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam , Wales and British Cycling, Great Britain. He is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve s ...
in the national road race championships. Kennaugh made his grand tour debut in the
Vuelta a España
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, but Sky withdrew following the death of ''
soigneur
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'' Txema Gonzalez.
2011
In 2011, Kennaugh was a last minute replacement for Serge Pauwels in the Giro d'Italia, and finished 86th in his first Giro. Kennaugh finished third overall in the
Route du Sud
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, but was not selected for the 2011 Tour de France. He came in third behind teammates
Bradley Wiggins
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and Geraint Thomas in the national road race championships. In August, he finished fifth overall in the Tour de Pologne.
2012
In 2012, he began focusing on track cycling. He was part of the four-man Great Britain pursuit team that set a new world record time of 3:53.295 seconds to win gold in the track world championships on 4 April 2012 in Melbourne. That achievement however was bettered on 3 August when he formed part of the
Team GB
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pursuit team alongside
Ed Clancy
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During his career, Clancy won four medals (three gold, one bronze) at the Summer Olympic Games, twe ...
, Geraint Thomas,
Steven Burke
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, that not only took Gold at the
Summer Olympics
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but, with a time of 3:51.659, shattered their own world record that they had set in qualifying. Kennaugh was the first Manxman to win an Olympic gold since 1912.
Kennaugh was appointed Member of the
Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
2013
Kennaugh focused fully on the road in 2013. He played a supporting role in
Chris Froome
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's overall victory at the Tour of Oman in February. Kennaugh was part of the Sky team that won the team time trial at the
Giro del Trentino
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in April, but he was not selected to ride the Giro d'Italia. Instead, Kennaugh won the Lincoln Grand Prix before playing a key role as a mountain domestique as Froome and
Richie Porte
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took a 1–2 overall in the
Critérium du Dauphiné
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in June. He was selected to ride the
Tour de France
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for the first time. On Stage 8, Kennaugh played a key role in
Chris Froome
Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...
's stage victory by helping to bring back a dangerous move by
Nairo Quintana
Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam .
Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known for his ability ...
on the
Port de Pailhères
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, the subsequent descent and beginning of the final climb to Ax 3 Domaines. However, on the following stage, Kennaugh was involved in a dramatic crash as
Ryder Hesjedal
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, a rider, knocked into him, sending him down a
ravine
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Kennaugh took his first individual professional win on the road at the
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
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in March, winning the second stage at Sogliano al Rubicone, after going clear on the last climb of the day with
Francesco Manuel Bongiorno
Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (born 1 September 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Major results
;2008
: 6th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
::1st Stage 3
;2009
: 10th GP Folignano
;2010
: 1st Ruota d ...
of the team and out-sprinted him for the honours. Kennaugh went on to win the race by 12 seconds ahead of teammate
Dario Cataldo
Dario Cataldo (born 17 March 1985) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Liquigas (2007–08)
After surprisingly winning the Girobio, Baby Giro in 2006, Cataldo signed as a neo-profession ...
, who had taken 48 seconds out of him in the final
individual time trial
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.
In May 2014 Kennaugh broke Mark Cavendish's 2007 Isle of Man 10-mile time trial record by 30 seconds, setting a new record of 19m 38.982s at Ballamoar. Kennaugh won the
British National Road Race Championships
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History
Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclists (BLRC) and t ...
on 29 June, outsprinting Sky teammate Ben Swift in Abergavenny. Despite his good form Kennaugh was not selected for the
Tour de France
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, instead riding the
Tour of Austria
The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...
, where he won the first stage and held the leader's jersey for the rest of the race to take his second stage race victory of the season. Kennaugh then competed for the Isle of Man at the
Commonwealth Games
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in Glasgow, winning a silver medal in the points race on the track and eighth in the
road race
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after a long solo breakaway attempt. Kennaugh rode the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
, helping Chris Froome finish second overall.
2015
Kennaugh won the opening stage of the
Critérium du Dauphiné
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after attacking on the final climb and holding off the charging main field by two seconds on the descent into the finish in
Albertville
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It is best known for hosting t ...
. Kennaugh lost the race lead after the team time trial on Stage 3, but then helped
Chris Froome
Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...
win the event overall.
In June, he won the
National Road Race Championships
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, distancing Mark Cavendish on the final cobbled climb and becoming the first rider to successfully defend the title since Roger Hammond in 2004. He was selected to ride the
2015 Tour de France
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, but struggled with illness and withdrew on Stage 16.
In September, Kennaugh broke Chris Boardman's time trial record for the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course by six seconds, riding a standard racing bicycle. Boardman had recorded a time of 1hr 23min 54secs in 1993, a time which would prove to be the longest standing cycling record on the
Isle of Man
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, until it was beaten by Kennaugh.
2016
Kennaugh began his season in Australia in January. After riding the
Tour Down Under
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, Kennaugh won the
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
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in
Geelong
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after attacked from a small group on the final climb and held off the chasers for the to the finish line. He finished six seconds ahead of a group of 19 riders. The following week, Kennaugh rode the
Herald Sun Tour
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. On the second stage, when he and teammate
Chris Froome
Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...
broke away to cross the line 17 seconds ahead of the field; Kennaugh won the stage and took the lead. The following two stages ended in sprints, during which Kennaugh increased his lead. On the final stage, Froome attacked on the penultimate ascent of Arthurs Seat, then attacked again on the final climb to win the stage and take the overall victory. Kennaugh was second, 29 seconds behind.
In May, Kennaugh crashed out of Stage 3 of the Tour of California, suffering a broken collarbone. Kennaugh had been originally named as part of Team GB's five-man team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, however, in July 2016 he withdrew, citing a lack of form, allowing Tour de France stage winner Steve Cummings to take his place.
Kennaugh was named on the startlist for the
Vuelta a España
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. Team Sky won the opening team trial
team time trial
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The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
to Castrelo de Miño and as Kennaugh was the first rider to cross the line, he took the leader's Red Jersey, the first time he had led a Grand Tour in his career.
2017
In June, Kennaugh won stage 7 at the
Critérium du Dauphiné
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, becoming the first British rider to take a stage victory on
Alpe d'Huez
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It is part ...
. However, he was not included in the Team Sky squad for the
2017 Tour de France
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.
Bora–Hansgrohe (2018–2019)
In August 2017, he announced that he was leaving Sky and joining on a two-year contract from 2018.
He started his season at the 2018 Tour Down Under.
Post-racing career
In 2019, Kennaugh joined
ITV4
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's coverage of the Tour de France as a pundit alongside Gary Imlach, following the departure of Chris Boardman the previous year. Boardman returned as a pundit for the 2020 Tour, however Kennaugh continued his role alongside Boardman and Imlach.
Career achievements
Major results
Road
;2006
: 2nd Overall
Junior Tour of Wales
The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best juni ...
: 3rd
Road race
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, National Junior Road Championships
;2007
: National Junior Road Championships
::1st
Road race
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* Roadracers (1994 film)
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::2nd
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: 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores
: 1st British National Junior Road Race Series
: 3rd Overall
Junior Tour of Wales
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::1st Mountains classification
;2008
: 1st
Road race
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* Roadracers (1994 film)
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GP Capodarco
The GP Capodarco is a European bicycle race held in Capodarco, a city ward of Fermo, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing ...
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 2nd Grand Prix of Wales
;2009
: 1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 3rd
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall
Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970.
Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 is the most important race on Italy's U23 calendar, ...
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
;2011
: 3rd
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall
Route du Sud
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Giro del Trentino
The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...
: 4th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
;2014
: 1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
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Tour of Austria
The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 1
: 8th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
,
Commonwealth Games
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: 10th Overall
Bayern–Rundfahrt
The International Bayern Rundfahrt ( en, Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was orga ...
;2015
: 1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 1
Critérium du Dauphiné
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Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
: 6th Overall
Vuelta a Andalucía
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Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
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;2016
: 1st
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along ...
:
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...
::1st Stage 1
: 5th Overall
Vuelta a Burgos
Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In 2019, a multi-day w ...
;2017
: 1st Stage 7
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
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Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
;2018
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Grand Prix Pino Cerami
Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Hainaut, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami, after whom the race is named, is a former Belg ...
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Tre Valli Varesine
The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions w ...
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Track
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UCI Junior World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into:
*The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships
*The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
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Mark Christian
Mark Peter Christian (born 20 November 1990) is a Manx former racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam .
A former member of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program, Christian won a bronze medal for the Isle of Man at the 2010 Common ...
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National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, i ...
Rob Hayles
Robert John Hayles (born 21 January 1973) is a former track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until h ...
), Beijing
;2010
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National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, i ...
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 ...
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, i ...
::1st Madison (with Luke Rowe)
::1st Points race
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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 ...
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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 ...
;2012
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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 ...
,
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...
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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 ...
,
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 ...
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 ...
2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes
To commemorate British gold medal winners at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, various post boxes in the home towns of the medal winners around the United Kingdom, plus one each on Sark and the Isle of Man, were repainted gol ...