Peter Robert Kennaugh MBE (born 15 June 1989) is a Manx former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2019 for and . In 2012 he won the

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as part of the Great Britain Team Pursuit team at the

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, 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

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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

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at the age of 6. Kennaugh attended school at St Ninian's. He became a member of

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's Olympic Academy in 2008, moving with the rest of the squad to live in

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, Italy. In 2008 he came second in the senior national road race championships thus becoming the British under 23 champion. In February 2009 he became the British madison champion partnering Mark Christian. On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Kennaugh would turn professional in 2010, riding for the new British professional . He was described by ''

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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 Sir Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Manx people, Manx retired professional cyclist. As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialised in the Madison (cycling), madison, points race, and scratch race disciplines; as a road racer he ...

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

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in the national road race championships. Kennaugh made his grand tour debut in the

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, but Sky withdrew following the death of '' soigneur'' Txema Gonzalez.

2011

In 2011, Kennaugh was a last minute replacement for Serge Pauwels in the

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, and finished 86th in his first Giro. Kennaugh finished third overall in the

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, but was not selected for the

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. He came in third behind teammates

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and Geraint Thomas in the national road race championships. In August, he finished fifth overall in the

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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

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pursuit team alongside

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, Geraint Thomas,

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, that not only took Gold at the

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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

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(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

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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 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 () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. In 2015, th ...

in April, but he was not selected to ride the

. Instead, Kennaugh won the Lincoln Grand Prix before playing a key role as a mountain domestique as Froome and

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took a 1–2 overall in the

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in June. He was selected to ride the

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for the first time. On Stage 8, Kennaugh played a key role in

's stage victory by helping to bring back a dangerous move by

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on the

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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

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, a rider, knocked into him, sending him down a

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and into vegetation next to the road. Although Kennaugh was not badly injured, the time lost meant he was unable to follow several subsequent attacks as Froome was left completely isolated.

2014

Kennaugh took his first individual professional win on the road at the

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in March, winning the second stage at

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, after going clear on the last climb of the day with Francesco Manuel Bongiorno 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, who had taken 48 seconds out of him in the final

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. In May 2014 Kennaugh broke

'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

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on 29 June, outsprinting Sky teammate

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in Abergavenny. Despite his good form Kennaugh was not selected for the

, instead riding the

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, 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

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in Glasgow, winning a silver medal in the

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on the track and eighth in the road race after a long solo breakaway attempt. Kennaugh rode the

, helping Chris Froome finish second overall.

2015

Kennaugh won the opening stage of the

after attacking on the final climb and holding off the charging main field by two seconds on the descent into the finish in

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. Kennaugh lost the race lead after the team time trial on Stage 3, but then helped

win the event overall. In June, he won the National Road Race Championships, 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

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, but struggled with illness and withdrew on Stage 16. In September, Kennaugh broke

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's time trial record for the

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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

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, until it was beaten by Kennaugh.

2016

Kennaugh began his season in Australia in January. After riding the

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, Kennaugh won the

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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

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. On the second stage, when he and teammate

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

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, suffering a broken collarbone. Kennaugh had been originally named as part of Team GB's five-man team for the

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, however, in July 2016 he withdrew, citing a lack of form, allowing Tour de France stage winner

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to take his place. Kennaugh was named on the startlist for the

. Team Sky won the opening team trial

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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

, becoming the first British rider to take a stage victory on

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. However, he was not included in the Team Sky squad for the

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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

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's coverage of the Tour de France as a pundit alongside Gary Imlach, following the departure of

the previous year. Boardman returned as a pundit for the 2020 Tour, however, and Kennaugh continued his role alongside Boardman and Imlach. In 2024, he announced he’s gong to be joining Astana Qazaqstan Team as a director sportif.

Career achievements

Major results

Road

;2006 : 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales : 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships ;2007 : National Junior Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race ::2nd

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: 1st

Overall Keizer der Juniores : 1st British National Junior Road Race Series : 3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales ::1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification ;2008 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, National Under-23 Championships : 1st

Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli The Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the ...

: 1st

GP Capodarco The GP Capodarco is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Capodarco, a city ward of Fermo, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners ...

: 1st Prologue ( TTT)

Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a five-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ...

: 2nd Road race, National Championships : 2nd Grand Prix of Wales ;2009 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, National Under-23 Championships : 3rd Road race, National Championships : 3rd Overall

Giro Ciclistico d'Italia Giro Next Gen, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio, Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970. The race is considered to be the most important race on Italy's U23 ...

::1st Stage 3 : 4th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 8th

;2010 : 2nd Road race, National Championships ;2011 : 3rd Road race, National Championships : 3rd Overall

: 5th Overall

;2013 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT)

: 4th Road race, National Championships ;2014 (5 pro wins) : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, National Championships : 1st Jersey green 2

Overall

::1st Stages 1b ( TTT) & 2 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st

Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 8th Road race,

: 10th Overall

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;2015 (2) : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, National Championships : 1st Stage 1

: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

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: 6th Overall

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...

: 9th Overall

: 9th

;2016 (2) : 1st

::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ::Held Jersey red

after Stage 1 : 2nd Overall

::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), 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 ...

;2017 (1) : 1st Stage 7

: 4th Road race, National Championships ;2018 (1) : 1st

Grand Prix Pino Cerami Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Hainaut, Belgium. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before being cancelled from 2019 to 2022. Upon its return in 2 ...

: 3rd

Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021 it joined the UCI ProSeries calendar after being cancelled in 2020. A ...

=Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

;2006 : UCI World Junior Championships ::1st Rainbow Jersey Track

Scratch ::3rd Bronze medal uci

Team pursuit : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships ;2007 : UEC European Junior Championships ::1st UEC Champion Jersey

Team pursuit ::2nd Silver medal europe

Scratch : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships : National Junior Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Individual pursuit ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Points race ::3rd Scratch : 1st UIV Cup,

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(with Adam Blythe) ;2008 : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Team pursuit, UEC European Championships : 1st UIV Cup,

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(with

Jonathan Bellis Jonathan Bellis (born 16 August 1988) is a Manx former racing cyclist from Douglas, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015 for the , , and teams. He represented Great Britain on the track and the roads. Bellis briefly worked as a dire ...

) : 1st UIV Cup,

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(with Jonathan Bellis) : 2nd Points race, UCI World Cup Classics, Cali ;2009 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Madison,

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(with Mark Christian) : UCI World Cup Classics ::1st Team pursuit, Ballerup ::2nd Madison, Beijing (with

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) ;2010 :

::1st

Scratch ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Individual pursuit ;2011 : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

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, UEC European Championships :

::1st

Madison (with Luke Rowe) ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Points race : 3rd Bronze medal uci

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;2012 : 1st Gold medal olympic

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: 1st

;2014 : 2nd Silver medal blank

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;2017 : 2nd

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(with

)

World records

References

External links

Peter Kennaugh profile
at Team Sky * *
Peter Kennaugh Profile
at ''the Cycling Quotient'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennaugh, Peter 1989 births Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Living people Manx male cyclists British male cyclists Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of the British Empire Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic gold medalists in cycling UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) British cycling road race champions Commonwealth Games silver medallists for the Isle of Man People from Douglas, Isle of Man British track cyclists Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 21st-century British sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in cycling

Career

Early life and career

Team Sky (2010–17)

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Bora–Hansgrohe (2018–2019)

Post-racing career

Career achievements

Major results

Road

=Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

World records

See also

References

External links