Ross Edgar (born 3 January 1983) is a Scottish

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...

who represented

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at the

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and

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 ( Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

, where he won a gold medal in the

team sprint The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The current men's ...

riding with

Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy MBE (born 23 March 1976) is a former track cyclist and Racing driver from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Hoy is eleven-times a w ...

and Craig MacLean. He competed for

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at the

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and

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He won a silver medal at the 2007 UCI Track World Championships in the team sprint and a bronze medal in the

Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...

. He won a silver medal at the

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. In London 2012 Olympics, Edgar who was to represent Great Britain in the Team Sprint final was replaced & missed out on a Gold Medal which the team won. Representing Scotland internationally he was Born in

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. Having qualified to represent Scotland through his father David. Ross Edgar as an amateur youth rider started with West Suffolk Wheelers based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk alongside younger brother Bruce. In December 2012 it was announced that Edgar had signed for the IG-Sigma Sport cycling team for the 2013 season, adding road racing commitments to his existing membership of the Great Britain track cycling programme. After the team withdrew from racing at the end of the season Edgar was confirmed as s member of the Great Britain Olympic Podium Programme, switching from the sprint to the endurance squad. Pre 2018, Edgar was a

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coach based in

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, Switzerland, where he also coached Korean cyclist Lee Hye-Jin, who finished 8th in the

keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...

at the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

. Currently he is a track sprint coach for Cycling Australia, based in Adelaide.

Results

;2012 : Track Cycling World Cup ::3rd Team sprint, Round 4, London (with

and

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) ;2010 :

British National Team Sprint Championships The British National Team Sprint Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organized by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 2008. Results Men Women See also * Bri ...

Gold :World Track Championships, Copenhagen :: bronze medal blank

Bronze, Team Sprint ;2009 : Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::1st Team sprint, Round 1, Manchester ;2008 :Olympics :: silver medal blank

Silver, Men's Keirin :World Track Championships, Manchester :: silver medal blank

Silver, Team Sprint : Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::1st Team sprint (with

and Jamie Staff), Round 1, Manchester :2nd Manchester International Keirin ;2007 :World Track Championships, Majorca :: silver medal blank

Silver, Team Sprint :: bronze medal blank

Bronze, Men's Keirin : Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::2nd Keirin, Round 3, Los Angeles ::3rd Sprint, Round 3, Los Angeles ::3rd Team sprint, Round 3, Los Angeles (with

and Jason Queally) ::1st Team sprint, Round 4, Manchester (with

and Craig MacLean) ::2nd Sprint, Round 1, Sydney :3rd Manchester International Keirin :

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::1st Sprint ;2006 :Commonwealth Games, Melbourne :: gold medal blank

Gold, Team Sprint (Scotland) :: silver medal blank

Silver, Men's Sprint :: bronze medal blank

Bronze, Men's Keirin : Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::1st Team sprint, Round 1, Sydney (with

and Craig MacLean) ::2nd Sprint, Round 1, Sydney :

::1st Keirin ::2nd Sprint ::2nd

Team sprint The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The current men's ...

(with Matt Crampton and Jamie Staff) ;2005 :European Track Championships (under-23) :: silver medal blank

Silver, Sprint : Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::1st Team sprint, Round 2, Manchester (with

and Craig MacLean) ;2004 :European Track Championships (under-23) :: gold medal blank

Gold, Sprint :

::1st Sprint ::1st

(with

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and Barney Storey) ;2003 : Track Cycling World Cup Classics ::3rd Sprint, Round 4, Sydney :

::1st Sprint ;2002 :Commonwealth Games, Manchester :: bronze medal blank

Bronze, Team Sprint (Scotland)

References

External links

Team GB Rider Profile
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