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Andy Tennant (cyclist)
Andrew David Tennant (born 9 March 1987) is an English former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for six different teams. During his career, Tennant won seven medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, six gold medals at the UEC European Track Championships and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Biography Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK, Tennant began to make his mark on the cycling world as a junior rider. In 2005 he was selected for British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme and lived in Tuscany, Italy with the GB squad in 2006. Tennant represented England in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain in the Under-23 road race at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships in Salzburg, Austria. The following season he overtrained, and his results suffered as a consequence. Tennant was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy. Whilst riding for Team Halfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector. Toponym The city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Anglo-Saxon ''Wulfrūnehēantūn'' ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). Before the Norman Conquest, the area's name appears only as variants of ''Heantune'' or ''Hamtun'', the prefix ''Wulfrun'' or similar appearing in 1070 and thereafter. Alternatively, the city ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UEC European Track Championships
The 2010 European Track Championships were the inaugural elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków, Poland, between 5 and 7 November. All ten Olympic events ( sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium all for both men and women) and a men's madison championship were held as part of the championships. The Championships were the first European event for qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games. Events * Shaded events are non-Olympic events. Medal table Participating nations 25 nations participated. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *, ''see: Netherlands at the 2010 European Track Championships'' * * * * * * * External links *European Cycling Union [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Express & Star
The ''Express & Star'' is a regional evening newspaper in Britain. Founded in 1889, it is based in Wolverhampton, England, and covers the West Midlands county and Staffordshire. Currently edited by Martin Wright, the ''Express & Star'' publishes six editions a week between Monday and Saturday. In 2007 the newspaper had a daily circulation of 174,989 by June 2014 it was 73,473, then 55,373 in 2016, 38,690 in 2019 and by 2021 was 19,683. In 2022 figures from JICREG (Joint industry Currency for Regional Media Research) show that 17,973 papers are printed each day and there are 51,403 readers. Online expressandstar.com has 1.64 million monthly unique users with 8.9 million monthly page views. The Express & Star features a mixture of regional and national news and has a strong following for its sports coverage of association football, particularly local teams Wolverhampton Wanderers, Walsall, and West Bromwich Albion. The ''Express & Star'' is one of the few independent newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Cyclist
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling, cycle polo, freestyle BMX and mountain bike trials. The (UCI) is the world Sport governing body, governing body for cycling and international competitive cycling events. The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is the governing body for human-powered vehicles that imposes far fewer restrictions on their design than does the UCI. ThUltraMarathon Cycling Associationis the governing body for many ultra-distance cycling races. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport. Bicycle races are popular all over the world, especially in Europe. The countries most devoted to bicycle racing include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. Other countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. Glasgow was selected as the host city on 9 November 2007 during CGF General Assembly in Colombo, Sri Lanka, defeating Abuja, Nigeria. It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports, outranking the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Over the last 10 years, however, Glasgow and Scotland had staged World, Commonwealth, European, or British events in all sports proposed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including the World Badminton Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 (cancelled due to World War II), have successively run every four years since. The Games were called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams since 2002, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of men's and women's medal events and four years later they are the first global multi-sport event to have more events for women than men. Inspired by the Inter-Empire Championships, part of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit was held on 14-15 October 2015. Results Qualifying The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final. * Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final * q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final First round First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place. * QG = qualified for gold medal final * QB = qualified for bronze medal final * Q5 = qualified for 5th place final * Q7 = qualified for 7th place final Finals The final classification is determined in the ranking finals. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 UEC European Track Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 UEC European Track Championships
The 2015 UEC European Track Championships was the sixth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland, between 14 and 18 October. The Event was organised by the European Cycling Union. All European champions are awarded the UEC European Champion jersey which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions. The Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Track cycling, 10 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin and omnium for men and women), as well as 11 other events are on the program for these European Championships. For the first time, the elimination races, known within track cycling as Devils (from the saying ''Devil take the hindmost'') were contested in their own right. Participating nations 255 cyclists (98 women, 157 men) from 27 nations enrolled for the championships. The number of entrants per nation is shown in pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 UEC European Track Championships – Men's Individual Pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit was held on 18 October 2014. Results Qualifying The fastest 4 competitors qualify for the medal finals. * QG = qualified for gold medal final * QB = qualified for bronze medal final Finals The final classification is determined in the medal finals. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 UEC European Track Championships - Men's individual pursuit Men's individual pursuit European Track Championships – Men's individual pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 UEC European Track Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit was held on 15–16 October 2014. Results Qualifying The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final. * Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final * q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final First round First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place. * QG = qualified for gold medal final * QB = qualified for bronze medal final * Q5 = qualified for 5th place final * Q7 = qualified for 7th place final Finals The final classification is determined in the ranking finals. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 UEC European Track Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 UEC European Track Championships
The 2014 UEC European Track Championships was the fifth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Vélodrome Amédée Détraux in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France, between 16 and 19 October. The Event was organised by the European Cycling Union. All European champions are awarded the UEC European Champion jersey which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions. The programme for the 2014 championships was considerably extended, and all World Championship track events were held; ten Olympic events, ( sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium, for both men and women), for which qualification points for the 2016 Summer Olympics were available for the first time, and nine non-Olympic events; the men's madison race and points races, scratch races, sprint time trials (1000 metres for men, 500 metres for women) and individual pursuits for both genders were held as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit at the 2013 UEC European Track Championships The 2013 UEC European Track Championships was the fourth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between 18 and 20 October. The Event was organised b ... was held on 18 October 2013. 14 nations participated. Results Qualifying The fastest two teams progressed to the gold medal final; the following two progressed to the bronze medal final. Finals Final rankings were determined in the medal races. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 European Track Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team pursuit European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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