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Jack Pullar
Jack Campbell Pullar (born 15 November 1989) is a British former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2018 for , , , Velosure-Starley Racing, Wheelbase and Vanilla Bikes. Pullar has worked with coach and teammate James Gullen. Pullar won the British National Hill Climb Championships in 2012. Pullar was part of the Scottish national team during the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he competed in the Men’s Road Race alongside David Millar, Evan Oliphant Evan Oliphant (born 8 January 1982) is a Scottish bicycle racer from Wick, Caithness, who currently rides for British amateur team Spartans Velo Club. He competed in the Under-23 road race at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, It ... and Andrew Fenn, although he failed to finish in a race of attrition with only twelve finishers. Major results ;2012 : 1st National Hill Climb Championships ;2013 : 4th Stockton Town Centre Race : 8th Ryedale Grand Prix : 9th Colne Grand Prix ;2014 : 6th Cycle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster (, ) is a city and the county town of Lancashire, England, standing on the River Lune. Its population of 52,234 compares with one of 138,375 in the wider City of Lancaster local government district. The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family. The Duchy of Lancaster still holds large estates on behalf of Charles III, who is also Duke of Lancaster. Its long history is marked by Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church, Lancaster Cathedral and the Ashton Memorial. It is the seat of Lancaster University and has a campus of the University of Cumbria. The Port of Lancaster played a big role in the city's growth, but for many years the outport of Glasson Dock has become the main shipping facility. History The name of the city first appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Loncastre'', where "Lon" refers to the River Lune and "castre" (from the Old English ''cæster'' and Latin ''castrum'' for "fort") to the Roman fort that stood on the site. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velosure-Giordana Racing Team
The Velosure Giordana Pro Cycling Team () are a British UCI Continental cycling team. Profile The Velosure Giordana cycling team are sponsored by Node4, a Data Centre Services provider. The team rides senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. They also ride track events such as the Revolution. In 2012 the team changed its name from Motorpoint to Node4-Giordana. In 2014 It became Velosure Giordana Major wins ;2008 :Stage 2, 3 & 4 Cinturon a Mallorca, Russell Downing :Abergavenny Criterium, Russell Downing :GP of Wales, Russell Downing :Stage 4 Tour of Ireland, Russell Downing ;2009 :Stage 3 Cinturon a Mallorca, Russell Downing :Overall Tour of Ireland, Russell Downing ::Stage 1, Russell Downing ;2010 :Stage 1 Cinturon a Mallorca, Ian Bibby ;2011 :Stage 3 Cinturon a Mallorca, Ian Bibby :Stage 6 An Post Rás, Marcin Bialoblocki ;2012 :Overall BDO Tour of Northland, Michael Northey ::Stages 1, 3 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gullen
James "Guzza" Gullen (born 15 October 1989) is an English racing cyclist from Yorkshire who rides for . Career Gullen began his racing career in his native Yorkshire, however he often credits his success to the brutal conditions at the famed Salt Ayre World Champs in Lancashire. Gullen has a host of victories to his name including GC wins in the Tour of the North and notable National B races. James’ most famed discipline is undoubtedly the Time Trial, with numerous victories and strong placings at national events. Gullen truly carved his name into the Mount Rushmore of cycling history by riding an 18.16 10 mile TT, an achievement which at the time was the 5th fastest ever. Gullen has also written his name into cycling folklore by claiming 777 victories on the North West's most famous Strava segments. Throughout his young career Gullen has enjoyed corporate support from a variety of cycling sponsors including Hope, Pinarello, Rotor and Starley. Gullen's successes have also br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British National Hill Climb Championships
The British National Hill Climb Championship is a hill climbing competition held annually by Cycling Time Trials with the location varying year on year. The first edition was in 1944 and it has been won by some of the best all-round British cyclists, such as Brian Robinson, Paul Curran, Malcolm Elliot Malcolm Elliott (born 1 July 1961) is a former English professional cyclist, whose professional career has lasted from 1984 to 1997 when he retired and from 2003 up to 2011 when he made his comeback in British domestic racing. Known as a spri ..., Chris Boardman and Jeff Williams. Historically, competitors often chose to use a fixed gear bicycle for lower weight and the ability to maintain pedalling momentum. Due to advances in gearing technology, geared bikes have dominated the field over the past decade. 2019 Championship The 2019 British National Hill Climb Championships was held on Haytor Vale in Devon on 27 October 2019. The winners took record-breaking victori ... [...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] |
David Millar
David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish retired professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Cofidis from 1997 to 2004 and Garmin-Sharp from 2008 to 2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España and one stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007. Millar was banned for two years in 2004 after he admitted to taking banned performance-enhancing drugs.L'Équipe, France, 29 July 2007 Upon his return from his ban, Millar became an anti-doping campaigner, a stance which eventually resulted in journalist Alasdair Fotheringham describing him as an 'elder statesman' of cycling. Early life and education Millar is the son of Gordon and Avril Millar, both Scots. His father was a pilot in the Royal Air Force and Millar was born in Mtarfa, Malta, while his father was based there for a three-year tour of duty. His mother worked as a teacher. He has a sister, Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Oliphant
Evan Oliphant (born 8 January 1982) is a Scottish bicycle racer from Wick, Caithness, who currently rides for British amateur team Spartans Velo Club. He competed in the Under-23 road race at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Italy. Oliphant represented Scotland on the track and in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne on the road. Major results ;2005 : 1st Road race, Scottish National Road Championships : 1st Warrnambool Criterium : 1st East Yorkshire Classic : 3rd 5 Valleys Road Race : 5th Shay Elliott Memorial Race ;2006 : 1st Overall Bay Crit Elite Criterium Series : 1st Kym Smoker Memorial Track Race : 3rd Road race, Scottish National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Tour Wellington ::1st Stage 4 : 4th Points race, Commonwealth Games : 6th Bendigo Madison (with James McCallum) ;2007 : 1st Road race, Scottish National Road Championships ;2008 : 1st Road race, Scottish National Road Championships : 1st Sea Otter Classic : 2nd Overall Bikeline 2 Day ::1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Fenn
Andrew James Fenn (born 1 July 1990) is a British former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2018 for four different teams. Career Junior and amateur years Fenn competed in many sports as a child but concentrated on cycling from the age of 12 when he joined Welwyn Wheelers. His talent was noticed by British Cycling, and he joined their Olympic Development Programme in November 2006 and won the junior version of Paris–Roubaix in 2008, before moving on to the Olympic Academy Programme in 2009-2010. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham-born Fenn – who was qualified to ride for Scotland as his mother was Scottish-born – finished 14th in the men's road time trial. Turning professional His first year riding as a professional was in 2011, in which he claimed two victories and the bronze medal in the under-23 road race at the Road World Championships. In September 2014, it was announced that Fenn had signed for , joining on 1 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Cycling
British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It represents Britain at the world body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and selects national teams, including the Great Britain (GB) Cycling Team for races in Britain and abroad. , it has a total membership of 165,000. It is based at the National Cycling Centre on the site of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. History The British Cycling Federation (BCF) was formed in 1959 at the end of an administrative dispute within the sport. The governing body since 1878 had been the National Cyclists Union (NCU).The NCU took over control of cycling from the Amateur Athletics Association. It was originally called the Bicycle Union. It became the NCU in 1883. The legality of cyclists on the road had not been established and the NCU worried that all cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Births
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Scottish Male Cyclists
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