Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is a British former racing cyclist. A

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and

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specialist, Boardman won the inaugural men's World time trial championship in 1994, won the

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at the

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, broke the world

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three times, and won three prologue stages (and consequently wore the

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on three occasions) at the

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. Boardman's nickname is "The Professor", for his meticulous attention to detail in preparation and training, and his technical know-how. He had an

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built in his house to help him prepare for the

attempt, although in an interview he claimed that all it did was help him focus. Boardman focused on

interval training Interval training is a type of training exercise that involves a series of high-intensity workouts interspersed with rest or relief periods. The high-intensity periods are typically at or close to anaerobic exercise, while the recovery periods inv ...

. He was a keen user of

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measuring devices. For his winning ways in time trials and prologues of stage races, he was also nicknamed "Mr. Prologue". Boardman is also notable for having used the

Lotus 108 The Lotus Type 108 (originally known as LotusSport Pursuit Bicycle) is an Olympic individual pursuit bicycle. Its frame is an advanced aerofoil cross-section using a carbon composite monocoque. Development The use of monocoque frames for bik ...

time trial bicycle A time trial bicycle is a racing bicycle designed for use in an individual race against the clock. Compared to a road bike, a time trial bike is more aerodynamic, has a shorter wheelbase, and puts the rider closer to the front of the bicycle. I ...

Mike Burrows Mike Burrows (17 April 1943 – 15 August 2022) was a British bicycle designer from Norwich, England. Burrow is best known for his collaborative work with the design of the track carbon-fibre Lotus 108 time trial bicycle manufactured by Lot ...

and built by the sports car manufacturer Lotus. Later he worked with the UK carbon fibre bike specialist Hotta, to produce other time-trial frame designs, which he raced in various events including world championships, and Olympic games. He is now involved in producing commercial and competition bikes with the Boardman Bikes and Boardman Elite ventures. In 1992, he was awarded an MBE for services to cycling.

Early life and amateur career

He was educated at Hilbre High School in Wirral, Merseyside, and rode in his first bike race at the age of 13. He was on the national cycling team by the age of 16. Boardman won his first national RTTC time trial title in the 1984 " GHS" schoolboy 10-mile championship and subsequently won the 1986 junior 25-mile championship. He also broke the junior 25-mile national record in 1984. As a senior he won four consecutive

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championships (from 1988 to 1991), five consecutive 25-mile championships (from 1989 to 1993), the 50-mile championship in 1991 and 1992, and the men's British time trial championship in 2000. He broke the record for 25 miles in 1992 and 1993 with 45 minutes 57 seconds (which he held until 2009) on a course based on the A34 near Oxford. He was also a member of the winning North Wirral Velo team in the 1993 100 km

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

championship (in a record time of 2:00:07), having previously won the event three times with

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, in 1988, 1989 and 1991. Lotus 108 (24281585325)

At the

in Barcelona, Boardman rode a

in the 4 km individual pursuit.

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's 'uni-axle' design incorporated several new features. Boardman caught Germany's

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, the 1991 World Champion, in the Olympic final on his way to winning the gold medal.

Professional career

Having started his cycling career as a time trial specialist, he turned professional with the GAN team, later renamed the Crédit Agricole team, of manager

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. His first race as a professional was the 1993

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, a 66 km time trial which he won. He further won several stages of the Midi Libre and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage races, including the final road stage. In 1993 Boardman established the fastest time for a bicycle around the 37.73 mile

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, the course used for the

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. Riding a specially modified bicycle, Boardman recorded a time of 1hr 23min 54secs. The time recorded would prove to be the longest standing cycling record on the

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, until it was beaten by

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in 2015. Kennaugh, riding a standard racing bicycle, beat the record by six seconds. Boardman competed with

Graeme Obree Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known ...

for the

using radically modified time-trial bikes, beating each other's records in turn; in one eight-month period in 1994 the record fell four times. Boardman won fame by winning the prologue of the 1994 Tour de France with what was then the fastest time ever recorded. In the process he caught

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, who had previously been dismissive about Boardman's 1993 hour record, claiming that it could probably be beaten by half the professional peloton. However he subsequently lost the

in a

. He was hailed as the UK's future Tour de France winner, despite his own insistence that it was a long shot. After retirement he said he was not able to recover from the rigours of stage racing due to a low hormone profile. "I've always had it, it's probably been that way since I was born, but because of the type of racing that I did in the past, it was not a problem." In the

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, Boardman crashed in the prologue and was forced to quit by his injuries. The 1996 Tour de France saw him make a timid return in the wet and rainy prologue where he was beaten by

Alex Zülle Alex Zülle (born 5 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 and the 1 ...

and finished in second place. Boardman won bronze in the 52 km road time trial at the

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in Atlanta. He did not defend his track individual pursuit title. Boardman made a comeback at the

1997 Tour de France The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th edition of the Tour de France and took place from 5 to 27 July. Jan Ullrich's victory margin of 9:09 was the largest margin of victory since Laurent Fignon won the 1984 Tour de France by 10:32. Since 1997 no ...

, winning the prologue of the Tour once more, although a crash forced him to quit the tour on stage 13. In 1998 Tour de France, when the Tour began in Dublin, Ireland, Boardman won the prologue, but this time crashed out of the race on stage 2. In 1998 he was diagnosed with

osteopenia Osteopenia, known as "low bone mass" or "low bone density", is a condition in which bone mineral density is low. Because their bones are weaker, people with osteopenia may have a higher risk of fractures, and some people may go on to develop osteop ...

due to low testosterone levels. Treatment to prevent a worsening of his condition would have required him to take

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, which is banned under anti-doping rules. The UCI refused to allow Boardman an exemption on medical grounds. Faced with either retiring to allow treatment for his osteoporosis, or continuing to cycle without taking testosterone, Boardman chose to continue in cycling untreated for a further two years, hoping to finish his career on a high note at the

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. In 1997 the UCI had changed their regulations for the Hour Record, restricting competitors to roughly the same equipment as

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had used in the 1970s, banning

helmets, disc or tri-spoke wheels, aerodynamic bars and

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composite frames. Boardman made an attempt at the Hour Record using this new ruling in 2000 and succeeded in riding 49.441 km, just 13 m further than Merckx's 28-year-old record. Boardman's preparation for the road time trial at the 2000 Olympics was affected by missing the 2000 Tour de France due to sinus problems; he finished eleventh in the time trial. Boardman retired after the Olympics, at the age of 32. In an interview Boardman admitted that the last two years of his professional career were the most difficult, especially because of his debilitating health condition and also marital issues. Boardman's

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was uncommon for someone as young as he was. He was criticised for not realising his potential, but in response he said that, "I never considered myself particularly gifted, but I managed to stretch and mould the ability that I have, and found a niche for myself."

Cycling and Walking Commissioner

Boardman was appointed Greater Manchester’s first Cycling and Walking Commissioner by

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in 2017. The Bee Network plan which he has developed is intended to be the UK’s ‘first’ joined-up cycling and walking network. It is intended to deliver 1,800 miles of protected walking and cycling routes. In May 2021, Boardman was promoted to become Greater Manchester’s first Transport Commissioner, he will be tasked with accelerating the development of The Bee Network cycling and walking network and to integrate those modes with Metrolink, buses and trains. Boardman was appointed as Interim Commissioner for the government’s new cycling and walking body, Active Travel England, in January 2022, and permanently as Commissioner from June 2022, leaving his role at Greater Manchester.

Personal life

Boardman lives with his wife and six children in his native Wirral. Since retirement from professional cycling he has presented for

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's cycling coverage and currently has a brand of cycles and accessories under the name Boardman Bikes. He is also involved in producing competition cycles through Boardman Elite. Boardman was appointed a technical adviser to the British road and track cycling team in 2004, and was equipment and technical manager to the TeamGB cyclists at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In 2009 Boardman took part in the London marathon, finishing in 3hrs 19min 27sec. He was also inducted into the

British Cycling Hall of Fame The British Cycling Hall of Fame was established in 2009 as part of British Cycling's 50th anniversary celebrations. On 17 December 2009, the names of fifty one people involved in cycling to be inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame wer ...

. In 2012 Boardman commentated alongside

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for the BBC on the cycling at the

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, and is a contributor to cycling programmes on both BBC and ITV. Boardman appeared on the BBC ''

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'' TV show in Series 21, Episode 5 (2 March 2014) in his role as a

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policy advisor in the "Make a commercial for reducing cycle-related accidents" feature. He is an advocate of policies to greatly increase utility cycling in the United Kingdom, citing the potential to reduce the 35,000 annual deaths from obesity-related diseases, and urging that in road traffic accidents there be a presumption of guilt on the driver of the larger vehicle. In July 2016, his mother Carol was killed by a motor vehicle while cycling; the driver was jailed for causing death by dangerous driving. Boardman has recounted an incident that he said changed the path of his working life: in about 2010 his young daughter asked to ride to the park with him, in the typical northern seaside town where they lived; Boardman refused, thinking it too dangerous. He said it felt very wrong that he, an ex-Olympic cyclist, did not feel he could keep his child safe on a one-minute 550m ride, so he decided to do something about it. In July 2017 Boardman was appointed Greater Manchester's first commissioner for walking and cycling. On 29 July 2018, at the end of that year's Tour de France coverage on

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, Boardman announced he was leaving his role as co-presenter in order to concentrate on that role. Boardman was featured on BBC Question Time on 14 November 2019. Boardman returned as a presenter on ITV4's coverage of the 2020 edition of the Tour de France which began on 29 August 2020 in Nice.

Career achievements

Major results

Source:

Road

;1988 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Hill Climb Championships ;1989 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Hill Climb Championships ;1990 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Hill Climb Championships : 1st Prologue

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: 3rd

Team time trial,

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 exce ...

;1991 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Hill Climb Championships ;1993 : 1st

Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was orig ...

: 1st

Duo Normand The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial (against the clock) for elite racing cyclists. Held annually at Marigny-le-Lozon in Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of '' ...

(with

Laurent Bezault Laurent Bezault (born 8 March 1966) is a French former racing cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also rode in the 1989 Tour de France. Major results ;1986 : 2nd Chrono des Herbiers ;1987 : 2nd Overall Tour de l ...

) : 1st

: 2nd

Firenze–Pistoia The Firenze–Pistoia was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. It was an individual time trial between Prato and Quarrata, in the Province of Pistoia. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...

: 4th

Grand Prix des Nations The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa ...

;1994 : 1st Jersey rainbow chrono

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

::1st Prologue ::Held Jersey yellow

after Prologue–Stage 2 ::Held Jersey green

after Prologue : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Prologue & Stages 3 ( ITT) & 7 :

Vuelta a Murcia The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia ( en, Tour of Murcia) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, d ...

::1st Prologue & Stage 5 ( ITT) : 1st Stage 6 ( ITT)

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

: 2nd

Circuit de l'Aulne Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a s ...

: 3rd

GP Karlsruhe LuK Challenge Chrono was a road bicycle race held annually as a team time trial for pairs in Bühl, Germany. In 2005 and 2006, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycl ...

(with

Pascal Lance Pascal Lance (born 23 January 1964) is a retired French cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and finished in fourth place. He won the one-day race Chrono des Nations (1987, 1988, 1994 and 1995) and ...

) : 4th Overall

Tour de l'Oise The Tour de Picardie was a professional stage race, multi-stage road bicycle racing, cycle road race that was held between 1936 and 2016 in Picardy, France. In its last twelve editions, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The ...

: 6th

: 10th

;1995 : 1st Stage 4 ( ITT) Four Days of Dunkirk : 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Prologue : 2nd Overall

Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie was a professional multi-stage cycle road race that was held between 1936 and 2016 in Picardy, France. In its last twelve editions, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...

::1st Stage 3b ( ITT) : 6th

Trophée des Grimpeurs The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, t ...

: 10th Overall

Grand Prix du Midi Libre The Grand Prix du Midi Libre (referred to as just Midi Libre) was a multiple-stage road cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation cou ...

::1st Stage 6 ( ITT) ;1996 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Critérium International The Critérium International was a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. For many years ...

: 1st

Chrono des Herbiers Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was orig ...

: 1st

(with Paul Manning) : 1st LuK Challenge Chrono (with

Uwe Peschel Uwe Peschel (born 4 November 1968) is a former German professional road bicycle racer and a time trialist. Peschel was born in Berlin in 1968. His father, Axel Peschel, had represented East Germany at the 1968 Olympic men's team time trial ...

) : 1st Stage 3 ( ITT) Four Days of Dunkirk : 1st Stage 2a

Route du Sud The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...

: 2nd

: 3rd

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 var ...

: 3rd Overall

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...

::1st Stage 8b ( ITT) : 3rd Overall

: 4th Overall

: 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Prologue : 7th Overall

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;1997 :

::1st Prologue ::Held Jersey yellow

after Prologue–Stage 2 ::Held Jersey green

after Prologue :

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...

::1st Stages 1b ( ITT) & 5 ( ITT) : 1st Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 1st Stage 5b ( ITT) Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana : 2nd Overall

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 ...

::1st Prologue & Stage 6 ( ITT) : 2nd

: 3rd

: 5th Overall

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community) ...

: 10th Overall

À travers Lausanne À travers Lausanne was a professional road cycling race held annually in Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian- ...

;1998 :

::1st Prologue ::Held Jersey yellow

after Prologue–Stage 1 ::Held Jersey green

after Prologue :

::1st Prologue & Stage 5 ( ITT) : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 ( ITT) : 1st Stage 5b

Tour de l'Ain Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in eastern France. G.P. de l'Amitié The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.) ...

: 2nd Overall

Prutour The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

::1st Prologue & Stage 1 : 4th

: 8th

;1999 : 1st

(with

Jens Voigt Jens Voigt (; born 17 September 1971) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and, upon retirement, became a cycling sports broadcast commentator. During his cycling career, Voigt raced for several teams, the last one being UCI ProTe ...

) : 1st

(with

) : 1st LuK Challenge Chrono (with

) : 1st Prologue

: 1st Stage 3 ( ITT)

: 1st Stage 2b ( ITT)

: 2nd

: 3rd

(with

) : 6th

: 8th Overall

Circuit de la Sarthe The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hou ...

;2000 : 2nd

(with

) : 4th

: 8th Overall

: 8th

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

;1986 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Team pursuit,

;1989 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships ;1990 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Team pursuit,

;1991 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships ;1992 : 1st Gold medal olympic

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

:1st

Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships ;1993 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...

;1994 : 1st Jersey rainbow

;1996 : 1st Jersey rainbow

World records

Awards and honours

* Bidlake Memorial Prize: 1992 * Sports Journalists' Association Pat Besford Award: 1992 *

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: 1993 *

: 2010

References

Sources

External links

Official website
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Early life and amateur career

Professional career

Cycling and Walking Commissioner

Personal life

Career achievements

Major results

Road

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

World records

Awards and honours

See also

References

Sources

Further reading

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