Hamish Turnbull (born 1999) is a British

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Cycling career

Turnbull became British champion when winning the

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at the

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. He had finished third in 2019. At the

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in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the

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. He also won two bronze medals at the same Championships. He competed at the

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in the

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event. Turnbull won his third national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, he won the

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for the first time.

References

1999 births Living people British male cyclists British track cyclists Sportspeople from Northumberland Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England 21st-century British people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{England-cycling-bio-stub