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Oliver James Beckingsale (born 7 June 1976 in
Backwell Backwell is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset and in 2011 had a population of 4,589. The village lies about southwest of Bristol, south of the A370 to Weston-super-Mare. The parish includes the hamlets of B ...
,
Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
), is an ex-professional mountain biker. He represented Britain at the
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in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and England at the
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 ...
in 2002 and 2006. He retired from professional cycling in 2013.


Major results

;2001 : 1st National XC Championships ;2002 : 1st National XC Championships ;2005 : 1st National XC Championships : 6th UEC European XC Championships : 9th UCI World XC Championships ;2006 : 1st National XC Championships : 1st British National Points Series : 2nd Cross-country,
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 ...


References


Biography
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 Bri ...


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Interview with British Cycling
18 April 2008 1976 births English male cyclists Living people Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cross-country mountain bikers People from Backwell Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{England-cycling-bio-stub