Tejvan Pettinger (born Richard Pettinger, 11 November 1976 in

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, United Kingdom) is a British

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successful in UK hill-climbs and time trials. He works as an

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s teacher and lives in

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Biography

Pettinger was born in

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, Surrey, but spent most of his time growing up in

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. When he was young he did some cycling and cross-country running. He started cycling aged 14, riding for

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CC. He went to

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and then Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where he read PPE. Pettinger has been a student of the spiritual master

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and self-giving). Pettinger was a member of the Oxford University CC during the late 1990s. After an illness he started running, but then injured his knee. In 2003, he resumed cycling, starting racing in 2004. Tejvan-Pettinger-Nick-O-Pendle-Hill-Climb

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Races and Results

* 2013

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, 1st * 2014 UK national 100 mile time trial championship, 3rd

Bibliography

* ''Pettinger: Happiness Will Follow You'' (2011), * ''Pettinger: Cracking Economics'' Octopus Press (2016), * ''Pettinger: What Would Keynes Do?'' Octopus Press (2017), * ''Pettinger:'' ''Economics Without the Boring Bits'' (2021),

References

External links

tejvan.co.uk
* Video
British Time Trial Championship
2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettinger, Tejvan 1976 births Living people English male cyclists Devotees of Sri Chinmoy People from Oxford