Timothy Craig Kennaugh (born 28 November 1991) is a Manx cycling coach and former

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

Biography

Born in

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, Tim used to have a strong interest in football but Kennaugh was quick to follow in the footsteps of his older brother

Peter Kennaugh Peter Robert Kennaugh MBE (born 15 June 1989) is a Manx former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2019 for and . In 2012 he won the gold medal as part of the Great Britain Team Pursuit team at the 2012 Summer ...

, he was selected to ride for the British Talent Team in 2007 before becoming a member of

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 ...

s Olympic Development Programme. In 2009, he became one of the youngest riders to ever win the Manx National Road Race Championships. On 14 October 2009 it was confirmed that Kennaugh was to become a member of the Olympic Academy. Kennaugh's riding career was cut short due to chronic

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. Subsequently he remained with his former team Rapha Condor-JLT as a

soigneur A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important in road bicycle racing, whic ...

. He also became a coach, guiding Ed Laverack to the British National Under-23 Road Race title in 2014, and was subsequently appointed as an Assistant Team Manager with the renamed JLT-Condor squad for 2015 and as the team's Performance Manager for 2016. He left the team for 2018, joining .

Palmarès

;2009 :1st Manx National Road Race Championships :1st Gorey 3-day, Ireland ::1st Stage 1 Gorey 3-day ::1st Stage 3 Gorey 3-day, Gorey ::2nd Stage 4 Gorey 3-day, Tallaght :1st

Junior Tour of Wales The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best jun ...

::3rd Points classification,

:2nd Team pursuit,

2009 European Track Championships The 2009 European Track Championships were the European Championship for track cycling, for junior and under 23 riders. They took place in Minsk, Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). official ...

- Junior :3rd Points race,

- Junior :2nd Pursuit,

British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...

- Junior :2nd

British National Road Race Championships The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. History Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclists The British ...

- Junior

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennaugh, Tim 1991 births Living people Manx male cyclists British male cyclists British cycling coaches People from Douglas, Isle of Man