Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Isle of Man |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Team Sky: England |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Riding, relaxing, learning to play saxophone. (dailypeloton.com, 04 Mar 2011) |
Injuries |
He missed the 2012 Giro d'Italia due to injury when he fractured his right shoulder during a training camp in Denmark in early May. He was able to return for the Tour of Norway between the 16th-20th May. (telegraph.co.uk, 03 May 2012, velonation.com, 02 Jun 2012, glavatour.no, 20 May 2012)
In January 2008 he suffered a broken collarbone during a crash on the way back to his hotel after training in Los Angeles. He also injured his thumb, missed 13 weeks of competition and only returned to racing in April that year. (cyclingweekly.co.uk, 17 Jan 2008)
At the start of 2006 he was out of competition for three weeks after requiring knee surgery. At the end of that same year he needed shoulder surgery and was out for a month. (NOC, 30 Jul 2008) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Standing on the podium after a stage of a Grand Tour. He claimed third place on the second stage of the 2009 Giro d'Italia in the colours of Katusha. (britishcycling.org.uk, cyclingweekly.co.uk, 07 Feb 2012)
Participating in all three Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espaņa. (teamsky.com, 07 Feb 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His dad used to be a good cyclist and got him into it. He first raced in the local park and he has been riding a bike ever since. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His parents. (NOC, 30 Jul 2008) |
Hero / Idol |
Australia's multiple Tour de France green jersey winner Robbie McEwen and Spain's multiple world road race champion Oscar Freire. (dailypeloton.com, 28 Nov 2011; britishcycling.org.uk, 05 Jan 2012)
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Ambitions |
To go to the 2012 London Olympic Games. (teamsky.com, 31 Aug 2010)
To win the one-day classics, Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders, and become world road race champion. (velonation.com, 29 Apr 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Dave Brailsford |
Training Regime |
Blocks of endurance riding up to 200km per time and gym work three times per week for general conditioning, abdominal work and squats for the legs. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began cycling at the age of three. |
International Debut |
Year |
2005 |
Competing for |
Great Britain |
Tournament |
European Championships |
Location |
Italy |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
Great Britain |
General Interest |
Other information |
TURNING PRO Despite appearing for Barloworld in 2007, he did not sign his first professional contract until joining Russian team Katusha in 2009. (cyclingweekly.co.uk, 07 Feb 2012)
CYCLING POTENTIAL He was awarded a place on British Cycling's Olympic Academy Programme in 2005. (teamsky.com, 30 Sep 2011) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |