Andrew Fenn

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Andrew Fenn
Andrew Fenn - Tour de l'Ain 2013.jpg
Fenn in 2013
Personal information
Full nameAndrew James Fenn
NicknameAndy
Born (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34)
Birmingham, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2000–2005Welwyn Wheelers
2007Liverpool Mercury
2008Dolan R.T./Dolan Bikes
Professional teams
2011 An Post–Sean Kelly
2012–2014 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2015–2016 Team Sky
2017–2018 Aqua Blue Sport [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Copenhagen Under-23 road race

Andrew James Fenn (born 1 July 1990 [2] ) is a British former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2018 for four different teams.

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Career

Junior and amateur years

Fenn competed in many sports as a child but concentrated on cycling from the age of 12 when he joined Welwyn Wheelers. [3] His talent was noticed by British Cycling, and he joined their Olympic Development Programme in November 2006 and won the junior version of Paris–Roubaix in 2008, before moving on to the Olympic Academy Programme in 2009-2010. [2]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham-born Fenn – who was qualified to ride for Scotland as his mother was Scottish-born [4]  – finished 14th in the men's road time trial.

Turning professional

His first year riding as a professional was in 2011, in which he claimed two victories and the bronze medal in the under-23 road race at the Road World Championships. [5]

In September 2014, it was announced that Fenn had signed for Team Sky, joining on 1 January 2015. [6]

Fenn retired from cycling following the disbanding of the Aqua Blue Sport team at the end of the 2018 season.[ citation needed ]

Major results

2008
1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships
2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Jonathan Bellis)
National Junior Track Championships
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Kilo
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2009
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
3rd Madison, National Track Championships (with Alex Dowsett)
2010
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Overall Tour de Berlin
2011
1st Memorial Van Coningsloo
1st Stage 7 Tour de Bretagne
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Beijing
4th Zellik–Galmaarden
5th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
2012
1st Trofeo Palma
1st Trofeo Migjorn
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de l'Ain
4th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
6th Omloop van het Houtland
6th Münsterland Giro
10th GP Raf Jonckheere [7]
2013
1st Gullegem Koerse
5th GP Briek Schotte [8]
6th Overall Tour de Picardie
2014
1st GP Briek Schotte
5th Nokere Koerse
6th Brussels Cycling Classic
9th Overall Tour of Qatar
2015
7th London Nocturne
2016
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
7th Trofeo Felanitx–Ses Salines–Campos–Porreres
2018
5th Nokere Koerse

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Profile". British Cycling.
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