Andy Tennant (cyclist)

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Andy Tennant
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Tennant in 2015
Personal information
Full nameAndrew David Tennant
Born (1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 36)
Wolverhampton, England
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2005Fred Williams Cycles
2006Recycling.co.uk – SIS
2007–2008Team 100% ME
Professional teams
2009 Team Halfords
2010 Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta [1]
2011–2012 Rapha Condor–Sharp
2013–2014 Madison Genesis
2015–2017 WIGGINS
2018–2021 Canyon Eisberg [2] [3]
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2012)
Medal record

Andrew David Tennant (born 9 March 1987) is an English former professional track and road racing cyclist, [4] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for six different teams. During his career, Tennant won seven medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, six gold medals at the UEC European Track Championships and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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Biography

Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK, Tennant began to make his mark on the cycling world as a junior rider. [5] In 2005 he was selected for British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme and lived in Tuscany, Italy with the GB squad in 2006. [6] Tennant represented England in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain in the Under-23 road race at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships in Salzburg, Austria. [7] The following season he overtrained, and his results suffered as a consequence. [8] Tennant was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy. [8]

Whilst riding for Team Halfords Bikehut in 2009, he was mentored by Rob Hayles. [9]

In 2015 Tennant moved to the new WIGGINS team set up by Bradley Wiggins aiming to prepare British riders for the team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [10]

Major results

Road

2006
3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
2008
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
2009
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Reservoir
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2nd Overall Girvan Three Day
7th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
2011
1st Richmond Grand Prix
9th Overall Tour de Korea
10th London–Surrey Cycle Classic
2015
1st Wiltshire GP
1st Stage 2 Flèche du Sud
2nd Milk Race
3rd Overall Tour of the Reservoir
5th London Nocturne
2018
1st Durham, Tour Series

Track

2005
UCI World Junior Championships
1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
2006
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st UIV Cup, Stuttgart (with Ian Stannard)
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Sydney
2007
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit, National Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Manchester
2008
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2009
UCI World Cup Classics
1st Team pursuit, Manchester
2nd Team pursuit, Melbourne
National Championships
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Points race
2010
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Melbourne
2011
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2012
1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2013
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Manchester
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2014
UEC European Championships
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Individual pursuit
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, London
2nd Team pursuit, Guadalajara
National Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Madison (with Oli Wood)
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2015
1st European champion jersey 2014.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit, British National Championships
1st Revolution Series Round 2 (with Iljo Keisse)
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI World Cup, Cali
2016
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Glasgow
UCI World Championships
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Individual pursuit

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