Christian Lyte

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Christian Lyte
Personal information
Full nameChristian Lyte
Born (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Team information
Current teamSportcity Velo
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2006-Sportcity Velo
Major wins
Team Sprint junior world champion (2006, 2007)
Keirin junior world champion (2007)

Christian Lyte (born 1 March 1989, Manchester [1] ) is a Barbadon, English born competitive cyclist, specialising in track sprinting. He is a former member of the British Cycling Olympic Academy. He is a junior world team sprint champion for the second year running and junior keirin world champion for 2007. [1]

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Palmarès

2005
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg sprint, British National Track Championships (U16)
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 500m TT, British National Track Championships (U16)
2006
1st team sprint, UCI World Track Championships, junior (with Jason Kenny & David Daniell)
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg team sprint, British National Track Championships (Junior)
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg kilo, British National Track Championships (Junior)
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg sprint, British National Track Championships (Junior)
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg keirin, British National Track Championships (Junior)
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg sprint, British National Track Championships (Junior)
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 3km pursuit, British National Track Championships (Junior)
2007
1st team sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Mexico, Junior
1st keirin, UCI World Track Championships, Mexico, Junior
1st Flag of Europe.svg sprint, Junior European Track Championships
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg keirin, British National Track Championships (Junior)
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg scratch, British National Track Championships (Junior)
2nd sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Mexico, Junior
2nd Flag of Europe.svg keirin, Junior European Track Championships
2nd Flag of Europe.svg team sprint, Junior European Track Championships
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg kilo, British National Track Championships (Junior)
3rd Flag of Europe.svg team sprint, U23 European Track Championships
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg sprint, British National Track Championships (Junior)
2009
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg keirin, British National Track Championships (Senior)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Christian Lyte Bio". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

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