![]() Ovett at the 2018 Deutschland Tour | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Freddy Ovett | |||||||||||||
Born | Dumfries, Scotland | 16 January 1994|||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Carnegie Caulfield CC | |||||||||||||
2015 | Chambéry CF | |||||||||||||
2017 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA Amateur | |||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||
2016 | SEG Racing Academy | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast | |||||||||||||
2018 | BMC Racing Team (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||
2020 | Israel Cycling Academy [2] | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | L39ION of Los Angeles [3] [4] | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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His uncle, Nick Ovett, competed for Great Britain in the luge at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.
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