Freddy Ovett

Freddy Ovett
	Ovett at the 2018 Deutschland Tour
Personal information
Full name	Freddy Ovett
Born	16 January 1994 (age 30); Dumfries, Scotland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road; Gravel;
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
2021–2022	L39ION of Los Angeles
Medal record
Men's Cycling Esports
Representing Australia
World Championships

Last updated November 22, 2024

Freddy Ovett (born 16 January 1994) is a British-born Australian professional off-road cyclist. He has previously been a stagiaire with UCI WorldTeam BMC Racing Team in 2018, and UCI Professional Continental team Israel Cycling Academy in 2019.^[5]

Personal life

Ovett was born in Dumfries, Scotland. His father, Steve Ovett, competed for Great Britain in middle-distance running during the 1970s and the 1980s; he won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres,^[6] and the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the 5000 metres.^[7] Ovett himself also competed as a runner before cycling and still occasionally does, having completed the 2023 New York Marathon in a time of 2:37:08 and the Sant Silvestre de Girona 5k in 14:41.^[8]^[9]

His uncle, Nick Ovett, competed for Great Britain in the luge at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.

Major results

2018: 2nd Tour de Okinawa; 7th Overall Tour de Tochigi; 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
2019: 9th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2020: 8th UCI Esports World Championships
2022: 2nd UCI Esports World Championships

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References

↑ Jones, Amy (20 September 2021). "Freddy Ovett turns to the gravel scene with L39ION of LA". cyclingtips.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
↑ "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
↑ "L39ion of Los Angeles". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
↑ Benson, Daniel (18 December 2020). "L39ION of Los Angeles unveil stacked 2021 rosters". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 18 December 2020.
↑ Israel Cycling Academy [@yallaACADEMY] (29 July 2019). "Surprise surprise : We are introducing a new rider who will get a chance to prove himself as a Stagieire. [sic] Welcome @FreddyOvett ! He is a 25 years old Aussie late bloomer and a [sic] ex BMC. He will be thrown to the deep water right away 💦 in #voltaportugal. All the best!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019– via Twitter.
↑ Knight, Tom (26 July 2005). "A race apart when Ovett struck gold as nation held its breath". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
↑ Conaghan, Martin (30 July 2016). "Edinburgh 1986: The Unfriendly Games". BBC Sport . BBC . Retrieved 29 July 2019. Steve Redgrave won three rowing golds, Steve Ovett breezed his way to 5000m victory, Lennox Lewis was crowned heavyweight champion in the boxing ring and the bristly Daley Thompson performed Herculean feats in the decathlon.
↑ Freddy Ovett at World Athletics
↑ Kaplan, Greg (18 November 2021). "Adam Yates, Freddy Ovett and other pro cyclists prove they're fast on their feet". velonews.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

External links

Freddy Ovett at World Athletics

Freddy Ovett at UCI

Freddy Ovett at ProCyclingStats

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[1] Jones, Amy (20 September 2021). "Freddy Ovett turns to the gravel scene with L39ION of LA". cyclingtips.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[2] "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[3] "L39ion of Los Angeles". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[4] Benson, Daniel (18 December 2020). "L39ION of Los Angeles unveil stacked 2021 rosters". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[5] Israel Cycling Academy [@yallaACADEMY] (29 July 2019). "Surprise surprise : We are introducing a new rider who will get a chance to prove himself as a Stagieire. [sic] Welcome @FreddyOvett ! He is a 25 years old Aussie late bloomer and a [sic] ex BMC. He will be thrown to the deep water right away 💦 in #voltaportugal. All the best!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019– via Twitter.

[6] Knight, Tom (26 July 2005). "A race apart when Ovett struck gold as nation held its breath". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[7] Conaghan, Martin (30 July 2016). "Edinburgh 1986: The Unfriendly Games". BBC Sport . BBC . Retrieved 29 July 2019. Steve Redgrave won three rowing golds, Steve Ovett breezed his way to 5000m victory, Lennox Lewis was crowned heavyweight champion in the boxing ring and the bristly Daley Thompson performed Herculean feats in the decathlon.

[8] Freddy Ovett at World Athletics

[9] Kaplan, Greg (18 November 2021). "Adam Yates, Freddy Ovett and other pro cyclists prove they're fast on their feet". velonews.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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