Hamish Armitt

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Hamish Armitt
Personal information
Born (2002-06-24) 24 June 2002 (age 22)
Glasgow, Scotland
Team information
Current team Team Novo Nordisk
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2024Project1
Professional team
2025– Team Novo Nordisk [1]

Hamish Armitt (born 24 June 2002) is a Scottish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Novo Nordisk.

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Early and personal life

He is from Glasgow, Scotland. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged 15 years-old. [2] He studied sports marketing at the University of Stirling. [3]

Athletics

Hamish Armitt
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event5000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m: 8:29.39 (Glasgow, 2019)
Road:
5km: 14:00 (Armagh, 2020) [4]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Dublin U20 race

He was one of Britain’s best junior runners, his time of 14 minutes for the 5km was top five all-time for his age group, and in 2025 still ranked as the sixth-fastest by a UK under-20 athlete. [2]

He had a top-ten finish in the individual U20 race was a gold medalist in the team U20 race at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships, as part of the British team including Will Barnicoat in Dublin. [5] [6] [7]

However, the high-impact of running led to stress fractures in his feet and hips and he stepped away from the sport in favour of cycling. [2]

Cycling

He signed his maiden professional contract within a year of his first senior race. He signed for Project1 for 2024, and raced in the United Kingdom and on the continent. He then signed for UCI ProTeam Team Novo Nordisk for the 2025 season. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hamish Armitt". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Davidson, Tom (4 March 2025). "Class of 2025: Meet the 12 British cyclists who turned pro this year". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Beavis, Jack (20 December 2024). "Hamish Armitt interview: from runner to neo-pro in just one year". The British Continental. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hamish Armitt". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Rhodes, James (12 December 2021). "Euro Cross & England 10km Champs – weekend roundup". Fast Running. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "HICKS AND KEITH SEAL INDIVIDUAL GOLDS AS BRITISH TEAM SEAL 8 MEDALS IN DUBLIN". British Athletics. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Jakob Ingebrigtsen: Olympic champion dominates European Cross Country in Dublin". BBC Sport. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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