Michael Gill (cyclist)

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Michael Gill
Personal information
Full nameMichael Gill
Born (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 25) [1]
Ponteland, Northumberland
Team information
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2017–2018EMC
2019AeroLab Ward WheelZ
2020Leisure Lakes Bikes.com
2021Saint Piran Development
Professional teams
2022 Saint Piran
2023-HUUB WattShop

Michael Gill (born 13 June 1998) is a cyclist from England, who last rode for UCI Continental team Saint Piran in road racing and HUUB WattShop on the track. [2] [3]

Contents

Early life and education

Gill is a former world champion in gymnastics. As part of a quartet of gymnasts, he won the 2014 FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Championship held in Paris. [4] Gill is also a silver medallist at the 2013 European Gymnastics Championships. [4] Gill graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2019 with degrees in Economics and Business and Management.[ citation needed ]

Cycling career

At the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, Gill won two silver medals in the Individual Pursuit and the Team Pursuit. [5] [6] He had previously won a bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 2020 British National Track Championships when riding with the AeroLab Ward WheelZ team.

At the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships, he won the Individual Pursuit title. [7]

Major Results

Source: [8]

Road

2018
1st Manilla Presca Autumn Series #3
1st Manilla Presca Autumn Series #4
2nd Tyneside Vagabonds Spring Crits
2nd Muckle CC Men's Road Race
2019
1st The Bike-Inn and Avion Spring Shield 1
1st The Bike-Inn and Avion Spring Shield 3
1st The Prima Hetton Circuit Series Round 1
2nd EMMR: UoN Harvey Hadden #1
2nd Blaydon Road Race
3rd Boompods Summer Evening Criterium #2
2nd Scottish National Senior Track Championships
3rd Peter Taylor Memorial Road Race
2021
2nd Worcester Classic Road Race
3rd Mark Evans Memorial Series 2
3rd Darley Moor Race #8
2022
3rd East Midlands Regional Road Race Championships

Track

2020
2020 British National Track Championships
3rd Team pursuit
2023
2023 British Cycling National Track Championships
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
2024
2024 British Cycling National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual Pursuit
2nd Team Pursuit

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References

  1. "Michael Gill". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. "Michael GILL". UCI. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. "SAINT PIRAN". SAINT PIRAN. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Deerness gymnasts are crowned world champions". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  5. "2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results". Velo UK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. "2023 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. "National Track Championships 2024: Jody Cundy wins national title on return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. "Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 2022-04-29.