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| Ed Clancy |
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Professional track & road bicycle racer |
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Ed played an important part in the GB Men's 4km Team Pursuit squad that included Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning and Bradley Wiggins. This amazing team beat all their competition and broke the world record to win a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. |
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Fact File |
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| Date of Birth |
12.03.85 |
| Place of Birth |
Huddersfield |
| Event |
Road and track cycling |
| Achievements |
Gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, World Track Championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007, European Championships 2005 |
| Aim |
To win Gold at the London 2010 Olympic Games |
| Height |
1.86metres |
| Weight |
78kg |
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| Interests |
Cycling, Motorbikes, spending time with my friends |
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About Ed Clancy |
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Ed's early career was defined by an incredible success rate on the track and promising results as a professional on the road. At the age of 24, he has a promising career ahead of him and is looking forward to competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
In 2008, Ed proved himself to be one of the world's finest pursuit riders; the Barnsley rider was part of the unstoppable Team Pursuit squad that won gold medals at the World Championships, Olympics and finally the Manchester round of the World Cup.
Ed has carried his winning form into 2009 riding for Team Halfords Bikehut and clinching memorable victories in the Eddy Soens Memorial Road Race, one of the leading Premier Calendar events in the UK, the 2009 Tour Series and Blackpool Nocturne. The track season starts again in October with a World Cup event in Manchester where Ed hopes to continue his golden winning ways
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