Andy Tennant (cyclist)
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Andrew "Andy" Tennant is an English
professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for the team.
, West Midlands, UK, Tennant began to make his mark on the cycling world as a junior rider. In 2005 he was selected for British Cycling
's Olympic Development Programme and lived in Tuscany
, Italy
with the GB squad in 2006. Tennant represented England in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
. The following season he overtrained, and his results suffered as a consequence. Tennant is currently a member of British Cycling
's Olympic Academy.
Whilst riding for Team Halfords Bikehut
in 2009, he was mentored by Rob Hayles
.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2011
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for the team.
Biography
Born in WolverhamptonWolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, West Midlands, UK, Tennant began to make his mark on the cycling world as a junior rider. In 2005 he was selected for British Cycling
British Cycling
British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...
's Olympic Development Programme and lived in Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
with the GB squad in 2006. Tennant represented England in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
. The following season he overtrained, and his results suffered as a consequence. Tennant is currently a member of British Cycling
British Cycling
British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...
's Olympic Academy.
Whilst riding for Team Halfords Bikehut
Team Halfords Bikehut
Team Halfords Bikehut was formed in January 2008 with Dave Brailsford, performance director of British Cycling, the general manager. It had been a pro/national team mooted as the first full British professional women's team but there were men such as Rob Hayles in the group...
in 2009, he was mentored by Rob Hayles
Rob Hayles
Robert John Hayles is a track and road racing cyclist, riding for Great Britain and England on the track and his professional team Endura Racing on the road. Hayles rides the team pursuit and madison events....
.
Palmarès
2003- 2nd British National Circuit Race ChampionshipsBritish National Circuit Race ChampionshipsThe British National Circuit Race Championships cover several different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The first championships were held in 1979 for professional cyclists only. Amateur championships were introduced in 1993 but only 3 of these were held as...
- U16
2005
- 1st Pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit, European Track Championships - Junior(Steven BurkeSteven BurkeSteven James Burke is a British track and road cyclist who rides for the . He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre-Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by 11 seconds to take the bronze medal...
, Ian StannardIan StannardIan Stannard is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team...
& Ross Sander) - 1st Pursuit, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
- Junior
2006
- 1st Stuttgart round, UIV Cup (with Ian StannardIan StannardIan Stannard is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team...
) - 3rd Team pursuit, Round 4, Sydney, 2005–2006 Track World Cup2005–2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup ClassicsThe 2005-2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from November 4, 2005 to May 16, 2006. The World Cup is organised by the UCI.- Men :- Women :-References:****...
- 3rd Flèche du Sud
- 1st Team pursuit, European Track Championships2006 European Track ChampionshipsThe 2006 European Track Championships were the European Championships for track cycling, for junior and under 23 riders. They took place in Athens, Greece from 19 – 23 July 2006.-Under 23:-Juniors:...
- U23 (Edward ClancyEd ClancyEdward Clancy MBE is an English professional track and road bicycle racer who rides for the team. On the track his specialist discipline is the pursuit. He won the first stage of the 2005 Tour of Berlin. He also won 2007 team pursuit world championship...
, Ian StannardIan StannardIan Stannard is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team...
& Geraint ThomasGeraint ThomasGeraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
)
2007
- 1st British National Team Pursuit ChampionshipsBritish National Team Pursuit ChampionshipsThe British National Team Pursuit Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organized by British Cycling. Prior to 1996, there were two separate championship events for amateur and professional riders....
- 3rd Team pursuit, Round 4, Manchester, 2006–2007 Track World Cup2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup ClassicsThe 2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season began on 17 November 2006 and completed on 25 February 2007...
2008
- 1st Team pursuit, European Track Championships2008 European Track ChampionshipsThe 2008 European Track Championships were the European Championship for track cycling, for junior and under 23 riders. They took place in Pruszków, Poland from 3 September to 7 September 2008.-Under 23:-Juniors:-External links:*...
- U23 (Steven BurkeSteven BurkeSteven James Burke is a British track and road cyclist who rides for the . He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre-Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by 11 seconds to take the bronze medal...
, Peter KennaughPeter KennaughPeter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists...
& Mark McNally) - 2nd British National Road Race ChampionshipsBritish National Road Race ChampionshipsThe British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...
- U23
2009
- 1st Team pursuit, Round 1, Manchester, 2009–2010 Track World Cup2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup ClassicsThe 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season runs from 30 October 2009 to 24 January 2010...
- 2nd Team pursuit, Round 2, Melbourne, 2009–2010 Track World Cup2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup ClassicsThe 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season runs from 30 October 2009 to 24 January 2010...
- 2nd Pursuit, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
- 2nd Points race, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
- 1st Tour of the Reservoir
- 2nd Girvan Three Day
2011
- 1st Richmond Grand Prix