Andrew David Tennant (born 9 March 1987) is an English former professional track and road racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for six different teams. During his career, Tennant won seven medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, six gold medals at the UEC European Track Championships and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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| Full name | Andrew David Tennant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1987 Wolverhampton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Pursuitist (track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005 | Fred Williams Cycles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Recycling.co.uk – SIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Team 100% ME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | Team Halfords | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Rapha Condor–Sharp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Madison Genesis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | WIGGINS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Canyon Eisberg[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
editBorn in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK, Tennant began to make his mark on the cycling world as a junior rider.[5] In 2005 he was selected for British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme and lived in Tuscany, Italy with the GB squad in 2006.[6] Tennant represented England in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain in the Under-23 road race at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships in Salzburg, Austria.[7] The following season he overtrained, and his results suffered as a consequence.[8] Tennant was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy.[8]
Whilst riding for Team Halfords Bikehut in 2009, he was mentored by Rob Hayles.[9]
In 2015 Tennant moved to the new WIGGINS team set up by Bradley Wiggins aiming to prepare British riders for the team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]
Major results
editRoad
edit- 2006
- 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
- 2008
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
- 2009
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Reservoir - 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 2nd Overall Girvan Three Day
- 7th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
- 2011
- 1st Richmond Grand Prix
- 9th Overall Tour de Korea
- 10th London–Surrey Cycle Classic
- 2015
- 1st Wiltshire GP
- 1st Stage 2 Flèche du Sud
- 2nd Milk Race
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Reservoir
- 5th London Nocturne
- 2018
- 1st Durham, Tour Series
Track
edit- 2005
- UCI World Junior Championships
- 1st
Individual pursuit - 2nd
Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships - 1st
Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships - 2006
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st UIV Cup, Stuttgart (with Ian Stannard)
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Sydney
- 2007
- 1st Team pursuit, National Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Manchester
- 2008
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2009
- UCI World Cup Classics
- 1st Team pursuit, Manchester
- 2nd Team pursuit, Melbourne
- National Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 2010
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Melbourne
- 2011
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UCI World Championships - 2012
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2013
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Manchester
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2014
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, London
- 2nd Team pursuit, Guadalajara
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Oli Wood)
- 1st
- 2nd
Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games - 2015
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European Championships - 1st Individual pursuit, British National Championships
- 1st Revolution Series Round 2 (with Iljo Keisse)
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI World Cup, Cali
- 2016
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Glasgow
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 2nd
References
edit- ^ "Clancy, Burke & Tennant to Candi TV". Cycling Weekly. 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Canyon dhb SunGod". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Revill, Andrew (26 December 2021). "Cyclists gear up for more success after strong year". Express & Star. MNA Media. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
Andy Tennant, pro rider and ex-world team pursuit gold medallist, is an ambassador for the club. He has recently retired and regularly turns out to join the Sunday rides.
- ^ "Rider Biographies: Andy Tennant". British Cycling.
- ^ Larry Hickmott (14 July 2006). "Interview: Andrew Tennant". British Cycling.
- ^ "Brits in the Under-23 World Road Race 1998-2007". Cycling Weekly. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b Larry Hickmott (19 February 2009). "GB Coach Lead Racing Helping Develop Champions". British Cycling.
- ^ Kenny Hodgart (1 December 2009). "Interview: Rob Hayles is determined to help Endura become No.1 pro racing team in the UK". Herald Scotland.
- ^ Fotheringham, William (8 January 2014). "Bradley Wiggins unveils new team to be sponsored by Sky". theguardian.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
External links
edit- Andrew Tennant at Team GB (archived)
- Official website
- Andy Tennant at UCI
- Andy Tennant at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Andy Tennant at ProCyclingStats
- Andy Tennant at Cycling Quotient
- Andy Tennant at CycleBase
- Andy Tennant at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
