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Oliver Wood (cyclist)

Oliver Wood (also known as Ollie or Oli, born 26 November 1995) is an English cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran.

Oliver Wood
Wood in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 28)
Wakefield, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamSaint Piran
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur team
2023Velo Schils Interbike Racing Team
Professional teams
2017WIGGINS[1]
2018JLT–Condor
2019–2023Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes[2][3]
2024–Saint Piran[4]
Major wins
Track
World Championships
Team pursuit (2022)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Madison
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Madison
Silver medal – second place 2024 Ballerup Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Grenchen Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2024 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Plovdiv Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Grenchen Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Team pursuit
U23 & Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Athens U23 Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2014 Anadia U23 Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2015 Athens U23 Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montichiari U23 Team pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team pursuit

Wood represents Great Britain at international competitions in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the 2022 World Championships in the team pursuit, and has multiple silver and bronze medals in the team pursuit, madison, scratch race and omnium disciplines at other international championships.

Major results

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Road

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2013
6th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2016
7th Kattekoers
10th GP Industria & Commercio
2017
1st Ryedale GP
4th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2019
1st Stage 1 Tour of the Reservoir
1st Sheffield, National Circuit Series
2022
8th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
2023
1st   Circuit race, National Championships

Track

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2014
National Championships
1st   Team pursuit
1st   Scratch
2015
National Championships
1st   Team pursuit
1st   Points race
2nd Six Days of London (with Chris Latham)
2016
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Glasgow
3rd Madison, Apeldoorn (with Mark Stewart)
3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
3rd   Team pursuit, UEC European Championships[5]
2017
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Manchester
2nd Omnium, Milton
3rd Madison, Milton (with Mark Stewart)
2018
1st   Scratch, National Championships
2nd   Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
UCI World Cup
2nd Omnium, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2nd Team pursuit, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2nd Madison, Milton (with Mark Stewart)
2nd Madison, Berlin (with Mark Stewart)
2nd Scratch, Milton
3rd Team pursuit, Milton
3rd   Madison, UEC European Championships (with Ethan Hayter)[6]
2019
2nd   Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2nd Madison, UCI World Cup, Glasgow, (with Ethan Hayter)
UEC European Championships
3rd   Team pursuit
3rd   Omnium
2020
2nd Madison, UCI World Cup, Milton, (with Ethan Hayter)
3rd   Scratch, UEC European Championships
2021
3rd   Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2022
UCI World Championships
1st   Team pursuit
2nd   Madison (with Ethan Hayter)
2nd   Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
UCI Nations Cup, Glasgow
1st Omnium
2nd Team pursuit
2023
UEC European Championships
1st   Scratch
2nd   Team pursuit
UCI Nations Cup
1st Team pursuit, Milton
3rd Team pursuit, Jakarta
2nd   Madison, UCI World Championships (with Mark Stewart)
2024
1st   Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2nd   Team pursuit, Olympic Games
2nd   Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Wakefield starlet to take on Wiggins in Tour de Yorkshire". wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Canyon dhb SunGod". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Saint Piran Pro Cycling announces 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Squad". 31 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ^ "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ^ "European Championships 2018: Katie Archibald wins omnium silver for third medal in Glasgow". bbc.co.uk. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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