Oliver Wood (cyclist)

Oliver Wood
Wood in 2016
Personal information
Born (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995
Wakefield, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamAT85 Pro Cycling
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017WIGGINS
2018JLT–Condor
2019–Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes
Major wins
Track Team pursuit, World Championships (2022)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
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
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

Oliver "Oli" Wood (born 26 November 1995) is a British cyclist, who rode for UCI Continental team AT85 Pro Cycling until it folded in March 2023.

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

Road

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

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 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) 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

References

  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit
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UEC European Track Champions – Men’s team pursuit
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UEC European Track Champions – Men's scratch race
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