Andy Tennant (cyclist)

Andy Tennant
Tennant in 2015
Personal information
Full nameAndrew David Tennant
Born (1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 37)
Wolverhampton, England
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2005Fred Williams Cycles
2006Recycling.co.uk – SIS
2007–2008Team 100% ME
Professional teams
2009Team Halfords
2010Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta[1]
2011–2012Rapha Condor–Sharp
2013–2014Madison Genesis
2015–2017WIGGINS
2018–2021Canyon Eisberg[2][3]
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2012)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Melbourne Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ballerup Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2013 Minsk Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 London Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Individual pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Pruszków Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2013 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadeloupe Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadeloupe Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2015 Grenchen Team pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Team pursuit

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.

  1. ^ "Clancy, Burke & Tennant to Candi TV". Cycling Weekly. 6 November 2009.
  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. ^ 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.