Ed Clancy

Ed Clancy
OBE
Clancy in 2019
Personal information
Full nameEdward Franklin Clancy
Born (1985-03-12) 12 March 1985 (age 39)[1]
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
2005–2006Sparkasse
2006Landbouwkrediet–Colnago (stagiaire)
2020–2021Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy[2]
Professional teams
2007–2008Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner
2009Team Halfords[3]
2010Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta
2011–2018Rapha Condor–Sharp
2019Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, Olympic Games
(2008, 2012, 2016)
Team pursuit, World Championships
(2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2018)
Omnium, World Championships (2010)

Edward Franklin Clancy OBE (born 12 March 1985) is a British former professional track and road bicycle racer, who competed between 2004 and 2021.

During his career, Clancy won four medals (three gold, one bronze) at the Summer Olympic Games, twelve medals (six gold, five silver and one bronze) at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, seven medals (five gold, two bronze) at the UEC European Track Championships, as well as a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He also was part of eight world record times in the team pursuit, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours,[4] and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Athlete Biography – CLANCY Ed". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
  2. ^ "2020 men's domestic team guide". TheBritishContinental.co.uk. The British Continental. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Halfords bikehut website". Team Halfords bikehut:Cycle Race Team. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 15.
  5. ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N11.