Hugh Porter

This article is about the English cyclist. For others with a similar name, see Hugh Porter (disambiguation).

Hugh Porter
Hugh Porter in 2010
Personal information
Full nameHugh William Porter
NicknameHughie, The Locomotive[1]
Born (1940-01-27) 27 January 1940 (age 84)
Wolverhampton, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad & Track
RoleRider, Road-Captain
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur team
1956–1966Wolverhampton Wheelers
Professional teams
1967Condor Mackeson
1970sBantel
Major wins
World Championship individual pursuit 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973
Commonwealth Games individual pursuit 1966
UK National individual pursuit, 1963, 1964, 1965
UK National team pursuit, 1959
UK Professional individual pursuit, 1967
Tour of the West, 2 stage wins – 1968
Tour of Britain, 1 stage – 1966,
Star Trophy series 1966
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Liège Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1967 Amsterdam Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1968 Rome Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1969 Antwerpen Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1970 Leicester Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Varese Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1972 Marseille Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1973 San Sebastián Pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston Pursuit

Hugh William Porter MBE (born Wolverhampton, England, 27 January 1940)[2][3] is one of Britain's greatest former professional cyclists, winning four world titles in the individual pursuit[4] - more than any other rider[1] - as well as a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1966. He is now a commentator on cycling events, working most notably for the BBC and ITV.

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