Rob Hayles

This article is about the cyclist, Rob Hayles. For Robert Hayles, Australian entrepreneur, see Eustace Robert Hayles.

Rob Hayles
Hayles at the 2009 Tour Series in Milton Keynes
Personal information
Full nameRobert John Hayles
Born (1973-01-21) 21 January 1973 (age 51)
Portsmouth, England[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineTrack & Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1994Team Haverhill-Taylor's Foundry
1995All Media-Futurama
1996–1997Team Ambrosia
1998Team Brite
1999Tony Doyle Ltd-Clarkes Contracts
Professional teams
2001–2003Cofidis
2005Recycling.co.uk–MG X-Power
2007Team KLR-Parker International
2009Team Halfords
2010–2011Endura Racing
Major wins
Road

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2008)
Track
World Championships
Madison (2005)
Team pursuit (2005)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Individual pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Madison
Silver medal – second place 2006 Bordeaux Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2003 Stuttgart Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manchester Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Manchester Individual pursuit

Robert John Hayles (born 21 January 1973) is a former track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until his retirement in 2011.[3] He now occasionally provides studio-based analysis of cycle races for British Eurosport.[4]

  1. ^ "Rob Hayles – Olympic Record". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Official website of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth". Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Three-time Olympic medallist Rob Hayles retires from cycling". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. ^ Wynn, Nigel (15 June 2012). "Tour de France 2012: British Eurosport live schedule". Cycling Weekly.