Ed Clancy MBE

Ed Clancy specialises in the Team Pursuit on the track and on the 17th August 2008, he was a member of the Olympic Team Pursuit squad who broke the World Record twice on their way to a Gold medal, seeing off their Danish competitors in the final by 6.7 seconds. Ed acted as Man One for the Team Pursuit, meaning he was responsible for using his speed and endurance to get the team up to speed as quickly as possible over the first one and a half laps.

Following on from a fantastic 2008 which saw Ed add a World Championship title and an MBE to his Olympic Gold medal, he turned his attention back to the road. In his first domestic race of the season, Ed took home the Gold once again, winning the Eddie Soens Memorial Race by using the sprinting ability he has perfected on the track to give him the edge. He also played a significant part in helping his team at the time (Halfords Bikehut) win the inaugural Tour Series championship title.

Following the introduction of the Omnium to the 2012 Olympic Games programme, Ed has tried his hand at the event with great success. His power and sprinting skills, combined with his proven endurance ability, saw him take the World Champion title in 2010 on his first attempt at the event.

In 2012 Clancy was part of the Team Pursuit team who took back the World Champions' title in that event. A  title that had been absent from the team since the World Championships in 2008 in Manchester. This epic ride also crowned them Team Pursuit world record holders once again with a  time of 3:53.295.

Website: www.edclancy.com

Twitter: @ed_clancy

2012

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Melbourne, Gold, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London Silver, Team Pursuit

2011

UEC European Track Championships, Apeldoorn Gold, Omnium, Gold, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Apeldoorn Bronze, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Manchester Gold, Team Pursuit

2010

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Poland Gold, Omnium, Silver, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali Gold, Omnium

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Melbourne Silver, Team Pursuit

UEC European Track Championships, Poland Gold, Team Pursuit

2009

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Manchester Gold, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Melbourne Silver, Team Pursuit

2008

Olympic Games, Beijing Gold, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester Gold, Team Pursuit

2007

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Majorca Gold, Team Pursuit

2005

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Los Angeles Gold, Team Pursuit