Charlie Tanfield

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Charlie Tanfield
Charlie Tanfield Lincoln 2021.jpg
Tanfield in 2021
Personal information
Full nameCharles Tanfield
Born (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 25)
Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England [1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
Current teamRibble Weldtite
Disciplines
  • Road
  • track
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2015Easton Ritte Road Racing
2016Planet X–Northside
2017Brother NRG DriverPlan
2017Bike Channel–Canyon (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2018–2021Canyon Eisberg[3]
2022-Ribble Weldtite[4]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Grenchen Team pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit

Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Ribble Weldtite[5]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Mens Team Pursuit.[6]

He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the gold medal.[7][8] Tanfield won silver in the team pursuit and gold in the Individual pursuit at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he set of time of 4:11.455[9] – the third fastest Individual pursuit time in history.

Personal life[]

His brother Harry Tanfield is also a cyclist and a silver medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games road time trial.[10] They are both born on the same day two years apart.

Major results[]

2017
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Duo Normand (with Harry Tanfield)
2018
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
Commonwealth Games
1st Gold medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
8th Time trial
2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Minsk
1st Gold medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
2019
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit, National Track Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
2021
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships

References[]

  1. ^ "Great Ayton's Charlie Tanfield takes Commonwealth gold". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Cycling Track – Athlete Profile: Charlie TANFIELD – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ribble Weldtite". Ribble Weldtite. Ribble Weldtite. Retrieved 9 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Ribble Weldtite". Ribble Weldtite. Ribble Weldtite. Retrieved 9 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Charlie TANFIELD". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Start list". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Track Cycling World Championships: Great Britain win team pursuit gold and silver". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  9. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Tanfield breaks record in individual pursuit qualifying". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Day 6 recap: Kiwi cyclist Linda Villumsen wins silver in women's time trial as Hamish Bond grabs bronze in the men's event". Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via TVNZ.

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