Freddy Ovett
 Ovett at the 2018 Deutschland Tour | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Freddy Ovett |
| Born | 16 January 1994 Dumfries, Scotland |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | L39ION of Los Angeles |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2014 | Carnegie Caulfield CC |
| 2015 | Chambéry CF |
| 2017 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA Amateur |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016 | SEG Racing Academy |
| 2018–2019 | ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast |
| 2018 | BMC Racing Team (stagiaire) |
| 2019 | Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire) |
| 2020 | Israel Cycling Academy[1] |
| 2021– | L39ION of Los Angeles |
Freddy Ovett (born 16 January 1994) is a British-born Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team L39ION of Los Angeles.[2][3] He has previously been a stagiaire with UCI WorldTeam BMC Racing Team in 2018, and UCI Professional Continental team Israel Cycling Academy in 2019.[4]
Personal life[]
Ovett was born in Dumfries, Scotland. His father, Steve Ovett, competed for Great Britain in middle-distance running during the 1970s and the 1980s; he won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres,[5] and the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the 5000 metres.[6]
His uncle, Nick Ovett, competed for Great Britain in the luge at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.
Major results[]
- 2018
- 2nd Tour de Okinawa
- 7th Overall Tour de Tochigi
- 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2019
- 9th Overall Tour de Langkawi
References[]
- ^ "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "L39ion of Los Angeles". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (18 December 2020). "L39ION of Los Angeles unveil stacked 2021 rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Israel Cycling Academy [@yallaACADEMY] (29 July 2019). "Surprise surprise : We are introducing a new rider who will get a chance to prove himself as a Stagieire. [sic] Welcome @FreddyOvett ! He is a 25 years old Aussie late bloomer and a [sic] ex BMC. He will be thrown to the deep water right away