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CHRIS BOARDMAN Chris Boardman is probably Britain's most successful cyclist of all time with 3 World Hour Records, an Olympic Gold and holder of the prestigious yellow jersey in the Tour De France. During his peak Chris was virtually unbeatable in time trials (racing against the clock) Chris initially rode for one of the UK's top amateur clubs - The Manchester Wheelers. On the domestic time trial scene he won over 30 national titles including National 10, 25, 50, and National Hill Climb Championships. Only Scotland's Graham Obree was able to challenge Chris in domestic time trials. Although Chris specialised in time trials he also turned his attention to road racing and also competed in track disciplines, In the 1992 Olympics Chris was a gold medallist in the 4,000 metres pursuit. It was this Gold medal performance that launched Chris into the public light. |
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In 1993 Chris Boardman broke the World Hour Record Initially he had been planning to break F. Moser's mark of 51.1 KM. However Graham Obree managed to beat this record just before Chris's attempt. However undaunted Chris broke both Moser's and Obree's new record setting a mark of 52.2 KM. This led to an unprecedented increase in the World Hour Record. Both Tony Rominger and Miguel Indurain set new records taking the record to 55 KM. Then in Manchester 1996 Chris set a new World Hour adding over 1 KM to the mark set by Tony Rominger. The New World Hour record now stands at 56.375KM - a mark that has not been broken Chris devoted the last 5 years of his professional career to try and succeed in the Tour De France. Chris experienced mixed fortunes. 3 times he won the opening prologue time trial, enabling him to wear the converted yellow jersey. However in 1995 Chris crashed in the opening prologue, breaking his ankle and missing most of the rest of the season. He also crashed badly in the 1998 Tour. After he set this remarkable record the UCI decided to change the rules about technology that could be used for setting an hour record. Basically they reverted back to 1970s technology when E.Merckx set the record. Rules included no tribars no disc wheels e.t.c. Chris decided to try and break this record as a final swansong to his professional career. Riding at the Manchester Velodrome (at Sea Level) Chris just managed to break E.Merckx record setting a mark of 49.441 In 1998 decided to retire. Chris is available for – Workshops on Leadership Workshops on self presentation & presenting styles Motivational/keynote presentations Personal appearances/launches Endorsements. |
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