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Tim Kennaugh
Fullname:Timothy Craig Kennaugh
Birth Date:1991 11, df=yes
Currentteam:Great Britain
Discipline:Road, Track
Role:Rider, coach
Amateuryears1:-
Amateurteam1:Manx Road Club
Proyears1:2012
Proteam1:[1]

Timothy Craig Kennaugh (born 28 November 1991) is a Manx cycling coach and former racing cyclist.[2]

Biography

Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Tim used to have a strong interest in football but Kennaugh was quick to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Peter Kennaugh, he was selected to ride for the British Talent Team in 2007 before becoming a member of British Cyclings Olympic Development Programme.[3]

In 2009, he became one of the youngest riders to ever win the Manx National Road Race Championships. On 14 October 2009 it was confirmed that Kennaugh was to become a member of the Olympic Academy.[4]

Kennaugh's riding career was cut short due to chronic thyroid disease.[5] Subsequently he remained with his former team Rapha Condor-JLT as a soigneur.[6] He also became a coach, guiding Ed Laverack to the British National Under-23 Road Race title in 2014, and was subsequently appointed as an Assistant Team Manager with the renamed JLT-Condor squad for 2015 and as the team's Performance Manager for 2016.[7] [8] He left the team for 2018, joining .[9]

Palmarès

2009
  • 1st Manx National Road Race Championships
  • 1st Gorey 3-day, Ireland
  • 1st Stage 1 Gorey 3-day
  • 1st Stage 3 Gorey 3-day, Gorey
  • 2nd Stage 4 Gorey 3-day, Tallaght
  • 1st Junior Tour of Wales
  • 3rd Points classification, Junior Tour of Wales
  • 2nd Team pursuit, 2009 European Track Championships - Junior
  • 3rd Points race, 2009 European Track Championships - Junior
  • 2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships - Junior
  • 2nd British National Road Race Championships - Junior

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Rapha Condor Sharp to focus on development in 2012 . . 21 October 2011 . . 13 December 2014.
    2. Web site: Raise Your Game- Dedication- 2012> Tim Kennaugh. BBC.
    3. Web site: Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Biographies. British Cycling. 15 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091212004039/http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/Gbrst_gb-cyclingteam-Great-Britain-Cycling-Team-Rider-Biographies--0. 12 December 2009. dmy-all.
    4. Web site: More Manx cyclists recruited to GB Olympic Academy. Richard Allen. Isle of Man Today. 14 October 2009.
    5. Book: Unverzart . Olaf . Thurston . Jack . 2014 . British National Road Championships . https://books.google.com/books?id=jWS6BAAAQBAJ&q=tim+kennaugh+thyroid&pg=PA125. Cleverly . Ian. This Island Race. London . . 125. 9781472912312. 27 December 2014.
    6. Web site: Learning to Win . . 9 February 2013 . Rapha Condor-JLT. 27 December 2014.
    7. Web site: Tim Kennaugh's Rise, Fall and Rise Again. Beaumont . Claire . 1 March 2016 . . 27 March 2016.
    8. Web site: Tim Kennaugh . . Cycling Archives . 27 March 2016.
    9. Web site: Kristian House rejoins JLT Condor in new role . . 11 December 2017 . . 18 May 2018.

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