CLANCY Edward

Great Britain
Cycling Track
12 Mar 1985
36
Male
BARNSLEY
 
Great Britain
HOLMFIRTH
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CTR Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit
GBR
Great Britain
 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Izu Velodrome
Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying
Finished
Izu Velodrome
Men's Team Pursuit First Round - Heat 4
Finished
Izu Velodrome
Men's Team Pursuit Finals 7-8
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationOmnium4km TP
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA-1
2012London, GBR31
2008Beijing, CHN-1

World Championships
YearLocationOmnium4km TP
2020Berlin, GER-5
2019Pruszkow, POL-2
2018Apeldoorn, NED-1
2016London, GBR-2
2015Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA-2
2014Cali, COL58
2013Minsk, BLR-2
2012Melbourne, VIC, AUS41
2011Apeldoorn, NED-3
2010Ballerup, DEN12
2009Pruszkow, POL-4
2008Manchester, GBR-1
2007Palma de Mallorca, ESP-1

European Championships
YearLocation4km TP
2019Apeldoorn, NED3

World Cup
YearLocation4km TP
2019/2020Glasgow, GBR4
2018/2019Berlin, GER5
2018/2019Milton, ON, CAN3
2018/2019Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA2
2017/2018Manchester, GBR1


Legend
IP - Individual Pursuit, TP - Team Pursuit, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Motorsport, racing his own cars, motorbikes. (edclancy.com, 19 Mar 2020)
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Athlete
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English
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Iain Dyer [national]
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He has competed in road cycling and took part in the 2007 Liege - Bastogne - Liege race in Belgium. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Apr 2020; thecalmzone.net, 22 Aug 2019)
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He suffered a slipped disc in his back in September 2015 that ruled him out for the remainder of the season. In December 2015 he underwent surgery on his back, and returned to track cycling competition at the 2016 World Championships in London, England. (bbc.co.uk, 28 Sep 2015; edclancy.com, 27 Apr 2016; cyclingnews.com, 27 Apr 2016)
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He began riding club time trials at age 14 with the Holme Valley Wheelers in England. (edclancy.com, 03 Feb 2012; NOC, 29 Jul 2008)
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He was hyperactive and needed to expend energy so his stepfather bought him a bike. (guardian.co.uk, 13 Sep 2008; NOC, 29 Jul 2008)
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To win gold in team pursuit at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (dailymail.co.uk, 01 Apr 2020)
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British cyclists Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins and Chris Hoy. (telegraph.co.uk, 25 Feb 2014)
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In 2017 he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in Great Britain. He had been named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2009. (Twitter profile, 05 Apr 2020; thegazette.co.uk, 31 Dec 2016; raphacondor.cc, 03 Feb 2012)

General Interest

General
PUTTING OFF RETIREMENT
He considered retiring from the sport after it was announced that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo would be postponed. However, following discussions with coaching staff and teammates from the national team he decided to keep going until 2021 and compete in Tokyo, where he hopes to win his fourth Olympic gold medal in team pursuit. "I did think quite strongly about calling it, very soon after the postponement announcement. We had a big Skype call between all the riders and coaches 24 hours after and it could have gone either way. We were realistic. I am 35 now and I will be 36-and-a-half next summer. I have been one of the best team pursuiters in the world for a long time now but that is going to become more difficult as you approach your late 30s. But we had a good conversation about how we could best make use of this time and after that, I was like, 'You know what, if we are careful and we can plan this well, why not? I still think it's doable.' I have always liked a challenge so we will give it a go." (dailymail.co.uk, 01 Apr 2020)

ACADEMY
He is the co-founder of the Clancy Briggs Academy, which encourages young people to become more active through cycling. (edclancy.com, 19 Mar 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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