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Chris Boardman

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Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is an English former racing cyclist. A time trial and prologue specialist, Boardman won the inaugural men's World time trial championship in 1994, won the individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, broke the world hour record three times, and won three prologue stages (and consequently wore the yellow jersey on three occasions) at the Tour de France. Boardman used the Lotus 108 time trial bicycle designed by Mike Burrows and built by the sports car manufacturer Lotus. Later he worked with the UK carbon fibre bike specialist Hotta, to produce other time-trial frame designs, which he raced in various events including world championships, and Olympic games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Chris Boardman is the 539th most popular cyclist (down from 500th in 2024), the 6,502nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,171st in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Chris Boardman ranks 539 out of 1,613. Before him are Niki Terpstra, Andreas Kappes, Lars Michaelsen, Dan Martin, Zinaida Stahurskaya, and Alessandro Ballan. After him are Elia Viviani, Wout Poels, Silvio Martinello, Thomas Frischknecht, Tadej Valjavec, and Edvald Boasson Hagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Chris Boardman ranks 647. Before him are Magnus Erlingmark, Nate Mendel, Bjarne Goldbæk, Erik Palladino, Marc Rieper, and Dira Paes. After him are Keziah Jones, Pat O'Brien, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Giorgi Baramidze, Sully Erna, and Yoshiaki Koizumi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Boardman ranks 6,504 out of 8,785. Before him are Dominic Solanke (1997), Dan Martin (1986), Ann Widdecombe (1947), Bill Eckersley (1925), Mick McCarthy (1959), and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993). After him are Veronica Carlson (1944), Dario Franchitti (1973), Michael McGovern (1984), Judith Weir (1954), Steve Jones (1944), and Aiden Shaw (1966).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Chris Boardman ranks 27. Before him are Donald Burgess (1933), Max Sciandri (1967), Graeme Obree (1965), Ronald Keeble (1941), Laura Kenny (1992), and Dan Martin (1986). After him are Reg Harris (1920), Sean Yates (1960), Ian Hallam (1948), Lizzie Deignan (1988), Tom Pidcock (1999), and Yvonne McGregor (1961).

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