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Graeme Obree

1965 - Today

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Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed "the Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam train, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the Old Faithful bicycle he built which included bearings from a washing machine. He joined a professional team in France but was fired before his first race. He also competed in the men's individual pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Graeme Obree is the 455th most popular cyclist (down from 295th in 2024), the 6,129th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,852nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Graeme Obree ranks 455 out of 1,613. Before him are Robert Gesink, Romain Bardet, Álvaro Pino, Adriano Baffi, Bauke Mollema, and Judith Arndt. After him are Maxim Iglinsky, Anna van der Breggen, Sven Nys, Petra Rossner, Leonardo Piepoli, and Tyler Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Graeme Obree ranks 622. Before him are Fabián Cancelarich, Mona Mahmudnizhad, Jüri Jaanson, Svetlana Paramygina, Manolo, and David Harewood. After him are Essam Abdel-Fatah, Martin Sonneborn, Lars Eriksson, Giancarlo Marocchi, Sigrun Wodars, and Terje Hauge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Graeme Obree ranks 6,131 out of 8,785. Before him are Shirley Cawley (1932), David Harewood (1965), Thomas Chalmers (1780), Alesha Dixon (1978), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), and Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979). After him are June Foulds (1934), Ashley Jensen (1969), Chris Stringer (1947), Iain Duncan Smith (1954), Nick Fry (1956), and Angela Scoular (1945).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Graeme Obree ranks 23. Before him are Adam Yates (1992), Ronald Stretton (1930), Geraint Thomas (1986), Alan Geldard (1927), Donald Burgess (1933), and Max Sciandri (1967). After him are Ronald Keeble (1941), Laura Kenny (1992), Dan Martin (1986), Chris Boardman (1968), Reg Harris (1920), and Sean Yates (1960).

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