Christopher Miles Boardman, CBE (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 ...

Chris Boardman had been announced as the interim commissioner of Active Travel England on the 22 January 2022. I started out in Elite Sport but since retiring in 2000, life has become even more interesting and certainly more diverse.

Jun 27, 2024 · Chris Boardman is one of Great Britain's best ever cyclists, specialising in the time trial and individual pursuit. He's an Olympic gold medallist, a two-time world champion, and three-time...

Trained as a carpenter, nobody outside of the sport of cycling would have known who I was until 1992, when I took Great Britain's opening Gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics astride the infamous Lotus bike. It was Britain's first cycling Gold medal in 72 years.

Feb 5, 2021 · The goal for Boardman was clear: ensure every resident in the city region – old, young or disabled – had a genuinely attractive alternative to driving if they wished. “It wasn’t about cycling or walking,” explains Boardman.

Chris Boardman is known for Quantum Leap: Lotus 108 & 110 (2021), Cycling Heartlands: North West England (2021) and Superstars (2008). He has been married to Sally-Anne Edwards since 1988. They have six children.

Chris Boardman came to prominence at the 1992 Olympics, when he won the individual pursuit by overtaking his opponent in a new, extremely expensive, aerodynamic bicycle manufactured by Lotus.

The now retired racing cyclist Christopher Boardman is one of Britain’s most celebrated riders. Boardman took the world hour record three times in his career, as well as winning...