Chris Pritchard
Personal information
Full nameChris Pritchard
Born (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamWahoo E-Sports Team
DisciplineRoad, Track, Virtual
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
?Stealth RT
?Yasumitsu Schlaap
?Science in Sport
2012Cycle Premier RT
Sep 2013 -Glasgow Life-Track Cycling
2019 - 2020TeamCyclingHub
2020 -Wahoo LeCol
Professional team
2011Endura Racing

Chris Pritchard (born 2 January 1983) was a professional cyclist who has competed on the track and the road. Born in Sheffield, England, Pritchard took up competitive cycling at the age of 25 after previously racing motorcycles.[2]

He moved to the Cycle Premier Race Team in 2012 after a season blighted with injury for Endura Racing in 2011.[3] He subsequently joined the Glasgow Life Track Cycling Team in September 2013.[2] Pritchard represented Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he attracted attention for proposing to his girlfriend immediately after finishing his final race in the keirin competition.[4] He qualifies to compete for Scotland through his mother, a native of Linwood, Renfrewshire.[2]

Following a successful streaming service, Chris decided to make his own cycling-themed news show where he discusses the latest cycling-related news stories.

References

  1. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Chris Pritchard Profile". 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Swarbrick, Susan (13 February 2014). "Games Countdown: Pritchard is back on track after losing way". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Beckingsale and Pritchard help Endura diversify for 2011". Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Cyclist Pritchard proposes after race and girlfriend says yes". bbc.co.uk. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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