Harry Tanfield

Harry Tanfield
Personal information
Born (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994
Great Ayton, England[1]
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 79.5 kg (175 lb)
Team information
Current team Canyon Eisberg
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2015 JLT–Condor
2016 Pedal Heaven
2017– Bike Channel–Canyon

Harry Tanfield (born 17 November 1994) is a British cyclist. He won a Silver medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Men’s Road Time Trial.[2][3]

From the north-east of England,[4] he rides for the Canyon Eisberg team.[5]

At the 2018 National Track Championships he won Bronze in men's team pursuit. At the 2018 British Cycling National Men's & Women's Omnium Championships he won Silver in the men's omnium. [6]

On the 3rd May 2018 he won the opening stage of the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire road race, from Beverley to Doncaster.[7] In August 2018 it was announced that Tanfield would step up to the UCI WorldTour for 2019, signing a two-year contract with Team Katusha–Alpecin.[8]

Personal life

His brother Charlie Tanfield is also a medal winning cyclist.[9]

Major results

2014
5th Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2015
3rd Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
2016
1st Stage 7 Tour de Poyang Lake
2017
1st Stage 1 Tour of Quanzhou Bay
2nd Antwerpse Havenpijl
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Duo Normand (with Charlie Tanfield)
6th Hong Kong Challenge
9th Memorial Van Coningsloo
10th Ronde van Overijssel
2018
National Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Omnium
3rd Team pursuit
1st Stage 1 Tour de Yorkshire
Tour Series
1st Round 5 – Aberystwyth
1st Round 6 – Stevenage
2nd Time trial, Commonwealth Games
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Ronde van Overijssel
2nd Midden-Brabant Poort Omloop

References

  1. ↑ Dickinson, Matt (4 May 2018). "Tanfield Thrills Home Crowd". The Times (72526). p. 62. ISSN 0140-0460.
  2. ↑ "Day 6 recap: Kiwi cyclist Linda Villumsen wins silver in women's time trial as Hamish Bond grabs bronze in the men's event". Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via TVNZ.
  3. ↑ "Versatile Meyer adapts for time trial gold". yahoo.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games get underway with North East athletes". itv.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Procyclingstats". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ↑ https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/harry-tanfield
  7. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/cycling/43975769
  8. ↑ Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (23 August 2018). "'The hard work starts now' says Harry Tanfield as he signs with Katusha-Alpecin for 2019". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Jones, Phil (9 April 2018). "Harry Tanfield set for Gold Coast time trial test". gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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