Chris Pritchard (cyclist)

Chris Pritchard (born 2 January 1983) is a professional cyclist. Born in Sheffield, England, who has competed on the track and the road. Pritchard took up competitive cycling at the age of 25 after previously racing motorcycles.[3] He moved to the Cycle Premier Race Team in 2012 after a season blighted with injury for Endura Racing in 2011.[4] He subsequently joined the Glasgow Life Track Cycling Team in September 2013.[3] 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.[5] He qualifies to compete for Scotland through his mother, a native of Linwood, Renfrewshire.[3]

Chris Pritchard
Personal information
Full nameChris Pritchard
Born (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994
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, Meme
Rider typeSprinter, Streamer,
Amateur teams
?Stealth RT
?Yasumitsu Schlaap
?Science in Sport
2012Cycle Premier RT
Sep 2013 -Glasgow Life-Track Cycling
2019 - 2020TeamCyclingHub
2020 -Wahoo LeCol[2]
Professional team
2011Endura Racing

Since retiring from cycling Pritchard has attempted his hand at online gaming mainly competing in player-unknown tournaments, his highest finish in a game so far is 57th despite his ‘crawl to victory’ tactics, he continues to stream his attempts. In December 2018, Chris decided to race up the Alpe d'zwift after being put under pressure by members of TeamCyclingHub.

He joined the virtual cycling team TeamCyclingHub in January 2019 after getting memed by their riders - most prominently Niels Heldens. He has also joined the social media company/media agency/talent development agency CyclingHub. Following a successful streaming service, Chris decided to make his own cycling-themed news show where he discusses the latest cycling-related news stories. Both serious and not so serious - most often the latter. In early 2020 Chris joined the Wahoo E-Sports Team.[6] to take his 'crawl to victory' tactics to another level. He has also won the 2020 edition of Paris-Roubaix beating second place finisher Peter Sagaa by over 17 minutes on the virtual cycling platform Veloton[7]

Social Media Influencer

With his natural charm Chris has attracted a large following that watch his live streams, youtube videos and follow him on various forms of social media. Chris has proven to be a popular figure among young and old with his(occasionally lude) sense of humour. He has occasionally collaborated with fellow social media personality Cameron Jeffers. The two are by many considered to be a popular pairing. There have been rumours of Chris starting a page on the popular website OnlyFans following his longstanding partnership with Fleshlight.

References
  1. "Glasgow 2014 - Chris Pritchard Profile". 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. Swarbrick, Susan (13 February 2014). "Games Countdown: Pritchard is back on track after losing way". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. "Beckingsale and Pritchard help Endura diversify for 2011". Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  5. "Glasgow 2014: Cyclist Pritchard proposes after race and girlfriend says yes". bbc.co.uk. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. https://www.zwiftpower.com/profile.php?z=30255
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYELnkuWRFY


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