Paul Manning (cyclist)
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Paul Christian Manning MBE
(born 6 November 1974, Sutton Coldfield
) is a former English professional track
and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008. He is strong in the Individual and Team Pursuit disciplines on track and has won many medals for Britain in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Track World Championships and Track World Cups.
He was the British national individual pursuit champion
in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. He was also the national points race champion in 2005.
On 17 August, Manning was a member of the Olympic team pursuit squad which broke the world record in the heats with a time of 3:55:202, beating their Russian opponents comfortably to go through to the final ride-off for silver and gold. The following day, on their way to winning the gold medal, the British Team pursuit broke their own world record in a time of 3:53:314, beating their Danish competitors by 6.7 seconds.
After the Olympics he announced his retirement from professional cycling. Manning was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame
.
He studied Earth Sciences at the University of Birmingham
and graduated in 1996.
2008 Beijing
2001 Belgium
2003 Stuttgart
2004 Melbourne
2005 Los Angeles
2006 Bordeaux
2007 Palma de Mallorca
2008 Manchester
2006 Melbourne
2003 South Africa
2003 Mexico
2004 Sydney
2004 Manchester
2005/6 Manchester
2006 Moscow
2003
2004
2005
2002
2003
2007
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 6 November 1974, Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
) is a former English professional track
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008. He is strong in the Individual and Team Pursuit disciplines on track and has won many medals for Britain in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Track World Championships and Track World Cups.
He was the British national individual pursuit champion
British National Track Championships
The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. He was also the national points race champion in 2005.
On 17 August, Manning was a member of the Olympic team pursuit squad which broke the world record in the heats with a time of 3:55:202, beating their Russian opponents comfortably to go through to the final ride-off for silver and gold. The following day, on their way to winning the gold medal, the British Team pursuit broke their own world record in a time of 3:53:314, beating their Danish competitors by 6.7 seconds.
After the Olympics he announced his retirement from professional cycling. Manning was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame
British Cycling Hall of Fame
The British Cycling Hall of Fame was established in 2009 as part of British Cycling's 50th anniversary celebrations.On 17 December 2009, the names of fifty riders to be inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame were announced...
.
He studied Earth Sciences at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
and graduated in 1996.
Olympics
2004 Athens- 2nd, Team Pursuit (silver medal)
- 3rd, Individual Pursuit (bronze medal)
2008 Beijing
- 1st, Team Pursuit (gold medal)
World Championships
2000 Manchester- 2nd, Team Pursuit
2001 Belgium
- 2nd, Team Pursuit
2003 Stuttgart
- 2nd, Team Pursuit
- 4th, Individual Pursuit
2004 Melbourne
- 2nd, Team Pursuit
2005 Los Angeles
- 1st, Team Pursuit
2006 Bordeaux
- 2nd, Team Pursuit
- 3rd, Individual Pursuit
2007 Palma de Mallorca
- 1st, Team Pursuit
2008 Manchester
- 1st, Team Pursuit
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester- 2nd, Team Pursuit
- 3rd, Individual Pursuit
2006 Melbourne
- 1st, Individual Pursuit
- 1st, Team Pursuit
- 9th, Men's Road Time Trial
UCI Track World Cup
2002 Mexico- 1st, Individual Pursuit
2003 South Africa
- 2nd, Team Pursuit
2003 Mexico
- 2nd, Team Pursuit
- 3rd, Individual Pursuit
2004 Sydney
- 1st, Individual Pursuit
- 1st, Team Pursuit
2004 Manchester
- 3rd, Individual Pursuit
- 1st, Team Pursuit
2005/6 Manchester
- 1st, Team Pursuit
- 1st, Individual Pursuit
2006 Moscow
- 1st, Team Pursuit
- 3rd, Individual Pursuit
British Championships
2001- 1st, Individual Pursuit
2003
- 1st, Individual Pursuit
2004
- 1st, Individual Pursuit
- 1st, Team Pursuit
2005
- 1st, Points Race
- 1st, Individual Pursuit
Other results
2001- FBD Milk Ras
2002
- FBD Milk Ras stage 6
2003
- Herald Sun Tour stage 8
2007
- Tour of Britain2007 Tour of BritainThe 2007 edition of the Tour of Britain stage race was run as a UCI 2.1 category in seven stages starting in London on 9 September and finishing in Glasgow on 15 September. The Tour was extended to seven days for 2007, with the extra day being used to run a stage in Somerset for the first time...
stage 6
External links
- Paul Manning Bio on Britishcycling.com
- Paul Manning interviewed by students