Chris_Boardman_World_Cyclist

Chris Boardman/World Cyclist Chris Boardman is one of the World’s top cyclists. Through many hard times and struggles he has remained dedicated and physically powerful to accomplish all things that are imperative to him. Boardman was born August 26, 1968 in Hoylake, England, U.K. Under mentor Eddie Soens as a junior he joined one of UK’s most prominent clubs, Manchester Wheelers. During this era he progressed from a National Junior Champion at 25 miles to a Senior National champion, winning 30 national titles in all. Although he was virtually invincible there was one cyclist who gave him a run for his money and that was Graeme Obree. In 1992 he won the gold at the Barcelona Olympics in the 4000 meter individual pursuit. In 1993 Chris took on his first Hour Record. He took the record to 52.270km at Bordeaux on 23/07/93 in humid conditions. After wearing the Yellow Jersey in the 1994 Tour de France and winning the time trial with the highest speed ever recorded he went on to hold the Yellow Jersey for 3 days until chris, boardman, won, time, race, pursuit, one, national, after, yellow, winning, trial, tour, took, title, record, olympic, manchester, later, junior, jersey, individual, immediately, hour, crashed, conditions, champion, back, , year, world’s, world, wheelers, wearing, virtually, until