Felix English
{{Short description|Irish cyclist (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| ridername = Felix English
| image = 2017 UEC Track Elite European Championships 410.jpg
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| caption = English at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships
| full_name= Felix English
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|11}}
| birth_place = Brighton
| height = 177 cm
| weight = 68 kg
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|MGT}}
| discipline = Track, road
| role = Riding
| ridertype = Track Endurence
| amateuryears1 =
| proyears1 = 2012–2015
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|RCJ|2012}}
| proyears2 = 2016–
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MGT|2016}}
| amateurteam1 = Preston Park Youth CC
| majorwins =
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Felix English (born 11 October 1992) is a professional cyclist from Brighton who rides for Ireland.
English rides on the road and on the track. As a junior, he won five British national titles until he decided in 2010 to represent Ireland, the home country of his parents.[http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6322/Felix-English-interview-Irishman-motivated-after-his-David-vs-Goliath-role-with-Hoy.aspx Felix English interview: Irishman motivated after his David vs Goliath role with Hoy] velonation.com 11 November 2010
In September 2010, he set a new Irish Junior record during a track meeting in Apeldoorn, 1:07.9 over 1000 metres.[http://www.cyclingireland.ie/Home/News/New-National-Records-(1).aspx New National Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302052448/http://www.cyclingireland.ie/Home/News/New-National-Records-(1).aspx |date=2011-03-02 }} cyclingireland.ie, 12 November 2010 At the 2010 UEC European Track Championships, English surprisingly defeated Sir Chris Hoy in the first round of the sprint event.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/9164095.stm Chris Hoy suffers shock Poland defeat to Felix English] news.bbc.co.uk, 6 November 2010
In 2012, English won the fourth stage of the Irish Sea Tour of the North. Twice he started at UCI Road World Championships. In 2012, he became Irish National Criterium Champion. In the same year he started to ride for the UCI Continental Team Rapha Condor-JLT and also for the Irish national Team.
In 2013, English established himself as one of the leading criterium riders in the UK - taking victories in the British Elite Circuit Series and The Milk Race.
In 2014, English showed his potential on the world stage taking 2nd in the first round of the Mitchelton Bay Criteriums and winning the overall sprinters jersey. He then went on to the heavily contested Jayco Herald Sun Tour where he took 4th place in the opening prologue - picking up the young rider leaders jersey - and taking 3rd place in the bunch sprint on stage 3.
In November 2015 he was announced as a member of the {{UCI team code|MGT|2016}} squad for 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/mark-cavendish-to-coach-young-madison-genesis-riders-200248 |title=Mark Cavendish to coach young Madison-Genesis riders |last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |date=18 November 2015 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=21 March 2016}}
Major results
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;2010
:1st Stage 3 Isle of Man International Junior Tour
:1st 20px Mountains classification Irish International Junior Tour
::1st Prologue
::1st Stage 6
;2011
:2nd National U23 Time Trial Championship
:3rd Imperial Winter Series Hillingdon
:7th National Time Trial Championship
;2012
:1st 20px National Criterium Championship
:1st Stage 4 Sea Tour of the North
:4th National U23 Time Trial Championship
:5th Eddie Soens Memorial
;2013
:1st The Milk Race
:1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Series Otley
:3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Series Colne
:3rd East Yorkshire Classic Roadrace
:3rd Overall British Elite Circuit Series, Great Britain
:4th Pearl Izumi Tour Series Kirkcaldy
:5th British Elite Circuit Series Sheffield
:7th Boucles d'Artois Time Trial
;2014
:1st Pearl Izumi Tour Series TTT Stoke
:1st Pearl Izumi Tour Series Aberystwyth
:1st Pearl Izumi Tour Series Overall
:2nd Geelong Bay Crits Round 1
:2nd Pearl Izumi Tour Series Redditch
:2nd Jupiter London Nocturne
:5th Eddie Soens Memorial
:5th The Milk Race
:5th Pearl Izumi Tour Series Peterborough
:8th Pearl Izumi Tour Series Barrow
:9th Pearl Izumi Tour Series Canary Wharf
:10th Pearl Izumi Tour Series Stoke
;2015
:1st Beverley Grand Prix{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/elitecircuitseries/article/roa20150724-Elite-Circuit-Series-Felix-English--JLT-Condor--wins-thrilling-Beverley-Grand-Prix-0 |title=Felix English (JLT Condor) wins thrilling Beverley Grand Prix |author= |date=24 July 2015 |website=British Cycling |access-date=1 August 2015}}
:3rd Colne Grand Prix{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/elitecircuitseries/article/roa20150715-Elite-Circuit-Series-Colne-Grand-Prix-win-for-Andrew-Hawdon--Raleigh-GAC--0 |title=Colne Grand Prix win for Raleigh GAC's Andrew Hawdon in Elite Circuit Series |author= |date=15 July 2015 |website=British Cycling |access-date=15 July 2015}}
:7th Otley Grand Prix{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/dan-mclay-and-annasley-park-win-otley-grand-pix-races-video-180011 |title=Dan McLay and Annasley Park win Otley Grand Pix races (video) |last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |last2=Jones |first2=Andy |date=2 July 2015 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=10 July 2015}}
;2017
::1st 15px Madison (with Mark Downey) – Los Angeles{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/39102060 |title=Track Cycling World Cup: Mark Downey and Felix English win Madison race |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=27 February 2017 |website=BBC |access-date=27 February 2017}}
;2019
::1st 15px Scratch race – Glasgow{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/39102060 |title=Track Cycling World Cup: Mark Downey and Felix English win Madison race |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=27 February 2017 |website=BBC |access-date=27 February 2017}}
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References
External links
- {{Cycling Archives}}
- {{ProCyclingStats}}
- {{CQ Ranking}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510024400/http://www.raphacondor.cc/riders-and-staff/felix-english |title=raphacondor.cc |date=dmy}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.ie|felix-english}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|felix-english}}
{{Rapha Condor-Sharp riders}}
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Category:Cyclists at the 2019 European Games
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Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics