Oliver Wood (cyclist)

{{Short description|British cyclist (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Oliver Wood

| image = 2024 UEC Track Elite European Championships 080.jpg

| caption = Wood in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wakefield, England

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 72 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|Saint Piran}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2023

| amateurteam1 = Velo Schils Interbike Racing Team

| proyears1 = 2017

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|WGN|2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport/more-sport/wakefield-starlet-to-take-on-wiggins-in-tour-de-yorkshire-1-7225895 |title=Wakefield starlet to take on Wiggins in Tour de Yorkshire |work=wakefieldexpress.co.uk |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063451/https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport/more-sport/wakefield-starlet-to-take-on-wiggins-in-tour-de-yorkshire-1-7225895 |archive-date=7 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}

| proyears2 = 2018

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|JLT|2018}}

| proyears3 = 2019–2023

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DHB|2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14067/1002054/257 |title=Canyon DHB p/b Soreen |work=UCI.org |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |access-date=14 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314204552/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14067/1002054/257 |archive-date=14 March 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15316/1002054/276 |title=Canyon dhb SunGod |work=UCI.org |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |accessdate=6 February 2021 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210206134652/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15316/1002054/276 |archivedate=6 February 2021}}

| proyears4 = 2024–

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|Saint Piran|2024}}{{cite web |title=Saint Piran Pro Cycling announces 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Squad |url=https://saintpiranprocycling.com/news-stories/2024/8/31/saint-piran-pro-cycling-announces-2024-lloyds-bank-tour-of-britain-squad |date=31 August 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024}}

| majorwins = ;Track

: World Championships

::Team pursuit (2022)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Pruszków|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines|Madison}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Glasgow|Madison}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Ballerup|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Roubaix|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Grenchen|Scratch}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Apeldoorn|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Grenchen|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Yvelines|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Glasgow|Madison}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Glasgow|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Apeldoorn|Omnium}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Apeldoorn|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Plovdiv|Scratch}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Grenchen|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Munich|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalComp|U23 & Junior European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Athens|{{nowrap|U23 Team pursuit}}}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Anadia|U23 Scratch}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Athens|U23 Omnium}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Montichiari|U23 Team pursuit}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}

{{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|Team pursuit}}

}}

Oliver Wood (also known as Ollie or Oli, born 26 November 1995) is an English cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|Saint Piran}}.

Wood represents Great Britain at international competitions in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the 2022 World Championships in the team pursuit, and has multiple silver and bronze medals in the team pursuit, madison, scratch race and omnium disciplines at other international championships.

Major results

=Road=

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;2013

: 6th Paris–Roubaix Juniors

;2016

: 7th Kattekoers

: 10th GP Industria & Commercio

;2017

: 1st Ryedale GP

: 4th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships

;2019

: 1st Stage 1 Tour of the Reservoir

: 1st Sheffield, National Circuit Series

;2022

: 8th Dorpenomloop Rucphen

;2023

: 1st 20px Circuit race, National Championships

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=Track=

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;2014

: National Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit

::1st 20px Scratch

:

;2015

: National Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit

::1st 20px Points race

: 2nd Six Days of London (with Chris Latham)

;2016

: UCI World Cup

::1st Team pursuit, Glasgow

::3rd Madison, Apeldoorn (with Mark Stewart)

::3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UEC European Championships{{cite news |url=http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/mtp6.pdf |title=European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |publisher=europeantrack2016.veloresults.com |date=October 2016 |access-date=21 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021201410/http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/mtp6.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2016}}

;2017

: UCI World Cup

::1st Team pursuit, Manchester

::2nd Omnium, Milton

::3rd Madison, Milton (with Mark Stewart)

:

;2018

: 1st 20px Scratch, National Championships

: 2nd 15px Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games

: UCI World Cup

::2nd Omnium, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

::2nd Team pursuit, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

::2nd Madison, Milton (with Mark Stewart)

::2nd Madison, Berlin (with Mark Stewart)

::2nd Scratch, Milton

::3rd Team pursuit, Milton

: 3rd 15px Madison, UEC European Championships (with Ethan Hayter){{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/45086434 |title=European Championships 2018: Katie Archibald wins omnium silver for third medal in Glasgow |date=6 August 2018 |website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=6 August 2018}}

;2019

: 2nd 15px Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

: 2nd Madison, UCI World Cup, Glasgow, (with Ethan Hayter)

: UEC European Championships

::3rd 15px Team pursuit

::3rd 15px Omnium

:

;2020

: 2nd Madison, UCI World Cup, Milton, (with Ethan Hayter)

: 3rd 15px Scratch, UEC European Championships

;2021

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

;2022

: UCI World Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit

::2nd 15px Madison (with Ethan Hayter)

: 2nd 15px Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games

: UCI Nations Cup, Glasgow

::1st Omnium

::2nd Team pursuit

:

;2023

: UEC European Championships

::1st 20px Scratch

::2nd 15px Team pursuit

: UCI Nations Cup

::1st Team pursuit, Milton

::3rd Team pursuit, Jakarta

: 2nd 15px Madison, UCI World Championships (with Mark Stewart)

;2024

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Championships

: 2nd File:Silver medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games

: 2nd 15px Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

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