Peter Kennaugh

Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Peter's younger brother Tim, and their father are also cyclists. Peter's mother Jackie also cycled and formerly held the Isle of Man's 10-mile time trial record.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/cycling-weekly/marie-purvis-128477|title=Marie Purvis: British Legend|date=1 July 2014|website=Cycling Weekly}} He began cycling competitively in BMX at the age of 6.{{cite web|url=http://www.trackworldcup.cn/article.jsp?catName=EventNews&colName=&docId=26437|title="Cycling" to London — Notes on the British rider Peter Kennaugh|publisher=2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|date=17 January 2009}} Kennaugh attended school at St Ninian's.

He became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy in 2008, moving with the rest of the squad to live in Tuscany, Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/386590/peter-kennaugh-rider-profile.html|title=Peter Kennaugh: Rider Profile|author=Andy McGrath|work=Cycling Weekly|date=11 August 2009}} In 2008 he came second in the senior national road race championships thus becoming the British under 23 champion. In February 2009 he became the British madison champion partnering Mark Christian.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Kennaugh_and_Christian_crowned_national_Madison_champs_at_Revolution_article_277467.html|title=Kennaugh and Christian crowned National Madison champs at Revolution|work=Cycling Weekly|author=Andy Jones|date=22 February 2009}}

On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Kennaugh would turn professional in 2010, riding for the new British professional {{UCI team code|SKY|2010}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/Peter-Kennaugh-named-in-Team.5631809.jp|title=Peter Kennaugh named in Team Sky cycling squad|author=Richard Allen|publisher=Isle of Man Today|date=9 September 2009}} He was described by Cycling Weekly as "the most talented youngster to roll off the Isle of Man production line since his friend and star sprinter Mark Cavendish".

File:Peter Kennaugh - Tour de Romandie 2010, Stage 3.jpg]]

In 2010, he focused on track cycling, winning the individual pursuit and scratch race at the national track championships. He finished second to Sky teammate Geraint Thomas in the national road race championships. Kennaugh made his grand tour debut in the Vuelta a España, but Sky withdrew following the death of soigneur Txema Gonzalez.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7981534/Vuelta-a-Espana-2010-Team-Sky-withdraw-from-race-following-death-of-soigneur.html|location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Brendan|last=Gallagher|title=Vuelta a España 2010: Team Sky withdraw from race following death of soigneur|date=4 September 2010}}

In 2011, Kennaugh was a last minute replacement for Serge Pauwels in the Giro d'Italia,{{cite web|author=Will Irwin |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/524333/kennaugh-replaces-pauwels-in-sky-s-giro-lineup.html |title=Kennaugh replaces Pauwels in Sky's Giro lineup |date=3 May 2011 |work=Cycling Weekly |access-date=9 August 2012}} and finished 86th in his first Giro. Kennaugh finished third overall in the Route du Sud, but was not selected for the 2011 Tour de France. He came in third behind teammates Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas in the national road race championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/529102/wiggins-wins-british-national-champs.html |title=Bradley Wiggins wins British National Champs |date=26 June 2011 |work=Cycling Weekly |access-date=9 August 2012}} In August, he finished fifth overall in the Tour de Pologne.{{cite web|author=WorldTour race ends with a bang |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15264_7085034,00.html |title=Sagan claims Polish victory | Cycling |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2011-08-06 |access-date=2013-07-21}}

In 2012, he began focusing on track cycling. He was part of the four-man Great Britain pursuit team that set a new world record time of 3:53.295 seconds to win gold in the track world championships on 4 April 2012 in Melbourne.{{cite news|title=Track Worlds: Great Britain beat Australia with world record|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/17608188|access-date=28 June 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=4 April 2012}} That achievement however was bettered on 3 August when he formed part of the Team GB pursuit team alongside Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke, that not only took Gold at the Summer Olympics but, with a time of 3:51.659, shattered their own world record that they had set in qualifying.{{cite news|last1=Gallagher|first1=Brendan|title=London 2012 Olympics: GB pursuit quartet demolish world record in heats|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/cycling/9447820/London-2012-Olympics-GB-pursuit-quartet-demolish-world-record-in-heats.html|access-date=28 June 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=2 August 2012}}{{cite news|last=Bevan |first=Chris |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916652 |title=Olympics cycling: Team GB defend men's pursuit title |work=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012}} Kennaugh was the first Manxman to win an Olympic gold since 1912.

Kennaugh was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.{{London Gazette |issue=60367 |date=29 December 2012 |page=25 |supp=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/NY2013-honours-London-2012.pdf|title=NY13 - London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Order of the British Empire|website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/}}

File:Ventoux - Kennaugh & Coppel (cropped).JPG]]

Kennaugh focused fully on the road in 2013. He played a supporting role in Chris Froome's overall victory at the Tour of Oman in February. Kennaugh was part of the Sky team that won the team time trial at the Giro del Trentino in April, but he was not selected to ride the Giro d'Italia. Instead, Kennaugh won the Lincoln Grand Prix before playing a key role as a mountain domestique as Froome and Richie Porte took a 1–2 overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné in June. He was selected to ride the Tour de France for the first time. On Stage 8, Kennaugh played a key role in Chris Froome's stage victory by helping to bring back a dangerous move by Nairo Quintana on the Port de Pailhères, the subsequent descent and beginning of the final climb to Ax 3 Domaines. However, on the following stage, Kennaugh was involved in a dramatic crash as Ryder Hesjedal,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ryder_hesjedal/status/354535878661648384 |title=Twitter / ryder_hesjedal: @Petekennaugh sorry for the |via=Twitter |access-date=2013-07-10}} a {{UCI team code|GRS|2013}} rider, knocked into him, sending him down a ravine and into vegetation next to the road. Although Kennaugh was not badly injured, the time lost meant he was unable to follow several subsequent attacks as Froome was left completely isolated.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/06/tour-de-france-stage-eight-live|title=Tour de France 2013: stage eight - as it happened|first=Barry|last=Glendenning|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 July 2013}}

File:Peter Kennaugh Commonwealth Games (cropped).jpg in Glasgow]]

Kennaugh took his first individual professional win on the road at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali in March, winning the second stage at Sogliano al Rubicone, after going clear on the last climb of the day with Francesco Manuel Bongiorno of the {{UCI team code|CSF|2014}} team and out-sprinted him for the honours. Kennaugh went on to win the race by 12 seconds ahead of teammate Dario Cataldo, who had taken 48 seconds out of him in the final {{convert|10|km|1|abbr=on}} individual time trial.

In May 2014 Kennaugh broke Mark Cavendish's 2007 Isle of Man 10-mile time trial record by 30 seconds, setting a new record of 19m 38.982s at Ballamoar.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-kennaugh-breaks-mark-cavendishs-isle-man-10-mile-time-trial-record-124229 |title=Peter Kennaugh breaks Mark Cavendish's Isle of Man 10-mile time trial record |last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |date=23 May 2014 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=3 July 2014}} Kennaugh won the British National Road Race Championships on 29 June, outsprinting Sky teammate Ben Swift in Abergavenny.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-kennaugh-outsprints-ben-swift-win-british-road-race-championships-128559|title=Peter Kennaugh outsprints Ben Swift to win British Road Race Championships|date=29 June 2014|work=Cycling Weekly}} Despite his good form Kennaugh was not selected for the Tour de France, instead riding the Tour of Austria, where he won the first stage and held the leader's jersey for the rest of the race to take his second stage race victory of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/peter-kennaugh-wins-tour-austria-130106|title=Peter Kennaugh wins Tour of Austria|date=13 July 2014|work=Cycling Weekly}} Kennaugh then competed for the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning a silver medal in the points race on the track{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28509989|title=Glasgow 2014: Peter Kennaugh medal brings 'mixed emotions'|work=BBC Sport}} and eighth in the road race after a long solo breakaway attempt.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-salutes-kennaughs-gutsy-ride-in-commonwealth-games|title=Cavendish salutes Kennaugh's gutsy ride in Commonwealth Games|author=Daniel Benson|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=3 August 2014}} Kennaugh rode the Vuelta a España, helping Chris Froome finish second overall.

File:Peter Kennaugh, TDF 2015, étape 13, Montgiscard.jpg in his National champions jersey.]]

Kennaugh won the opening stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné after attacking on the final climb and holding off the charging main field by two seconds on the descent into the finish in Albertville.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/peter-kennaugh-escapes-lead-group-to-win-dauphine-kickoff_372844|title=Peter Kennaugh escapes lead group to win Dauphine kickoff|work=VeloNews|date=7 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2015}} Kennaugh lost the race lead after the team time trial on Stage 3, but then helped Chris Froome win the event overall.

In June, he won the National Road Race Championships, distancing Mark Cavendish on the final cobbled climb{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/british-road-championships-2015/race-race-men/results|title=Peter Kennaugh retains British road title after close battle with Mark Cavendish|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=28 June 2015|access-date=28 June 2015}} and becoming the first rider to successfully defend the title since Roger Hammond in 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kennaugh-hopes-british-title-wont-be-overshadowed-by-tour-de-france-ommission |title=Kennaugh hopes British title won't be overshadowed by Tour de France {{sic|nolink=y|ommission}}|date=29 June 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=29 June 2015}} He was selected to ride the 2015 Tour de France, but struggled with illness and withdrew on Stage 16.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cycling-tour-kennaugh-idUSKCN0PU1I520150720|title=Sky's British champion Kennaugh withdraws from Tour de France|date=20 July 2015|agency=Reuters}}

In September, Kennaugh broke Chris Boardman's time trial record for the {{convert|37.73|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} Isle of Man TT Mountain Course by six seconds, riding a standard racing bicycle.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-kennaugh-beats-chris-boardmans-22-year-old-isle-of-man-record-193593 |title=Peter Kennaugh beats Chris Boardman's 22-year-old Isle of Man record |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart|date=29 September 2015 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=29 September 2015}} Boardman had recorded a time of 1hr 23min 54secs in 1993, a time which would prove to be the longest standing cycling record on the Isle of Man, until it was beaten by Kennaugh.

Kennaugh began his season in Australia in January. After riding the Tour Down Under, Kennaugh won the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong after attacked from a small group on the final climb and held off the chasers for the {{convert|12|km}} to the finish line. He finished six seconds ahead of a group of 19 riders.{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Sophie|title=Peter Kennaugh wins Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-kennaugh-wins-cadel-evans-great-ocean-road-race-209481|access-date=12 February 2016|work=Cycling Weekly|date=31 January 2016}} The following week, Kennaugh rode the Herald Sun Tour. On the second stage, when he and teammate Chris Froome broke away to cross the line 17 seconds ahead of the field; Kennaugh won the stage and took the lead. The following two stages ended in sprints, during which Kennaugh increased his lead. On the final stage, Froome attacked on the penultimate ascent of Arthurs Seat, then attacked again on the final climb to win the stage and take the overall victory. Kennaugh was second, 29 seconds behind.

In May, Kennaugh crashed out of Stage 3 of the Tour of California, suffering a broken collarbone.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kennaugh-out-of-tour-of-california-with-broken-collarbone/|title=Kennaugh out of Tour of California with broken collarbone|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=18 May 2016}} Kennaugh had been originally named as part of Team GB's five-man team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, however, in July 2016 he withdrew, citing a lack of form, allowing Tour de France stage winner Steve Cummings to take his place.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36838598 |title=Rio 2016: Steve Cummings replaces Peter Kennaugh in GB road race team |access-date=19 July 2016 |work=BBC Sport}}

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Kennaugh was named on the startlist for the Vuelta a España. Team Sky won the opening team trial team time trial to Castrelo de Miño and as Kennaugh was the first rider to cross the line, he took the leader's Red Jersey, the first time he had led a Grand Tour in his career.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kennaugh-gains-first-grand-tour-lead-of-career-in-vuelta-a-espana/|title=Kennaugh gains first Grand Tour lead of career in Vuelta a España|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=20 August 2016}}

In June, Kennaugh won stage 7 at the Critérium du Dauphiné, becoming the first British rider to take a stage victory on Alpe d'Huez.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/pete-kennaugh-wins-alpe-dhuez-criterium-du-dauphine-stage-seven-335053|title=Pete Kennaugh wins ahead of Ben Swift on Alpe d'Huez on Critérium du Dauphiné stage seven – Cycling Weekly|date=2017-06-10|work=Cycling Weekly|access-date=2017-06-12}} However, he was not included in the Team Sky squad for the 2017 Tour de France.

In August 2017, he announced that he was leaving Sky and joining {{UCI team code|BOH|2018}} on a two-year contract from 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/peter-kennaugh-to-leave-team-sky-for-bora-hansgrohe_sto6273701/story.shtml |title=Peter Kennaugh to leave Team Sky for Bora Hansgrohe|date=1 August 2017 |website=Eurosport|access-date=1 August 2017}}

He started his season at the 2018 Tour Down Under.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2018/preview/|title=Tour Down Under preview|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=8 January 2018|date=7 January 2018}}

In 2019, Kennaugh joined ITV4's coverage of the Tour de France as a pundit alongside Gary Imlach, following the departure of Chris Boardman the previous year.{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Jonny |title='Our cars were set on fire by Basque separatists': The inside story of ITV's Tour de France coverage |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/cars-set-fire-basque-separatists-inside-story-itvs-tour-de-france-coverage-432763 |website=Cycling Weekly |date=28 July 2019 |access-date=27 August 2021}} Boardman returned as a pundit for the 2020 Tour, however, and Kennaugh continued his role alongside Boardman and Imlach.{{cite web |title=Tour de France Live 2020 |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week36/tour-de-france-live-2020 |publisher=ITV |access-date=27 August 2021}}

In 2024, he announced he’s gong to be joining Astana Qazaqstan Team as a director sportif.{{cite web |title= Pete Kennaugh and Alex Dowsett bolster Astana performance and race staff for 2025 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pete-kennaugh-and-alex-dowsett-bolster-astana-performance-and-race-staff-for-2025/|publisher=Cycling News|access-date=16 December 2024}}

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;2006

: 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales

: 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships

;2007

: National Junior Championships

::1st 20px Road race

::2nd Time trial

: 1st 20px Overall Keizer der Juniores

: 1st British National Junior Road Race Series{{cite web |url=https://bikesy.co.uk/features/racing/british-junior-road-series-winners-the-definitive-list/ |website=Bikesy.co.uk |title=British Junior Men's Road Series Winners – The Definitive List|date=28 June 2017 }}

: 3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales

::1st 20px Mountains classification

;2008

: 1st 20px Road race, National Under-23 Championships

: 1st Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli

: 1st GP Capodarco

: 1st Prologue (TTT) Tour Alsace

: 2nd Road race, National Championships

: 2nd Grand Prix of Wales

;2009

: 1st 20px Road race, National Under-23 Championships

: 3rd Road race, National Championships

: 3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia

::1st Stage 3

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

: 8th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli

;2010

: 2nd Road race, National Championships

;2011

: 3rd Road race, National Championships

: 3rd Overall Route du Sud

: 5th Overall Tour de Pologne

;2013

: 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro del Trentino

: 4th Road race, National Championships

;2014 (5 pro wins)

: 1st 20px Road race, National Championships

: 1st 20px Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

::1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 2

: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Austria

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st Stage 1

: 8th Road race, Commonwealth Games

: 10th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt

;2015 (2)

: 1st 20px Road race, National Championships

: 1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné

: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Romandie

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

: 9th Overall Tour of California

: 9th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

;2016 (2)

: 1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

: Vuelta a España

::1st Stage 1 (TTT)

::Held File:Jersey red.svg after Stage 1

: 2nd Overall Herald Sun Tour

::1st Stage 1

: 5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

;2017 (1)

: 1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné

: 4th Road race, National Championships

;2018 (1)

: 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami

: 3rd Tre Valli Varesine

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;2006

: UCI World Junior Championships

::1st 20px Scratch

::3rd 15px Team pursuit

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships

;2007

: UEC European Junior Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit

::2nd 15px Scratch

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships

: National Junior Championships

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::1st 20px Points race

::3rd Scratch{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/24572/BC-National-Junior-and-Youth-Track-Championships |title=BC National Junior and Youth Track Championships|date=19 August 2007 |website=British Cycling |access-date=10 March 2019}}

: 1st UIV Cup, Ghent (with Adam Blythe)

;2008

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Championships

: 1st UIV Cup, Berlin (with Jonathan Bellis)

: 1st UIV Cup, Copenhagen (with Jonathan Bellis)

: 2nd Points race, UCI World Cup Classics, Cali

;2009

: 1st 20px Madison, National Championships (with Mark Christian)

: UCI World Cup Classics

::1st Team pursuit, Ballerup

::2nd Madison, Beijing (with Rob Hayles)

;2010

: National Championships

::1st 20px Scratch

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

;2011

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Championships

: National Championships

::1st 20px Madison (with Luke Rowe)

::1st 20px Points race

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

;2012

: 1st 15px Team pursuit, Olympic Games

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

;2014

: 2nd 15px Points race, Commonwealth Games

;2017

: 2nd Six Days of London (with Mark Cavendish)

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