Liam Killeen
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| Full name | Liam Killeen | ||
| Nickname | Killa | ||
| Born | 12 April 1982 |
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (150 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | ||
| Discipline | MTB | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | XC | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
2011 |
Trek World Racing Specialized Giant Factory Off-Road Team |
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| Infobox last updated on 18 January 2011 |
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Liam Killeen (born 12 April 1982, Malvern), is a professional mountain biker.[1] He represented England at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 where he came 3rd, and in 2006 he won the Cross Country (XC) race. He has won the British Mountain Biking National Champion on four occasions; in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
[edit] Career highlights
- 2002
- 1st British Mountain Biking National Championships Espoir (Under 23)
- 2003
- 1st UCI World Cup Overall XC Under 23
- 1st Evathlon
- 1st Roc d'Azur
- 1st European Cup #2
- 1st UK National Point Series
- 1st European Cup #1
- 2004
- 1st UCI World Cup Overall XC Under 23
- 1st British Mountain Biking National Championships Under 23
- 1st National Cyclo-Cross Championships Under 23
- 1st NORBA Pro Men's XC, Mount Snow, Vermont (USA)
- 7th Olympic Games
- 2005
- 1st NPS XC #5 - Sherwood Pines (GBR)
- 1st NORBA XC #4 - Schweitzer Mtn (USA)
- 1st Firecracker 50 Marathon - Breckenridge (USA)
- 1st World Cup MX #3 - Mt Sainte Anne (CAN)
- 2006
- British National Series XC #4 (GBR) - 1st
- 1st Cross Country, Commonwealth Games
- 2008
- 1st NORBA Marathon #2 - Nova (USA)
- 1st British Mountain Biking National Championships
- 5th Olympic Games
- 2009
- 1st British Mountain Biking National Championships
- 1st British Mountainbike Series Round 3
- 1st British Mountainbike Series Round 4
- 2010
- 1st British Mountain Biking National Championships
- 1st British Mountainbike Series Round 2
- 1st British Mountainbike Series Round 4
- 2011
- 1st British Mountain Biking National Championships
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