John Archibald (cyclist)
Appearance
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Full name | John Archibald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 14 November 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Polti–Kometa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016–2017 | Pro Vision Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Ribble Pro Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019–2020 | Ribble Pro Cycling[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Eolo–Kometa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Archibald (born 14 November 1990) is a Scottish racing cyclist,[2][3] who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Polti–Kometa.[4][5]
Career
[edit]He competed in the men's individual pursuit event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6] He reached the final, winning the silver medal.[7][8] Archibald became a double British champion after winning the British National Individual Pursuit Championships at the British National Track Championships in 2019 and 2020.[9]
In 2023, he joined a digital marketing and web design agency as a Digital Marketing Account Manager.[10]
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of Scottish cyclist Katie Archibald.[11][12]
Major results
[edit]Road
[edit]- 2018
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 2019
- National Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd
Team relay, UCI World Championships
- 2021
- 5th Time trial, National Championships
- 2022
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 6th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
Track
[edit]- 2018
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, London
- 2nd Team pursuit, Milton
- National Championships
- 2nd
Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 2019
- National Championships
- 2022
- 2nd
Scratch, Commonwealth Games
- 3rd Points race, National Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "John Archibald". Team Scotland. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "John Archibald". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (20 November 2020). "John Archibald and Mark Christian join Alberto Contador's ProTeam". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Qualifying results
- ^ Finals results
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Katie Archibald wins gold; brother John takes silver". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
- ^ Panter, Matthew (22 May 2023). "Cycling star saddles up for new role with Ascendancy". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Archibald family steal show". British Cycling. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Scottish cyclist John Archibald says sister's success lead him to victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- John Archibald at UCI
- John Archibald at Cycling Archives
- John Archibald at ProCyclingStats
- John Archibald at Commonwealth Games Scotland
- John Archibald at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- British male cyclists
- Scottish male cyclists
- Scottish track cyclists
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games