Oliver Wood
Wood in 2016
Personal information
Born (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995
Wakefield, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamAT85 Pro Cycling
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017WIGGINS[1]
2018JLT–Condor
2019–Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes[2]
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2022)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2019 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesMadison
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowMadison
Bronze medal – third place2021 RoubaixTeam pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 GrenchenScratch
Gold medal – first place2024 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2023 GrenchenTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2016 YvelinesTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2018 GlasgowMadison
Bronze medal – third place2018 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2019 ApeldoornOmnium
Bronze medal – third place2019 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2020 PlovdivScratch
Bronze medal – third place2021 GrenchenTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichTeam pursuit
U23 & Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AthensU23 Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place2014 AnadiaU23 Scratch
Silver medal – second place2015 AthensU23 Omnium
Bronze medal – third place2016 MontichiariU23 Team pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam pursuit

Oliver "Oli" Wood (born 26 November 1995) is a British cyclist, who rode for UCI Continental team AT85 Pro Cycling[3] until it folded in March 2023.

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

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 Circuit race, National Championships

Track

2014
National Championships
1st Team pursuit
1st Scratch
2015
National Championships
1st Team pursuit
1st 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 Team pursuit, UEC European Championships[4]
2017
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Manchester
2nd Omnium, Milton
3rd Madison, Milton (with Mark Stewart)
2018
1st Scratch, National Championships
2nd 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 Madison, UEC European Championships (with Ethan Hayter)[5]
2019
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2nd Madison, UCI World Cup, Glasgow, (with Ethan Hayter)
UEC European Championships
3rd Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
2020
2nd Madison, UCI World Cup, Milton, (with Ethan Hayter)
3rd Scratch, UEC European Championships
2021
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2022
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Madison (with Ethan Hayter)
2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
UCI Nations Cup, Glasgow
1st Omnium
2nd Team pursuit
2023
UEC European Championships
1st Scratch
2nd Team pursuit
UCI Nations Cup
1st Team pursuit, Milton
3rd Team pursuit, Jakarta
2nd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Mark Stewart)
2024
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Wakefield starlet to take on Wiggins in Tour de Yorkshire". wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Canyon dhb SunGod". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "European Championships 2018: Katie Archibald wins omnium silver for third medal in Glasgow". bbc.co.uk. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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