Danny Hart (cyclist) explained

Danny Hart
Nickname:Redcar Rocket
Birth Date:20 September 1991
Birth Place:Redcar, England
Height:5 ft 10 in
Currentteam:Continental GT
Discipline:MTB
Role:Rider
Ridertype:DH
Majorwins:Maxxis Cup International #1 – Gouveia[1]

Danny Hart (born 20 September 1991) is a British downhill mountain biker who currently rides for Continental GT. He won the 2011[2] and 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

Career

Hart was educated at Rye Hills School in Redcar.[3] He had received financial support from Redcar and Cleveland Young People's Trust as a junior rider.[4] In October 2011, after winning the World Championships, Hart and former Olympic triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards and world paratriathlete Charlotte Ellis helped launch a £31m project to build a leisure centre in Redcar.[5]

Hart won the 2007 youth national championship at Rheola, Wales in conditions he described as 'really terrible'.[6] In 2008, when 16, he began competing the elite class internationally, with a best DH World Cup result of 22nd at Vallnord, Andorra in June.[7] In 2009 he won the Maxxis Cup in Vigo, Spain,[8] and came second in the junior national championship at Innerleithen, Scotland,[9] third at the junior world championship in Canberra, Australia[10] and 20th in the Elite class at the Fort William, Scotland[11] round of the World Cup in June of that year.

Major results

2011
  • 1st UCI World Downhill Championships
  • 4th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 2nd Fort William
  • 2nd Val di Sole
    2012
  • 7th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 2nd Fort William
  • 3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
    2013
  • 9th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 2nd Hafjell
    2014
  • 1st Red Bull Hardline
  • 8th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 3rd Fort William
  • 3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
    2015
  • 1st National Downhill Championships
    2016
  • 1st UCI World Downhill Championships
  • 2nd National Downhill Championships
  • 2nd Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 1st Lenzerheide[12] [13]
  • 1st Mont Sainte-Anne[14]
  • 1st Vallnord
  • 3rd Lourdes
  • 3rd Fort William
    2017
  • 3rd National Downhill Championships
  • 6th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 3rd Vallnord
  • 3rd Lenzerheide
  • 3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
    2018
  • 2nd National Downhill Championships
  • 2nd Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
  • 3rd Val di Sole
  • 3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
    2019
  • 1st National Downhill Championships
  • 4th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup[15]
  • 1st Snowshoe
  • 2nd Maribor[16]
    2021
  • 3rd National Downhill Championships

    Notes and References

    1. News: Ranking – Mountain Bike 2011 . UCI . 9 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111102144453/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUxNjU&LangId=1 . 2 November 2011 .
    2. Web site: 2011 UCI Downhill World Championships: Danny Hart Wins in Dominant Fashion . Bikemag.com . 30 October 2011.
    3. Web site: Giant Bicycles – Danny Hart rider profile . Giant Bicycles . 14 November 2011 . 4 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404061234/http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/teamsriders/rider/danny.hart/32/ . dead .
    4. Web site: Redcar & Cleveland CYPT – Making A Difference . Redcar & Cleveland Children & Young People's Trust . 14 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425163624/http://www.redcarclevelandcyptrust.org.uk/ctrust.nsf/WebFullList/B9FFA2F0C30FD0E3802573B6004EDF43?OpenDocument . 25 April 2012 .
    5. Web site: Danny Hart helps launch £31m redcar sports project . 17 October 2011 . The Gazette . 14 November 2011.
    6. Web site: Fox Racing Shox British National Downhill Championships Results 2007 . British Cycling . 14 November 2011.
    7. Web site: UCI MTB World Cup DH Vallnord Results 2008 . British Cycling . 14 November 2011.
    8. Web site: Maxxis Cup International DH Vigo Results 2009 . British Cycling . 14 November 2011.
    9. Web site: MSC Bikes National DH Championships Results 2009 . British Cycling . 14 November 2011.
    10. Web site: UCI World MTB DH Championships Results 2009 . British Cycling . 14 November 2011.
    11. Web site: UCI MTB World Cup DH Round 4 Results 2009 . British Cycling . 14 November 2011.
    12. Web site: Lenzerheide World Cup 2016 men's results.
    13. News: GB's Atherton & Hart win in Switzerland. BBC Sport.
    14. Web site: Hart wins Mont Sainte Anne downhill . . 7 August 2016 . . 31 August 2016.
    15. Web site: FINAL RESULTS: 2019 Snowshoe World Cup Downhill and Overall. 7 September 2019 . vitalmtb.com . sspomer . 16 August 2021 .
    16. Web site: Danny HART (elt). rootsandrain.com . Roots and Rain . 16 August 2021 .

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