Michael Gill (cyclist) explained

Michael Gill
Fullname:Michael Gill
Birth Date:13 June 1998[1]
Birth Place:Ponteland, Northumberland
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time trialist
Amateuryears1:2017–2018
Amateurteam1:EMC
Amateuryears2:2019
Amateurteam2:AeroLab Ward WheelZ
Amateuryears3:2020
Amateurteam3:Leisure Lakes Bikes.com
Amateuryears4:2021
Amateurteam4:Saint Piran Development
Proyears1:2022
Proyears2:2023-
Proteam2:HUUB WattShop

Michael Gill (born 13 June 1998) is a cyclist from England, who last rode for UCI Continental team in road racing and HUUB WattShop on the track.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Gill is a former world champion in gymnastics. As part of a quartet of gymnasts, he won the 2014 FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Championship held in Paris.[4] Gill is also a silver medallist at the 2013 European Gymnastics Championships. Gill graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2019 with degrees in Economics and Business and Management.

Cycling career

At the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, Gill won two silver medals in the Individual Pursuit and the Team Pursuit.[5] [6] He had previously won a bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 2020 British National Track Championships when riding with the AeroLab Ward WheelZ team.

At the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships, he won the Individual Pursuit title.[7]

Major Results

Source:[8]

Road

2018
  • 1st Manilla Presca Autumn Series #3
  • 1st Manilla Presca Autumn Series #4
  • 2nd Tyneside Vagabonds Spring Crits
  • 2nd Muckle CC Men's Road Race
    2019
  • 1st The Bike-Inn and Avion Spring Shield 1
  • 1st The Bike-Inn and Avion Spring Shield 3
  • 1st The Prima Hetton Circuit Series Round 1
  • 2nd EMMR: UoN Harvey Hadden #1
  • 2nd Blaydon Road Race
  • 3rd Boompods Summer Evening Criterium #2
  • 2nd Scottish National Senior Track Championships
  • 3rd Peter Taylor Memorial Road Race
    2021
  • 2nd Worcester Classic Road Race
  • 3rd Mark Evans Memorial Series 2
  • 3rd Darley Moor Race #8
    2022
  • 3rd East Midlands Regional Road Race Championships

    Track

    2020
  • 2020 British National Track Championships
  • 3rd Team pursuit
    2023
  • 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
  • 2nd Team pursuit
    2024
  • 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships
  • 1st Individual Pursuit
  • 2nd Team Pursuit

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Michael Gill . 29 April 2022 . www.procyclingstats.com.
    2. Web site: Michael GILL . UCI . 29 April 2022.
    3. Web site: SAINT PIRAN . SAINT PIRAN . 29 April 2022.
    4. Web site: Deerness gymnasts are crowned world champions . 2022-08-05 . The Northern Echo . en.
    5. Web site: 2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results . Velo UK . 12 March 2023.
    6. Web site: 2023 National Track Championships . British Cycling . 12 March 2023.
    7. Web site: National Track Championships 2024: Jody Cundy wins national title on return . BBC Sport . 25 February 2024.
    8. Web site: Points . 2022-04-29 . British Cycling . en.