Roger Hammond (cyclist)
Hammond at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk |
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| Full name | Roger Hammond | ||
| Born | 30 January 1974 United Kingdom |
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (160 lb; 11.7 st) | ||
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| Discipline | Road and Cyclo-cross | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Classics Specialist | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2000–2004 2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2010 2011 |
Collstrop-De Federale Verzekeringen Discovery Channel T-Mobile Team Cervélo TestTeam Garmin-Cervélo |
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| Infobox last updated on 2 January 2012 |
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Roger Hammond (born 30 January 1974) is an English bicycle racer, specialising in cyclo-cross and road cycling. Hammond grew up in Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire and attended Dr Challoner’s Grammar School as a teenager. While still at school he won the 1992 world junior cyclo-cross championship in Leeds, but elected to concentrate on his university studies before pursuing a cycling career. He was the British road champion in 2003 and 2004. He rode for Discovery Channel in 2005 and 2006, for Team High Road in 2007–2008, for Cervélo TestTeam in 2009–2010, and Garmin-Cervélo in 2011.
Hammond rode for the Great Britain team in the 2005 and 2006 Tour of Britain.
Career achievements
- 1992
- 1st
Junior Cyclo-Cross World Champion
- 1998
- 2nd British Road Race Championship
- 2000
- 1st
National Cyclo-cross Champion
- 1st Archer Grand Prix
- 1st Grand Prix Bodson
- 2nd Grand Prix Fayt-Le-Franc
- 3rd Schaal Sels
- 2001
- 1st
National Cyclo-cross Champion
- 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 2002
- 1st
National Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st Tour Beneden-Maas
- 1st Groote Mei Prijs Hoboken
- 1st Sprints classification Tour of Rhodes
- 4th United Kingdom road championship
- 2003
- 1st
National Road Race Champion
- 1st
National Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st International Uniqa Classic
- 1st Points classification, International Uniqa Classic
- 1st Stage 2 International Uniqa Classic
- 2nd GP Jef Scherens Leuven
- 2004
- 1st
National Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st
National Road Race Champion
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 3rd GP Rudy Dhaenens
- 2005
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain
- 2006
- 1st
National Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain
- 2nd United Kingdom road championship
- 2007
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 2008
- 1st
National Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 10th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2009
- 3rd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Overall Tour of Denmark
- 2010
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 7th Ronde van Vlaanderen
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Julian Winn |
British National Road Race Champion 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by Russell Downing |
References
- ^ The Guardian Buckley, Will: “Hammond handles his personal hell”. The Guardian, 22 April 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
- ^ Slipstream Sports Slipstream Sports: “Press release: Slipstream Sports Announces Additions to 2011 Roster” 1 September 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.




