Roger Hammond
by admin on Feb.05, 2009, under Biography
| Hammond at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Hammond |
| Date of birth | 30 January 1974 |
| Country | |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (160 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cervélo TestTeam |
| Discipline | Road and Cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s)1 | |
| 2000 2001-2003 2004 2005-2006 2007-2008 2009- |
Collstrop Palmans - Collstrop Mr Bookmaker.com Discovery Channel T-Mobile Team Cervélo TestTeam |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| 12 May 2008
1 Team names given are those prevailing |
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Roger Hammond (born 30 January 1974 in Harlington) 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 Columbia in 2007-2008, and presently for Cervélo TestTeam.
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
- 1999
- 3rd, Stage 1, Ronde van Nederland
- 2000
- 1st
National Cyclo-cross Champion
- 1st Archer Grand Prix
- 1st Grand Prix Bodson
- 2nd Grand Prix Fayt-Le-Franc
- 2nd Stage 2, Guldensporentweedaagse Omloop Vlaamse Ardennen
- 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
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Julian Winn |
British National Road Race Champion 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by Russell Downing |




