John Archibald (cyclist)
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| Full name | John Archibald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1990 Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Polti–Kometa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2017 | Pro Vision Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ribble Pro Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2020 | Ribble Pro Cycling[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Eolo–Kometa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Archibald (born 14 November 1990) is a Scottish racing cyclist,[2][3] who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Polti–Kometa.[4][5]
Career[edit]
He competed in the men's individual pursuit event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6] He reached the final, winning the silver medal.[7][8] Archibald became a double British champion after winning the British National Individual Pursuit Championships at the British National Track Championships in 2019 and 2020.[9]
In 2023, he joined a digital marketing and web design agency as a Digital Marketing Executive.[10]
Personal life[edit]
He is the brother of Scottish cyclist Katie Archibald.[11][12]
Major results[edit]
Road[edit]
- 2018
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 2019
- National Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd
Team relay, UCI World Championships - 2021
- 5th Time trial, National Championships
- 2022
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 6th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
Track[edit]
- 2018
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, London
- 2nd Team pursuit, Milton
- National Championships
- 1st
Points race - 3rd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2nd
Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games - 2019
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2020
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2022
- 2nd Scratch, Commonwealth Games
- 3rd Points race, National Championships
References[edit]
- ^ "Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "John Archibald". Team Scotland. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "John Archibald". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (20 November 2020). "John Archibald and Mark Christian join Alberto Contador's ProTeam". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Qualifying results
- ^ Finals results
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Katie Archibald wins gold; brother John takes silver". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
- ^ Panter, Matthew (22 May 2023). "Cycling star saddles up for new role with Ascendancy". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Archibald family steal show". British Cycling. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Scottish cyclist John Archibald says sister's success lead him to victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links[edit]
- John Archibald at Cycling Archives
- John Archibald at ProCyclingStats
- John Archibald at Cycling Quotient
- John Archibald at CycleBase
- John Archibald at Commonwealth Games Scotland
- John Archibald at Team Scotland
- John Archibald at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
