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Andrew Fenn

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Andrew Fenn
Fenn in 2013
Personal information
Full nameAndrew James Fenn
NicknameAndy
Born (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34)
Birmingham, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2000–2005Welwyn Wheelers
2007Liverpool Mercury
2008Dolan R.T./Dolan Bikes
Professional teams
2011An Post–Sean Kelly
2012–2014Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2015–2016Team Sky
2017–2018Aqua Blue Sport[1]
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Copenhagen Under-23 road race

Andrew James Fenn (born 1 July 1990[2]) is a British former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2018 for four different teams.

Career

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Junior and amateur years

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Fenn competed in many sports as a child but concentrated on cycling from the age of 12 when he joined Welwyn Wheelers.[3] His talent was noticed by British Cycling, and he joined their Olympic Development Programme in November 2006 and won the junior version of Paris–Roubaix in 2008, before moving on to the Olympic Academy Programme in 2009-2010.[2]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham-born Fenn – who was qualified to ride for Scotland as his mother was Scottish-born[4] – finished 14th in the men's road time trial.

Turning professional

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His first year riding as a professional was in 2011, in which he claimed two victories and the bronze medal in the under-23 road race at the Road World Championships.[5]

In September 2014, it was announced that Fenn had signed for Team Sky, joining on 1 January 2015.[6]

Fenn retired from cycling following the disbanding of the Aqua Blue Sport team at the end of the 2018 season.[citation needed]

Major results

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 rider roster and first races confirmed". Aqua Blue Sport. Aqua Blue Sport Limited. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". British Cycling.
  3. ^ "A MINUTE WITH: ANDREW FENN". Cycling Weekly. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Andy Fenn Interview: Big opportunity beckons with Omega Pharma – Quick Step". Velonation.com. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. ^ Andrew Fenn. "Andrew Fenn | Team | Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team". Omegapharma-quickstep.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Team Sky sign Leopold König, Nicolas Roche, Wout Poels, Andy Fenn, Lars Petter Nordhaug".
  7. ^ "GP Raf Jonckheere - Westrozebeke Elite-U23 Road Race". British Cycling. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Julien Vermote remporte le GP Briek Schotte à Desselgem" [Julien Vermote wins the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem]. rtbf.be (in French). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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