Rob Hayles
Robert Hayles ( born January 21, 1973 in Portsmouth) is a former British racing cyclist.
On the road, Rob Hayles won the 1999 seventh stage of the Tour Prudential. The next year he won a stage of the Circuit de Lorraine for themselves. Then he moved to the French cycling team Cofidis, was there to celebrate but no further success in three years. Only in 2004 he won a stage of the Tour of Normandy. 2005 and 2006 drove Hayles for the British Continental team Recycling.co.uk.
On the train Rob Hayles was more successful than on the road. His first bronze medal he won at the track - Cycling World Championships 2000 in the individual pursuit. In 2003 and 2004 he was with the national team in the Team Pursuit each second at the World Championships and 2004 also second in the individual pursuit. At the Olympic Games in Athens, the British defeated by the Australians in the final and secured so the silver medal. He also won the bronze medal in the Madison he was just beaten fourth in the individual pursuit. In the first year after the Olympics, he made it then for the first time to win the world title with the team and the Madison. In the next World Championships in Bordeaux, he was the third time Vice World Champion. At the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, he won the silver medal in the individual pursuit and to a gold in the team competition. This success drove Hayles, among others, with Bradley Wiggins, Chris Newton, Steve Cummings, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bryan Steel.
End of the 2011 season, he finished his career as a professional cyclist.
Achievements - train
2005
- World Champion - Team Pursuit ( with Paul Manning, Steve Cummings and Chris Newton )
- World Champion - Madison ( with Mark Cavendish )
2006
- Gold Medal Commonwealth Games - Team Pursuit ( with Paul Manning, Steve Cummings and Chris Newton )
- World Cup Manchester - Team Pursuit ( with Steven Burke, Ed Clancy and Geraint Thomas )
Achievements - road
- Two stages of the Tour de Langkawi
- Two stages Cinturón a Mallorca
- A stage cicuit de Lorraine
- A stage of the Tour de Normandie
- United Kingdom British Champion - Road Race
Team
- 2005 Recycling.co.uk MG Xpower Litespeed
- 2006 Recycling.co.uk
- 2009 Team Halfords
- 2010 Endura Racing
- 2011 Endura Racing