Английская Википедия:Chris Opie

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox cyclist Christopher Ryan Opie (born 22 July 1987) is a British cyclist and a contributor to the Global Cycling Network.

Career

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Opie at the 2014 Tour of Britain.

Born in Truro, Cornwall, Opie grew up on a small beef and dairy farm. He attended Kea Primary and Penair Secondary Schools in Truro. He began cycling competitively at the age of 10 and progressed to lead the British National Junior RR Series in 2005.

In 2006, Opie raced in France for UC Aubenas and he battled with a slight eating disorder and, in 2007, with Glandular Fever, but returned to racing in 2008, when he was based in the Netherlands and Belgium. He returned from the Netherlands to ride for Pendragon Sports/Le Col/Colnago in 2010, and when the team wound up at the end of the 2011 season he was signed by Nigel Mansell's Шаблон:UCI team code.

After Mansell decided to end his financial support of Team UK Youth, Opie signed for Шаблон:UCI team code for the 2014 season. After one season with the team he was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the Шаблон:UCI team code team for the 2015 season. Opie announced his retirement from competition in May 2018 immediately before his final race, the last round of that year's Tour Series in Salisbury. Opie's retirement was a financial decision, following the bankruptcy of one of the team sponsors which led to a halving of riders' salaries.

In January 2019, Opie joined Global Cycling Network as a presenter. However the transition away from racing was not without difficulty and as Opie described himself, led to a minor breakdown suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Opie decided to make a return to racing in 2020, with the Шаблон:UCI team code team, despite there being no races held during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal life

Opie and his wife Meike have two children together. He is the brother-in-law of Dutch former racing cyclist Remco van der Ven.

Major results

2010

1st GP Al Fatah

Tour of Libya

1st Stages 4 & 5

2012

6th Ster van Zwolle

2013

Tour Series

1st Round 8 – Canary Wharf & Round 10 – Aylsham

2nd Overall Tour of the Reservoir

1st Stage 1

2014

2nd National Circuit Race Championships

2nd Circuit of the Fens

2nd Ipswich and Coastal Grand Prix

3rd Otley Grand Prix

3rd Wales Open Criterium

4th Eddie Soens Memorial

4th Grand Prix des Marbriers

5th Colne Grand Prix

2015

1st Stockton Grand Prix

2nd Perfs Pedal Race

2nd Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic

3rd Overall Totnes-Vire Stage Race

1st Stage 2

3rd Chepstow Grand Prix

7th Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland

2016

1st Файл:Jersey yellow.svg Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland

1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 2

1st Stage 2 Tour de Korea

2nd Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic

8th Grand Prix de Denain

2017

7th Ronde van Drenthe

2018

8th PWZ Zuidenveld Tour

External links

• Шаблон:Procyclingstats
• Шаблон:Twitter
• Шаблон:Facebook
• Tour Series blog #7: Chris Opie in Woking, Cycling Weekly 15 June 2011