ALEX
DOWSETT
pacemaker for:
Joe Skipper
Age
33
Stats
BIRTHPLACE: England, United Kingdom
RESIDENCE: Andorra, Spain
TEAM: Israel-Premier Tech
Wins
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Gold, 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 50km |
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Silver, 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi 50km |
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6x National Time Trial Champion |
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2015 UCI Hour World Record: 52.957km |
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50-mile bike PB: 1:56:05 (2004 National 50 Devon) |
Bio
Alex Dowsett is a six-time national time trial champion and Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist. The time trial specialist broke track cycling’s world hour record in 2015 by 446 metres, logging a distance of 52.937 kilometres. He attempted the hour record again in 2021 and recorded 54.555km, the third-furthest distance in the history of the modern hour record. Prior to Israel-Premier Tech, Alex has also raced for Sky, Movistar, and Katusha-Alpecin. The only able-bodied elite sportsperson with haemophilia, he started a charitable foundation Little Bleeders to raise awareness of the condition and to support young haemophiliacs in sport.
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