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Danny Hart (cyclist)

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Danny Hart
Danny Hart, pulling a giant whip off a jump
Personal information
NicknameRedcar Rocket
Born (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 33)
Redcar, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Team information
Current teamContinental GT
DisciplineMTB
RoleRider
Rider typeDH
Major wins
Maxxis Cup International #1 – Gouveia[1]
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's Mountain biking
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Champery Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2016 Val di Sole Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Canberra Downhill (junior)
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lenzerheide Downhill

Danny Hart (born 20 September 1991) is a British downhill mountain biker who currently rides for Continental GT. He won the 2011[2] and 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

Career

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Hart was educated at Rye Hills School in Redcar.[3] He had received financial support from Redcar and Cleveland Young People's Trust as a junior rider.[4] In October 2011, after winning the World Championships, Hart and former Olympic triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards and world paratriathlete Charlotte Ellis helped launch a £31m project to build a leisure centre in Redcar.[5]

Hart won the 2007 youth national championship at Rheola, Wales in conditions he described as 'really terrible'.[6] In 2008, when 16, he began competing the elite class internationally, with a best DH World Cup result of 22nd at Vallnord, Andorra in June.[7] In 2009 he won the Maxxis Cup in Vigo, Spain,[8] and came second in the junior national championship at Innerleithen, Scotland,[9] third at the junior world championship in Canberra, Australia[10] and 20th in the Elite class at the Fort William, Scotland[11] round of the World Cup in June of that year.

Danny Hart leaving the start gate at the 2017 UCI Downhill World Cup at Fort William

Major results

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranking – Mountain Bike 2011". UCI. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 UCI Downhill World Championships: Danny Hart Wins in Dominant Fashion". Bikemag.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Giant Bicycles – Danny Hart rider profile". Giant Bicycles. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Redcar & Cleveland CYPT – Making A Difference". Redcar & Cleveland Children & Young People's Trust. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Danny Hart helps launch £31m redcar sports project". The Gazette. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Fox Racing Shox British National Downhill Championships Results 2007". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  7. ^ "UCI MTB World Cup DH Vallnord Results 2008". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Maxxis Cup International DH Vigo Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  9. ^ "MSC Bikes National DH Championships Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  10. ^ "UCI World MTB DH Championships Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  11. ^ "UCI MTB World Cup DH Round 4 Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Lenzerheide World Cup 2016 men's results".
  13. ^ "GB's Atherton & Hart win in Switzerland". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Hart wins Mont Sainte Anne downhill". cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  15. ^ "FINAL RESULTS: 🏁 2019 Snowshoe World Cup Downhill and Overall". vitalmtb.com. sspomer. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Danny HART (elt)". rootsandrain.com. Roots and Rain. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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