Charlie Tanfield

Charlie Tanfield
Tanfield in 2024
Personal information
Full nameCharles Tanfield
Born (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996
Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
Current teamSaint Piran
Disciplines
  • Road
  • track
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2015Easton Ritte Road Racing
2016Planet X–Northside
2017Brother NRG DriverPlan
2017Bike Channel–Canyon (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2018–2021Canyon Eisberg[3]
2022Ribble Weldtite[4]
2023–Saint Piran
Major wins
Track
World Championships
Team pursuit (2018)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2019 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2024 BallerupTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2021 RoubaixTeam pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2023 GrenchenTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2024 ApeldoornIndividual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2018 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2019 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2021 GrenchenTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichTeam pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastIndividual pursuit
Gold medal – first place2026 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam pursuit

Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran and the Great Britain national track cycling team.

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris winning the silver medal in the Team pursuit. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the team pursuit.[5]

Tanfield was the 2018 Commonwealth Games individual pursuit champion, the 2018 World Championships team pursuit world champion and 2024 UEC European Track Championships and 2026 Commonwealth Games team pursuit champion.

Early life

Tanfield grew up in Great Ayton in North Yorkshire.[6] He attended Stokesley School.[7]

Career

He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the gold medal.[8][9] Tanfield won silver in the team pursuit and gold in the individual pursuit at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he set of time of 4:11.455,[10] the third fastest individual pursuit time in history. Tanfield went on to claim a second silver in the team pursuit at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[11]

Tanfield won two more national titles at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships bringing his total to five at the time. He won the individual pursuit for the second time and the team pursuit for the third time.[12]

He went on to win a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit, his second Olympic Games.[13]

On 30 July 2026, Tanfield was part of the England team pursuit lineup that won the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beating Australia in the final having lost to them previously in the 2024 Olympic Games final.[14]

Personal life

His brother Harry Tanfield, who is two years older than him, is also a cyclist and a silver medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games road time trial.[15]

Major results

Road

2017
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
5th Duo Normand (with Harry Tanfield)
2018
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
8th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
2021
1st Castle Douglas, Tour Series
2023
4th Time trial, National Championships

Track

2017
National Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
2018
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
Commonwealth Games
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
UCI World Cup, Minsk
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2019
1st Team pursuit, National Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2021
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2022
UCI Nations Cup, Glasgow
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2nd Individual pursuit, National Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2023
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Jakarta
2024
UEC European Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
UCI Nations Cup
1st Team pursuit, Adelaide
1st Team pursuit, Milton
2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2026
1st Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Points race
3rd Elimination

References

  1. ↑ "Great Ayton's Charlie Tanfield takes Commonwealth gold". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cycling Track – Athlete Profile: Charlie TANFIELD – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ribble Weldtite". Ribble Weldtite. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Charlie TANFIELD". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Owen (28 October 2018). "The Tanfield Factor: Harry and Charlie discuss fame, family and the future". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "School which produced medal winning Tanfield brothers gets £500k". Teesside Live. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Start list". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Track Cycling World Championships: Great Britain win team pursuit gold and silver". BBC Sport. March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Tanfield breaks record in individual pursuit qualifying". The Northern Echo. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Men's 4000m Team Pursuit - Finals - Gold". Birmingham 2022 Detailed Results. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results". Velo UK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Team GB settle for men's team pursuit silver after Australia claim thrilling victory". TNT Sports. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Henry, Matthew (30 July 2026). "Vomit in the morning, gold in the afternoon for England's gamblers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Day 6 recap: Kiwi cyclist Linda Villumsen wins silver in women's time trial as Hamish Bond grabs bronze in the men's event". Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via TVNZ.
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