Edward Franklin Clancy (born 12 March 1985) is a British former professional track and road bicycle racer, who competed between 2004 and 2021.
During his career, Clancy won four medals (three gold, one bronze) at the Summer Olympic Games, twelve medals (six gold, five silver and one bronze) at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, seven medals (five gold, two bronze) at the UEC European Track Championships, as well as a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He also was part of eight world record times in the team pursuit, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours, and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
Career On 17 August 2008, Clancy was a member of the Olympic team pursuit squad which broke the world record in the heats with 3:55.202, beating Russia to the ride-off for silver and gold. The next day, on their way to winning the gold medal, the British team broke their own world record in 3:53.314, beating Denmark by 6.7 seconds.
On 4 April 2012, Clancy was part of the Great Britain team which set a new world record of 3:53.295 in winning the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2012 World Track Cycling Championships in Melbourne.
After the 2012 Olympic Games, where he set a time of 1:00.981 in the Omnium Kilo Time Trial, British Cycling announced that Clancy would replace Sir Chris Hoy in the Great Britain team for the team sprint event, where he rode in the Man 3 position. Despite finishing 2nd in the Glasgow round of the World Cup, Clancy returned to the endurance team for the 2013 World Championships.
In November 2018, it was announced that Clancy would join the for the 2019 season, after the team which he had been part of for eight years confirmed that it would be disbanding at the end of the year.
In August 2021, during the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, Clancy announced his retirement. His final competition was the 2021 UCI Track Champions League, which concluded in December of that year with a double header at the Lee Valley VeloPark.
In February 2023 Clancy was announced as the new active travel commissioner for South Yorkshire, following Dame Sarah Storey and working for South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard.
Personal life He lives in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.
Career achievements Major results Road
2005 4th Overall Tour de Berlin 1st Stage 1 2006 10th Overall Tour de Berlin 2007 2nd National Criterium Championships 2009 1st Eddy Soens Memorial Road Race 1st Southport, Tour Series 2010 1st National Criterium Championships 2011 1st Aberystwyth, Tour Series 1st Stage 5 Tour de Korea 2012 1st Peterborough, Tour Series 2013 Tour Series 1st Aberystwyth 1st Torquay 1st Woking 2015 Tour Series 1st Aberystwyth 1st Peterborough 1st London Nocturne 3rd Milk Race 2018 1st London Nocturne 1st Prologue Herald Sun Tour
Track
2004 National Championships 2nd Madison (with Mark Cavendish) 2nd Team pursuit 2005 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships 1st Team pursuit, National Championships UCI World Cup Classics, Sydney 2nd Individual pursuit 2nd Team pursuit 2006 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships 1st Team pursuit, National Championships UCI World Cup Classics 1st Team pursuit, Moscow 3rd Team pursuit, Sydney 2007 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships UCI World Cup Classics 1st Team pursuit, Manchester 1st Team pursuit, Sydney 1st Team pursuit, Beijing National Championships 2nd Individual pursuit 2nd Kilo 2008 1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships UCI World Cup Classics 1st Team pursuit, Copenhagen 1st Individual pursuit, Manchester 1st Team pursuit, Manchester 2009 UCI World Cup Classics 1st Team pursuit, Copenhagen 1st Team pursuit, Manchester 2nd Team pursuit, Melbourne 2nd Kilo, National Championships 2010 UCI World Championships 1st Omnium 2nd Team pursuit 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships UCI World Cup Classics 1st Omnium, Cali 3rd Omnium, Melbourne 3rd Team pursuit, Melbourne 2011 UEC European Championships 1st Omnium 1st Team pursuit 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Manchester 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships 2012 Olympic Games 1st Team pursuit 3rd Omnium 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships UCI World Cup 2nd Team pursuit, London 2nd Team sprint, Glasgow 2013 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships National Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Points race 2nd Kilo 2nd Scratch 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Manchester 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships 2014 UEC European Championships 1st Team pursuit 3rd Scratch 2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games 2015 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships 2016 1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships 2017 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Manchester 2018 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships UCI World Cup 2nd Team pursuit, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 3rd Team pursuit, Milton 2019 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships 3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
World records Discipline Record Date Event Velodrome Team pursuit 3:56.322 27 March 2008 World Championships Manchester 3:55.202 17 August 2008 Olympic Games Laoshan (Beijing) 3:53.314 18 August 2008 3:53.295 4 April 2012 World Championships Hisense Arena (Melbourne) 3:52.499 2 August 2012 Olympic Games Lee Valley (London) 3:51.659 3 August 2012 3:50.570 12 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio Olympic 3:50.265
See also 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes
References
External links
Motorpoint Pro-Cycling 2010
Ed Clancy Rider Profile – Cycling Weekly Team halfords bikehut Ed Clancy's 09 team