Peter Kennaugh
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Kennaugh at the 2015 Tour de France
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| Full name | Peter Kennaugh |
| Nickname | Pete |
| Born |
15 June 1989 Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
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| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber (road) Pursuitist (track) |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2007 | Pinarello RT |
| 2008 | Glendene |
| 2009 | 100% Me |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010– | Team Sky |
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Medal record
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Peter Kennaugh MBE (born 15 June 1989) is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sky. In 2012 he won the gold medal as part of the Great Britain Team Pursuit team at the 2012 Summer Olympics becoming the first Manxman in 100 years to win gold.
Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Peter's younger brother Tim, and their father are also cyclists. Peter's mother Jackie also cycled and formerly held the Isle of Man's 10-mile time trial record. He began cycling competitively in BMX at the age of 6. Kennaugh attended school at St Ninian's.
He became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy in 2008, moving with the rest of the squad to live in Tuscany, Italy. In 2008 he came second in the senior national road race championships thus becoming the British under 23 champion. In February 2009 he became the British madison champion partnering Mark Christian.
On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Kennaugh would turn professional in 2010, riding for the new British professional Team Sky. He was described by Cycling Weekly as "the most talented youngster to roll off the Isle of Man production line since his friend and star sprinter Mark Cavendish".
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