Scottish cyclist

Ross Edgar (born 3 January 1983) is a Scottish track cyclist who represented Scotland at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sprint riding with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean. He competed for Great Britain at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games

He won a silver medal at the 2007 UCI Track World Championships in the team sprint and a bronze medal in the Keirin.

He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In London 2012 Olympics, Edgar who was to represent Great Britain in the Team Sprint final was replaced & missed out on a Gold Medal which the team won.

Representing Scotland internationally he was Born in Newmarket, Suffolk. Having qualified to represent Scotland through his father David.

Ross Edgar as an amateur youth rider started with West Suffolk Wheelers based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk alongside younger brother Bruce.

In December 2012 it was announced that Edgar had signed for the IG-Sigma Sport cycling team for the 2013 season, adding road racing commitments to his existing membership of the Great Britain track cycling programme. After the team withdrew from racing at the end of the season Edgar was confirmed as s member of the Great Britain Olympic Podium Programme, switching from the sprint to the endurance squad.

Pre 2018, Edgar was a UCI coach based in Aigle, Switzerland, where he also coached Korean cyclist Lee Hye-Jin, who finished 8th in the keirin at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Currently he is a track sprint coach for Cycling Australia, based in Adelaide.

Results

2012Track Cycling World Cup3rd Team sprint, Round 4, London (with Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny)2010British National Team Sprint Championships GoldWorld Track Championships, Copenhagen Bronze, Team Sprint2009Track Cycling World Cup Cl*ics1st Team sprint, Round 1, Manchester2008Olympics Silver, Men's KeirinWorld Track Championships, Manchester Silver, Team SprintTrack Cycling World Cup Cl*ics1st Team sprint (with Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff), Round 1, Manchester2nd Manchester International Keirin2007World Track Championships, Majorca Silver, Team Sprint Bronze, Men's KeirinTrack Cycling World Cup Cl*ics2nd Keirin, Round 3, Los Angeles3rd Sprint, Round 3, Los Angeles3rd Team sprint, Round 3, Los Angeles (with Jason Kenny and Jason Queally)1st Team sprint, Round 4, Manchester (with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean)2nd Sprint, Round 1, Sydney3rd Manchester International KeirinBritish National Track Championships1st Sprint2006Commonwealth Games, Melbourne Gold, Team Sprint (Scotland) Silver, Men's Sprint Bronze, Men's KeirinTrack Cycling World Cup Cl*ics1st Team sprint, Round 1, Sydney (with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean)2nd Sprint, Round 1, SydneyBritish National Track Championships1st Keirin2nd Sprint2nd Team sprint (with Matt Crampton and Jamie Staff)2005European Track Championships (under-23) Silver, SprintTrack Cycling World Cup Cl*ics1st Team sprint, Round 2, Manchester (with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean)2004European Track Championships (under-23) Gold, SprintBritish National Track Championships1st Sprint1st Team sprint (with David Heald and Barney Storey)2003Track Cycling World Cup Cl*ics3rd Sprint, Round 4, SydneyBritish National Track Championships1st Sprint2002Commonwealth Games, Manchester Bronze, Team Sprint (Scotland)

References

External links

• Team GB Rider Profile