Danny Hart (cyclist)

Danny Hart (cyclist)
For other people named Daniel Hart, see Daniel Hart (disambiguation).
Danny Hart
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Danny Hart pulling a huge whip off a jump.
Danny Hart, pulling a trademark giant whip off a jump
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Personal information
Nickname Dirty Dan
Born 20 September 1991 (1991-09-20) (age 20)
Middlesbrough
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Team information
Current team Giant Factory Off-Road
Discipline Downhill
Role Rider
Rider type All or nothing
Major wins
2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships; Maxxis Cup International #1 - Gouveia [1]

Danny Hart (born 20 September 1991, Redcar, England) is a British Downhill mountain biker who rides for the Giant Factory Off-Road Team. In 2011 he became the UCI Mountain Bike World Champion.[2]

Educated at Rye Hills School in Redcar, Danny is extremely proud of his Redcar roots,[3] and received financial support from the Redcar and Cleveland Young People's Trust as a Junior rider.[4] In October 2011, shortly after becoming world champion, Danny, together with ex-Olympic star Jonathan Edwards (athlete) and world paratriathlete Charlotte Ellis helped to launch a £31m project to build a new state of the art leisure centre in Redcar.[5]

As a Junior, Hart stood out as an astonishingly talented rider, winning the 2007 Youth National Championships at Rheola, Wales in conditions that he described as 'really terrible'.[6] In 2008 as a 16 year-old, Hart began competing the Elite class internationally, with a best DH World Cup result of 22nd at Vallnord, Andorra in June.[7] His results continued to improve in 2009, winning the Maxxis Cup in Vigo, Spain[8], coming 2nd at the Junior National Championships at Innerleithen, Scotland[9], 3rd at the Junior World Championships 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.

References

  1. ^ "Ranking - Mountain Bike 2011". UCI. http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUxNjU&LangId=1. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "2011 UCI Downhill World Championships: Danny Hart Wins in Dominant Fashion". Bikemag.com. http://www.bikemag.com/news/2011-uci-downhill-world-championships-danny-hart-wins-in-dominant-fashion. Retrieved 2011-10-30. 
  3. ^ "Giant Bicycles - Danny Hart rider profile". Giant Bicycles. http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/teamsriders/rider/danny.hart/32/. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "Redcar & Cleveland CYPT - Making A Difference". Redcar & Cleveland Children & Young People's Trust. http://www.redcarclevelandcyptrust.org.uk/ctrust.nsf/WebFullList/B9FFA2F0C30FD0E3802573B6004EDF43?OpenDocument. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "Danny Hart helps launch £31m redcar sports project". The Gazette. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2011/10/18/ex-olympic-star-jonathan-edwards-helps-launch-31m-redcar-sports-project-84229-29611081/. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Fox Racing Shox British National Downhill Championships Results 2007". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/5641/Fox-Racing-Shox-British-National-Downhill-Championships. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  7. ^ "UCI MTB World Cup DH Vallnord Results 2008". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/20168/UCI-MTB-World-Cup-DH. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  8. ^ "Maxxis Cup International DH Vigo Results 2009". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/5869/Maxxis-Cup-International-DH-de-Vigo. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "MSC Bikes National DH Championships Results 2009". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/20965/Descent-gear-com---MSC-Bikes-National-DH-Championships. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "UCI World MTB DH Championships Results 2009". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/21002/UCI-World-MTB-DH-Championships. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  11. ^ "UCI MTB World Cup DH Round 4 Results 2009". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/20149/UCI-MTB-World-Cup-DH-Round-4. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 

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