Nationality: British
Chris Boardman had a highly decorated professional cycling career, and until the launch of Team Sky and its Grand Tour success he was arguably Britain's best ever cyclist.
In his palmarès Boardman counts three Tour de France stage wins and six days in the leader's yellow jersey.
He was a phenomenal time triallist and track rider, winning the first ever World Champs TT and conquering the Hour Record a number of times. His best Hour is still the furthest recorded, but is now outside of the UCI's rules.
The British rider's prologue win in 1994 was at the time the fastest ever; a record that stood until Rohan Dennis's win on stage one of the 2015 Tour.
Since retiring Boardman has had various roles at British Cycling as well as launching his own eponymous bicycle brand.
Despite his own successful cycling career, his passion now lies away from professional riding with his aim to get more of us using bicycles as transport and his work to make Britain a truly cycling nation.
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'I was bullied at school, cycling filled a gap': Chris Boardman on his career and beyond, 30 years after his first Tour de France win
Legendary time trialist tells Cycling Weekly about his first bike, copying Graeme Obree, and his passion for active travel
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'There are more people killed by lightning and cows than cyclists' - Chris Boardman on proposed anti-dangerous cycling laws
The National Active Travel Commissioner - and former Olympian - was one critic of the government's priorities
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Hope for better bike infrastructure as Active Travel England to be consulted on new housing estates
Organisation will help deliver cycling infrastructure on all future large planning applications
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Mike Burrows: the designer who influenced the bikes we ride today
A legendary bike designer and innovator, Burrows created the Lotus 108 ridden by Chris Boardman at the 1992 Olympics
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Chris Boardman becomes the first commissioner of Active Travel England
Former cyclist will head up the new cycling and walking body, which is responsible for £5.5 million investment in active travel schemes
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Chris Boardman hits back at critics after riding without helmet
Helmets "not in the top 10 issues affecting cyclists", says BC policy advisor
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Chris Boardman leads campaign for junction rule change to make cycling safer
Chris Boardman will lead a joint campaign of British Cycling, The AA and pedestrian groups that calls for a change to the Highway Code
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Chris Boardman pokes fun at British government's inadequate cycling strategy
Chris Boardman says if he proposed government's plans for cycling to businesses he would be "laughed out of the room"
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Peter Kennaugh beats Chris Boardman's 22-year-old Isle of Man record
Team Sky's Peter Kennaugh beats Chris Boardman's Snaefell Mountain Course record by six seconds and bags himself a £3,000 prize
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Zac Goldsmith 'committed to ensuring that cycling can double' in London if elected Mayor (video)
Conservative candidate for London Mayor, Zac Goldsmith pledges to cut pollution and the number of vehicles on the capital's roads to make cyclists feel safer
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Chris Boardman says he doesn't let his eight-year-old daughter ride on local roads
British Cycling policy adviser Chris Boardman highlights issues of road safety relating to lack of cycling infrastructure
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Chris Boardman plans to find new owner for Boardman Performance Centre
The 51-year-old says finding someone to take over the centre will be his main focus in the coming weeks
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Chris Boardman: I view London Mayor candidate Zac Goldsmith with suspicion
Chris Boardman is not convinced by Zac Goldsmith's plans for transport in London, saying his manifesto was 'ambiguous'
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Boardman AiR 9.8 (video) review
Just Landed: We have got Boardman’s top-of-the-range 9.8 Elite Series bike in for testing. Here’s our first take on the bike and its spec, prior to hitting the roads for a full test.
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Chris Boardman gets planning permission for 'revolutionary wind tunnel'
Boardman Bikes gain planning permission to build a 'revolutionary' new cycling centre, equipped with both wind tunnel and physiology testing site.
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125 years of Cycling Weekly: races that made history
It’s often said journalism is the first draft of history - we’ve reproduced our original editorial from some of the most famous stories ever to mark the 125th anniversary of Cycling Weekly
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Chris Boardman: British Cycling team needs a full-time boss
After a disappointing performance at the Track World Championships, Chris Boardman suggests that Dave Brailsford should concentrate on Sky or British squad rather than both
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Chris Boardman: 'Riding a bicycle or crossing a street shouldn’t require bravery'
Chris Boardman is presenting his plan to get more people cycling and walking to the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group on Wednesday
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Inside Boardman's new wind tunnel: affordable aero testing
“Chris Boardman’s new wind tunnel,” as it has become almost universally known, has its long-awaited opening on April 30. James Shrubsall got an exclusive tour from the man himself
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Boardman calls on David Cameron to 'get moving' on cycling promises
Chris Boardman and British Cycling write to the government to encourage it to get moving on delivering the promises it made on cycling before the election
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Chris Boardman: 'Shame on the government' for discussing compulsory cycle helmet law
Chris Boardman argues that making cycle helmet use compulsory in Britain will not lead to saving lives, and discussing it is distracting from the real cause of cyclist deaths and injuries
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Cycling minister 'blown away' by Danish infrastructure after Copenhagen visit (video)
Robert Goodwill acknowledges Britain has some way to go in reaching the levels of cycling infrastructure seen in the Danish capital
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Tributes paid after Chris Boardman's mother killed in cycling collision
British Olympian pays tribute to "most positive, outgoing person you could ever hope to meet"
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Chris Boardman: Great Britain's rivals must be thinking 'oh no'
Chris Boardman comments on an opening night of triumph at the velodrome for Great Britain's track cyclists at the Rio Olympic Games
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Chris Boardman appeals to Transport Secretary for cycling funding
Chris Boardman has written an open letter to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin to make a long-term commitment to investing in cycling infrastructure
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Nick Clegg pledges to help turn Britain into a cycling nation
In response to British Cycling's #ChooseCycling network's request to commit to cycling, Nick Clegg says he's very keen to implement the recommendations
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Parties present their cycle policies at first Big Cycling Debate
Britain's politicians spell out their stance on cycle funding ahead of May's general election
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Want to honour our success? Invest in cycling, British Olympians tell prime minister
A host of British Olympic medallists have written to prime minister Theresa May to ask for greater investment in cycling in Britain to make it safer and easier
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Government's cycling and walking strategy needs funding to be a success, says Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman, British Cycling and the CTC call for the government to increase spending on cycling and walking from the draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy
