Freddy Ovett

Freddy Ovett (born 16 January 1994) is a British-born Australian off-road cyclist. He has previously been a stagiaire with UCI WorldTeam BMC Racing Team in 2018, and UCI Professional Continental team Israel Cycling Academy in 2019.^[5]

Freddy Ovett

Ovett at the 2018 Deutschland Tour
Personal information
Full name	Freddy Ovett
Born	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 31) Dumfries, Scotland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road Gravel[1]
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2014	Carnegie Caulfield CC
2015	Chambéry CF
2017	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA Amateur
Professional teams
2016	SEG Racing Academy
2018–2019	ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast
2018	BMC Racing Team (stagiaire)
2019	Israel Cycling Academy (stagiaire)
2020	Israel Cycling Academy[2]
2021–2022	L39ION of Los Angeles[3][4]
Medal record Men's Cycling Esports Representing  Australia World Championships 2022 New York Men's race

Personal life

Ovett was born in Dumfries, Scotland. His parents at the time lived nearby for 10 years at Kinmouth House in Annan where they ran a holiday and sporting breaks business.^[6] His father, Steve Ovett, competed for Great Britain in middle-distance running during the 1970s and the 1980s; he won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres,^[7] and the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the 5000 metres.^[8] Ovett himself also competed as a runner before cycling and still occasionally does, having completed the 2023 New York Marathon in a time of 2:37:08 and the Sant Silvestre de Girona 5k in 14:41.^[9][10]

His uncle, Nick Ovett, competed for Great Britain in the luge at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.

Major results

2018

2nd Tour de Okinawa

7th Overall Tour de Tochigi

10th Overall Herald Sun Tour

2019

9th Overall Tour de Langkawi

2020

8th UCI Esports World Championships

2022

2nd UCI Esports World Championships