Freddy Ovett
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Dumfries, Scotland
 Ovett at the 2018 Deutschland Tour | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Freddy Ovett | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1994 Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 2014 | Carnegie Caulfield CC | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Chambéry CF | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA Amateur | ||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||
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Freddy Ovett (born 16 January 1994) is a British-born Australian professional 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]
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, winning gold 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.[citation needed]
