Peter Kennaugh began cycling competitively in BMX at the age of 6.
27 Facts About Peter Kennaugh
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Peter Kennaugh became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy in 2008, moving with the rest of the squad to live in Tuscany, Italy.
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On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Peter Kennaugh would turn professional in 2010, riding for the new British professional Team Sky.
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Peter Kennaugh was described by Cycling Weekly as "the most talented youngster to roll off the Isle of Man production line since his friend and star sprinter Mark Cavendish".
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Peter Kennaugh finished second to Sky teammate Geraint Thomas in the national road race championships.
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Peter Kennaugh made his grand tour debut in the Vuelta a Espana, but Sky withdrew following the death of soigneur Txema Gonzalez.
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In 2011, Peter Kennaugh was a last minute replacement for Serge Pauwels in the Giro d'Italia, and finished 86th in his first Giro.
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Peter Kennaugh finished third overall in the Route du Sud, but was not selected for the 2011 Tour de France.
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Peter Kennaugh came in third behind teammates Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas in the national road race championships.
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Peter Kennaugh was part of the four-man Great Britain pursuit team that set a new world record time of 3:53.295 seconds to win gold in the track world championships on 4 April 2012 in Melbourne.
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Peter Kennaugh was the first Manxman to win an Olympic gold since 1912.
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Peter Kennaugh was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
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Peter Kennaugh was selected to ride the Tour de France for the first time.
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On Stage 8, Peter Kennaugh played a key role in Chris Froome's stage victory by helping to bring back a dangerous move by Nairo Quintana on the Port de Pailheres, the subsequent descent and beginning of the final climb to Ax 3 Domaines.
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In May 2014 Peter Kennaugh broke Mark Cavendish's 2007 Isle of Man 10-mile time trial record by 30 seconds, setting a new record of 19m 38.982s at Ballamoar.
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Peter Kennaugh then competed for the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning a silver medal in the points race on the track and eighth in the road race after a long solo breakaway attempt.
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Peter Kennaugh rode the Vuelta a Espana, helping Chris Froome finish second overall.
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Peter Kennaugh won the opening stage of the Criterium du Dauphine after attacking on the final climb and holding off the charging main field by two seconds on the descent into the finish in Albertville.
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Peter Kennaugh lost the race lead after the team time trial on Stage 3, but then helped Chris Froome win the event overall.
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Peter Kennaugh was selected to ride the 2015 Tour de France, but struggled with illness and withdrew on Stage 16.
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Peter Kennaugh finished six seconds ahead of a group of 19 riders.
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Peter Kennaugh had been originally named as part of Team GB's five-man team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in July 2016 he withdrew, citing a lack of form, allowing Tour de France stage winner Steve Cummings to take his place.
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Peter Kennaugh was named on the startlist for the Vuelta a Espana.
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Team Sky won the opening team trial team time trial to Castrelo de Mino and as Peter Kennaugh was the first rider to cross the line, he took the leader's Red Jersey, the first time he had led a Grand Tour in his career.
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Peter Kennaugh started his season at the 2018 Tour Down Under.
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In 2019, Peter Kennaugh joined ITV4's coverage of the Tour de France as a pundit alongside Gary Imlach, following the departure of Chris Boardman the previous year.
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Boardman returned as a pundit for the 2020 Tour, however Peter Kennaugh continued his role alongside Boardman and Imlach.