Danny Hart (cyclist)

Danny Hart (born 20 September 1991) is a British downhill mountain biker who currently rides for Cube Factory Racing. He won the 2011[2] and 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

For other people named Daniel Hart, see Daniel Hart (disambiguation).

Danny Hart
Danny Hart, pulling a giant whip off a jump
Personal information
NicknameRedcar Rocket
Born (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Redcar, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Team information
Current teamCube factory racing
DisciplineMTB
RoleRider
Rider typeDH
Major wins
Maxxis Cup International #1 – Gouveia[1]
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's Mountain biking
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ChamperyDownhill
Gold medal – first place2016 Val di SoleDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2009 CanberraDownhill (junior)
Bronze medal – third place2018 LenzerheideDownhill

Career

Hart was educated at Rye Hills School in Redcar.[3] He had received financial support from Redcar and Cleveland Young People's Trust as a junior rider.[4] In October 2011, after winning the World Championships, Hart and former Olympic triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards and world paratriathlete Charlotte Ellis helped launch a £31m project to build a leisure centre in Redcar.[5]

Hart won the 2007 youth national championship at Rheola, Wales in conditions he described as 'really terrible'.[6] In 2008, when 16, he began competing the elite class internationally, with a best DH World Cup result of 22nd at Vallnord, Andorra in June.[7] In 2009 he won the Maxxis Cup in Vigo, Spain,[8] and came second in the junior national championship at Innerleithen, Scotland,[9] third at the junior world championship 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.

Danny Hart leaving the start gate at the 2017 UCI Downhill World Cup at Fort William

Major results
2011
1st UCI World Downhill Championships
4th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
2nd Fort William
2nd Val di Sole
2012
7th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
2nd Fort William
3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
2013
9th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
2nd Hafjell
2014
1st Red Bull Hardline
8th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
3rd Fort William
3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
2015
1st National Downhill Championships
2016
1st UCI World Downhill Championships
2nd National Downhill Championships
2nd Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
1st Lenzerheide[12][13]
1st Mont Sainte-Anne[14]
1st Vallnord
3rd Lourdes
3rd Fort William
2017
3rd National Downhill Championships
6th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
3rd Vallnord
3rd Lenzerheide
3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
2018
2nd National Downhill Championships
2nd Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
3rd Val di Sole
3rd Mont Sainte-Anne
2019
1st National Downhill Championships
4th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup[15]
1st Snowshoe
2nd Maribor[16]
2021
3rd National Downhill Championships

References
  1. "Ranking – Mountain Bike 2011". UCI. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. "2011 UCI Downhill World Championships: Danny Hart Wins in Dominant Fashion". Bikemag.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. "Giant Bicycles – Danny Hart rider profile". Giant Bicycles. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  4. "Redcar & Cleveland CYPT – Making A Difference". Redcar & Cleveland Children & Young People's Trust. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  5. "Danny Hart helps launch £31m redcar sports project". The Gazette. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  6. "Fox Racing Shox British National Downhill Championships Results 2007". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  7. "UCI MTB World Cup DH Vallnord Results 2008". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  8. "Maxxis Cup International DH Vigo Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  9. "MSC Bikes National DH Championships Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  10. "UCI World MTB DH Championships Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  11. "UCI MTB World Cup DH Round 4 Results 2009". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  12. "Lenzerheide World Cup 2016 men's results".
  13. "GB's Atherton & Hart win in Switzerland". BBC Sport.
  14. "Hart wins Mont Sainte Anne downhill". cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  15. "FINAL RESULTS: 🏁 2019 Snowshoe World Cup Downhill and Overall". vitalmtb.com. sspomer. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. "Danny HART (elt)". rootsandrain.com. Roots and Rain. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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