[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/chris-opie-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/chris-opie-wikipedia\/","headline":"Chris Opie – Wikipedia","name":"Chris Opie – Wikipedia","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British cyclist Christopher Ryan Opie (born 22 July 1987) is a British cyclist from England,","datePublished":"2018-09-16","dateModified":"2018-09-16","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6a\/ToB_2014_stage_8a_-_Chris_Opie_04.jpg\/220px-ToB_2014_stage_8a_-_Chris_Opie_04.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6a\/ToB_2014_stage_8a_-_Chris_Opie_04.jpg\/220px-ToB_2014_stage_8a_-_Chris_Opie_04.jpg","height":"147","width":"220"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/chris-opie-wikipedia\/","about":["Wiki"],"wordCount":5196,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBritish cyclistChristopher Ryan Opie (born 22 July 1987) is a British cyclist from England, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran.[4] Outside of racing, Opie has been a contributor and presenter for the Global Cycling Network.[5]  Born in Truro, Cornwall, Opie grew up on a small beef and dairy farm. He attended Kea Primary and Penair Secondary Schools in Truro.[6] He began cycling competitively at the age of 10 and progressed to lead the British National Junior RR Series in 2005.[6]In 2006, Opie raced in France for UC Aubenas and he battled with a slight eating disorder and, in 2007, with Glandular Fever, but returned to racing in 2008, when he was based in the Netherlands and Belgium.[6] He returned from the Netherlands to ride for Pendragon Sports\/Le Col\/Colnago in 2010,[7] and when the team wound up at the end of the 2011 season[8] he was signed by Nigel Mansell’s Team UK Youth.[9]After Mansell decided to end his financial support of Team UK Youth, Opie signed for Rapha Condor\u2013JLT for the 2014 season.[10] After one season with the team he was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the ONE Pro Cycling team for the 2015 season.[11] Opie announced his retirement from competition in May 2018 immediately before his final race, the last round of that year’s Tour Series in Salisbury.[2][12] Opie’s retirement was a financial decision, following the bankruptcy of one of the team sponsors which led to a halving of riders’ salaries.[13]In January 2019, Opie joined Global Cycling Network as a presenter.[14] However the transition away from racing was not without difficulty and as Opie described himself, led to a minor breakdown suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).[13] Opie decided to make a return to racing in 2020, with the Saint Piran team, despite there being no races held during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]Table of ContentsPersonal life[edit]Major results[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Personal life[edit]Opie and his wife Meike have two children together.[13] He is the brother-in-law of Dutch former racing cyclist Remco van der Ven.[16]Major results[edit]References[edit]^ a b c “Team: Chris Opie”. Team UK Youth. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.^ a b c “Chris Opie retires from professional cycling”. Canyon Eisberg. Retrieved 6 June 2018.^ “Steve Lampier moves to Ribble for 2020 as Chris Opie joins Saint Piran”. Saint Piran. Saint Piran Limited. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.^ “Saint Piran”. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.^ Howells, Kieran (13 June 2018). “Play Sports Network welcomes three new presenters”. bikebiz.com.^ a b c “People Features: Chris Opie Diary”. BBC Cornwall. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2013.^ “Pendragon Sports\/Le Col\/Colnago announce 2010 team line-up”. Bike Radar. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.^ Andy McGrath (11 August 2011). “Pendragon-Le Col-Colnago to stop at end of the season”. Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2013.^ “Team UK Youth reveal 2012 kit and sponsors at Gran Canaria Camp”. British Cycling. 30 January 2012.^ Harlow, Phil (25 October 2013). “Team UK Youth: Chris Opie saddened by team’s demise”. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2013.^ Cary, Tom (9 December 2014). “England wicketkeeper Matt Prior launches UCI Continental team ONE Pro Cycling”. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2014.^ “Canyon Eisberg and Team Breeze crowned OVO Energy Tour Series champions”. telegraph.co.uk. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.^ a b c “The Insight Series Episode 6 – Chris Opie chats racing before & after GCN & why he’s coming back”. YouTube. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.^ “Chris Opie: Meet the Presenters”. Global Cycling Network. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.^ Hickmott, Larry (11 April 2020). “Team Q&A: Chris Opie at Saint Piran”. VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 9 September 2020.^ “Chris Opie wint Ronde van Midden-Nederland” [Chris Opie wins Ronde van Midden-Nederland]. RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.^ “Cornish rider Chris Opie in Tour of Libya success”. BBC Sport. 7 April 2010.^ Richard Abraham (7 June 2013). “Chris Opie extends UK Youth lead at Canary Wharf Tour Series”. Cycling Weekly.^ Snowdon Sports (27 April 2013). “Chris Opie wins Tour of the Reservoir opener”. Cycling Weekly.^ “2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship – Hull – July 9 2014: Men’s Championship: Official Result” (PDF). British Cycling. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.^ Whitehouse, Andy (27 July 2014). “Adam Blythe (NFTO Pro Cycling) wins the 2014 Vericool for Schools Circuit of the Fens”. British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.^ Williams, Huw (31 August 2014). “Yanto Barker takes British Cycling Elite Road Series title”. British Cycling. Retrieved 6 September 2014.^ Whitehouse, Andy (2 July 2014). “Blythe victorious in Property Development Otley Grand Prix”. British Cycling. Retrieved 17 July 2014.^ Whitehouse, Andy (30 July 2014). “Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor) wins Wales Open Criterium, while Alex Blain (Team Raleigh) wins overall series”. British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2014.^ “53rd Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race”. British Cycling. Retrieved 16 June 2014.^ Swarbrick, Guy (16 July 2014). “Rapha Condor JLT’s Graham Briggs wins 2014 Elite Circuit Series Colne Grand Prix”. British Cycling. Retrieved 4 August 2014.^ “Perfs Pedal Race”. British Cycling. Retrieved 12 February 2015.^ “Steele Von Hoff wins CiCLE Classic without realising it”. Cycling Weekly. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.^ “Totnes-Vire Stage Race”. British Cycling. Retrieved 4 April 2015.^ “Graham Briggs takes solo win at Chepstow Grand Prix”. Cycling Weekly. 6 August 2015. 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