Russell Elcock
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Barbadian |
| Born | December 6, 1993 Barbados |
| Height | 1.78m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | road cycling |
Russell Elcock (born December 6, 1993) is a Barbadian semi-professional road cyclist who started cycling in 2006 at the age of 12 and has several National and Caribbean Championship titles in the years 2008–2016. He is a Hammer Nutrition sponsored athlete and currently rides for Team Drive Phase Sport based in Trinidad and Tobago. His specialty is the Road Individual Time Trial. He is a University of the West Indies graduate and is a past Queen's College Barbados student.
Career achievements[edit]
Major results[edit]
- 2008
- 1st
Time trial, Caribbean Youth Road Championships - National Youth Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2009
- Caribbean Youth Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- National Youth Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Youth Track Championships
- 1st Nation Fun Ride
- 2010
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Kilo
- 1st
- 2nd
Time trial, Caribbean Youth Road Championships - 3rd Overall Tour of Tobago
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 2011
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
- 2012
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships (course record holder)
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial (course record holder)
- 4th Road race
- 1st
- 2nd John T Memorial Cycling Classic - Anguilla
- 10th Time trial, Caribbean Road Championships
- 2014
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial (course record holder)
- 4th Road race
- 1st
- 5th John T Memorial Cycling Classic - Anguilla
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- Caribbean Road Championships
- 2nd Under-23 time trial
- 3rd
Time trial
- 2nd
- 3rd John T Memorial Classic - Anguilla
- 2016
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation Road Series
- 2017
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd John T Memorial Classic - Anguilla
- 2020
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
Awards[edit]
- National Sports Council Emerging Athlete of the Year (2009)
- National Cyclist of the Year (2009)
- Barbados Most Outstanding Youth Road Rider of the Year (2009)
- Barbados Most Outstanding Junior Road Rider of the Year (2010, 2011)
- Barbados Most Outstanding Elite Road Rider of the Year (2012, 2013)
- University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Barbados Athlete of the Month (January 2014)
References[edit]
- Greaves, Corey (January 20, 2013). "Russell Elcock looking for an improved season". The Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- "Russell Elcock crushes field to win Time Trail". The Barbados Advocate. July 2, 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- "Elcock sprints to cycling victory". Nation News. March 27, 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.