Freddy Ovett


Freddy Ovett is a British-born Australian professional off-road cyclist. He has previously been a stagiaire with UCI WorldTeam in 2018, and UCI Professional Continental team in 2019.

Personal life

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. His father, Steve Ovett, competed for Great Britain in middle-distance running during the 1970s and the 1980s; he won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres, and the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the 5000 metres. 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.
His uncle, Nick Ovett, competed for Great Britain in the luge at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.

Major results

;2018
;2019
;2020
;2022