Hamish Armitt
Hamish Armitt is a Scottish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam.
Early and personal life
He is from Glasgow, Scotland. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged 15 years-old. He studied sports marketing at the University of Stirling.Athletics
He was one of Britain’s best junior runners, his time of 14 minutes for the 5km was top five all-time for his age group, and in 2025 still ranked as the sixth-fastest by a UK under-20 athlete.He had a top-ten finish in the individual U20 race was a gold medalist in the team U20 race at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships, as part of the British team including Will Barnicoat in Dublin.
However, the high-impact of running led to stress fractures in his feet and hips and he stepped away from the sport in favour of cycling.