Kristian House is a British

Great Britain

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 racing cyclist

Bicycle racing

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 who rides for the Rapha Condor

Rapha Condor

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 team. He was the 2009 British Road Race Champion

British National Road Race Championships

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. He has raced in Europe

Europe

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 and Australia

Australia

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. He rode for Great Britain in UCI World Cup

UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

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 track events. In 2006 he rode for the Recycling.co.uk team; in 2007 he signed for Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

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.

Kristian House was born in Britain but grew up and began racing in Texas

Texas

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 as a junior. At 17 he began racing in Belgium

Belgium

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. After representing Britain in road and track world championships, he concentrated on road-racing in 2006 and won 10 races in Europe and Tasmania

Tasmania

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. They included Ireland's FBD Insurance Rás, where he overhauled Danny Pate

Danny Pate

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. That was enough to show him he was ready for the top flight of professional cycling.

Major Results

2000

1st Stars of Tomorrow Road Race

1st Esen-Diksmuide

1st Tielt

1st Wervik

1st Hollian

2nd Geleveld

2nd Westkerke

3rd Poperinge

3rd Leke-Diksmuide

2001

1st Nieuwekerken

1st Rumbeke

1st GP Harelbeke

1st Bozinge

2nd Chase Classic

2002

1st Overall Surrey 5-Day

1st Stage 2 - Surrey 5-Day

2nd National track championship - Individual Pursuit

3rd Castletown criterium

2003

1st Stage 7 - Sun Tour - Australia

1st Western Australia criterium championship

1st Eemegem

2nd Castle criterium

2nd Dougland criterium

2nd Geeling - Botanic Gardens criterium- Australia

3rd Armadale criterium

3rd Nieuwekerken

3rd National madison championship

2004

2nd ECCA Festival senior road race

3rd Port Arlington Bay criterium - Australia

2005

1st Bendigo criterium(Aus)

1st Kortrijk GP (Bel)

1st Overall Tour of the South

1st KOM Cranbourne Chase stage race

2nd Omloop Van De Grensstreek (Bel)

2nd GP Dadizale (Bel)

2nd Inglemunster (Bel)

3rd Guildford Criterium

2006

1st Overall, Girvan cycle race

1st Overall, FBD Insurance Rás

1st, Part of team time trial, FBD Insurance Rás

1st Stage 2, Girvan cycle race

1st Lincoln GP

2009

  1st British National Road Race Championships

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

2010

1st Day 2, La Primavera At Lago Vista

1st Stage 6, Tour of Japan

Tour of Japan

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1st Richmond GP

2011

1st Overall, Tour of South Africa

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Leon

External links

• Kristian House interviewed by students