Rob Jebb
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Robert Jebb is an English
fell runner
, skyrunner
, and cyclo-cross
rider. He has won the annual Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross in the Yorkshire Dales
a record eight times since 2000, is a four-time-winner of the Three Peaks Race
in the same region and broke Catalan
dominance in the Buff Skyrunner World Series when he became champion in 2005.
Jebb runs for Bingley Harriers.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
fell runner
Fell running
Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty...
, skyrunner
Skyrunning
Skyrunning is defined as the discipline of mountain running up to or exceeding 2,000m where the incline exceeds 30% and the climbing difficulty does not exceed II° grade. The governing body is the ....
, and cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...
rider. He has won the annual Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross in the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...
a record eight times since 2000, is a four-time-winner of the Three Peaks Race
Three Peaks Race
The Australian Three Peaks Race is a short-handed offshore sailing and endurance mountain running event held in Tasmania, the southern-most state of Australia, over the Easter long weekend...
in the same region and broke Catalan
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
dominance in the Buff Skyrunner World Series when he became champion in 2005.
Jebb runs for Bingley Harriers.
External links
- Mountain sports: Rob Jebb, SalomonOutdoor.com
- "Rob Jebb — First Britain to become the overall Sky Running Champion", Allsports Shopping
- Rob Jebb's Scottish Hill Racing profile