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Double medal win for cyclist Charlie

海角直播 student Charlie Tanfield won a place on the podium to collect gold and silver medals in the British Track Championships held in Manchester.

Charlie, 20, of Great Ayton, a first year BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering student, was part of the four-strong pursuit team which took gold at the HSBC UK National Cycling Centre. He also finished second in the Men鈥檚 individual pursuit at the same event.

Charlie is a member of 海角直播鈥檚 Elite Athlete scheme. His brother is professional cyclist Harry Tanfield, a BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering student and fellow 海角直播 Elite Athlete, who has competed on the international stage.

Matthew Wright, 海角直播 Sports Development Officer (Elite Sport), said: 'It is great to see Charlie doing so well in his first year at 海角直播, he has really engaged with the support services on offer to athletes here and his success is down to the hard work, desire and dedication he puts into his training and recovery.

'Charlie was also supported as a young athlete through the Tees Valley Future Champions Scheme and is a great example to other young athletes in the Tees Valley.'

Several high calibre athletes are supported through our Elite Athlete scheme, which provides personalised support for help motivate talented student athletes towards academic and sporting excellence with access to state-of-the-art equipment and expertise.