Charlie Tanfield

Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team and the Great Britain national track cycling team. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the team pursuit. Tanfield was the 2018 Commonwealth Games individual pursuit champion, the 2018 World Championships team pursuit world champion and 2024 UEC European Track Championships team pursuit European champion.

Career
He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the gold medal. Tanfield won silver in the team pursuit and gold in the individual pursuit at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he set of time of 4:11.455, the third fastest individual pursuit time in history. Tanfield went on to claim a second silver in the team pursuit at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Tanfield won two more national titles at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships bringing his total to five at the time. He won the individual pursuit for the second time and the team pursuit for the third time.

On 19 June 2024, he finished ninth at the British National Time Trial Championships in Catterick.

Personal life
His brother Harry Tanfield is also a cyclist and a silver medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games road time trial. They were both born on the same day two years apart.

Road

 * 2017
 * 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
 * 5th Duo Normand (with Harry Tanfield)


 * 2018
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
 * 8th Time trial, Commonwealth Games


 * 2021
 * 1st Castle Douglas, Tour Series


 * 2023
 * 4th Time trial, National Championships

Track

 * 2017
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit
 * 2nd Individual pursuit


 * 2018
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
 * Commonwealth Games
 * 1st Gold medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
 * UCI World Cup, Minsk
 * 1st Individual pursuit
 * 1st Team pursuit
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
 * 2nd Team pursuit
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships


 * 2019
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit, National Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships


 * 2021
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships


 * 2022
 * UCI Nations Cup, Glasgow
 * 2nd Team pursuit
 * 3rd Individual pursuit
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
 * 2nd Individual pursuit, National Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships


 * 2023
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
 * 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Jakarta


 * 2024
 * UEC European Championships
 * 1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team pursuit
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Individual pursuit
 * UCI Nations Cup
 * 1st Team pursuit, Adelaide
 * 1st Team pursuit, Milton