CYCLIST

Graeme Obree

1965 - Today

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Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, after the famous steam train, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the Old Faithful bicycle he built which included parts from a washing machine. He joined a professional team in France but was fired before his first race. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Graeme Obree has received more than 811,098 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Graeme Obree is the 295th most popular cyclist (up from 412th in 2019), the 4,853rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,570th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Cyclist.

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  • 51.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Graeme Obree ranks 295 out of 1,613. Before him are Gunnar Asmussen, Thor Hushovd, Andrew Hampsten, Axel Schandorff, Serhiy Honchar, and Jaan Kirsipuu. After him are Danny Clark, Phil Anderson, Marino Lejarreta, Johan Bruyneel, Guglielmo Segato, and Józef Lange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Graeme Obree ranks 370. Before him are Johnny Ekström, Jessica Hecht, Dyanna Lauren, Denis Irwin, Hiroshi Mikitani, and Rikishi. After him are Aleqa Hammond, Stepan Poltorak, Luis Islas, Andreas Thom, Karin Alvtegen, and Marián Vajda.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Graeme Obree ranks 4,853 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Sallis (1921), Edward Lhuyd (1660), Ray Kennedy (1951), Mark Mazower (1958), Nick Land (1962), and Michael Winterbottom (1961). After him are Charles Rosher (1885), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Æthelberht II of East Anglia (800), Dawn French (1957), and Guy Berryman (1978).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Graeme Obree ranks 11. Before him are Georges Passerieu (1885), Clarence Kingsbury (1882), Philippa York (1958), Lloyd Hildebrand (1870), Victor Johnson (1883), and Charles Henry Bartlett (1885). After him are Phil Anderson (1958), Gordon Thomas (1921), Harry Ryan (1893), Geraint Thomas (1986), Donald Burgess (1933), and Alan Geldard (1927).

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