| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Francis Ellingworth |
| Born | August 11, 1972 England |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track & Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
Early 1990s 2000-2001 |
Witham Wheelers[1] Cherry Valley RT[2] Team McELL |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1995 1996 1997 |
Ambrosia/Dyna-Tech Ambrosia UV Aube (France) |
| Infobox last updated on 23 November 2007 |
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Rod Ellingworth (born 11 August 1972, Grantham, Lincolnshire) is the current race coach for Team Sky. He was the coach for British Cycling's U23 Academy '100% ME' team based in Tuscany, Italy. Ellingworth competed as a professional cyclist between 1995 and 1997 and represented his country several times at international events. He was the British senior endurance coach.
Mark Cavendish is one of the riders who has been influenced by Ellingworth with Cavendish stating in several interviews that he had learnt a lot from Ellingworth, and not only about cycling.[3][4] Ellingworth has also led the National team to several stage victories in the Tour of Britain in 2007.[5] Ellingworth worked on Cavendish's hill climbing by motorcycling up a hill and making him chase him to the top.
At the end of 2008 he was promoted to the role of senior endurance coach, with the aim to creating a team and a rider strong enough to win the men's world road race championships.