Christopher Ryan Opie (born 22 July 1987) is a British cyclist and a contributor to the Global Cycling Network.^[4]

Born in Truro, Cornwall, Opie grew up on a small beef and dairy farm. He attended Kea Primary and Penair Secondary Schools in Truro.^[5] He began cycling competitively at the age of 10 and progressed to lead the British National Junior RR Series in 2005.^[5]

In 2006, Opie raced in France for UC Aubenas and he battled with a slight eating disorder and, in 2007, with Glandular Fever, but returned to racing in 2008, when he was based in the Netherlands and Belgium.^[5] He returned from the Netherlands to ride for Pendragon Sports/Le Col/Colnago in 2010,^[6] and when the team wound up at the end of the 2011 season^[7] he was signed by Nigel Mansell's Team UK Youth.^[8]

After Mansell decided to end his financial support of Team UK Youth, Opie signed for Rapha Condor–JLT for the 2014 season.^[9] After one season with the team he was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the ONE Pro Cycling team for the 2015 season.^[10] Opie announced his retirement from competition in May 2018 immediately before his final race, the last round of that year's Tour Series in Salisbury.^[2][11] Opie's retirement was a financial decision, following the bankruptcy of one of the team sponsors which led to a halving of riders' salaries.^[12]

In January 2019, Opie joined Global Cycling Network as a presenter.^[13] However the transition away from racing was not without difficulty and as Opie described himself, led to a minor breakdown suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).^[12] Opie decided to make a return to racing in 2020, with the Saint Piran team, despite there being no races held during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14]

Opie and his wife Meike have two children together.^[12] He is the brother-in-law of Dutch former racing cyclist Remco van der Ven.^[15]