Bob Downs
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Bob Downs riding for Great Britain in the Milk Race | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 July 1955 Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time Trialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| - | GS Strada |
| - | Manchester Wheelers' Club |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1984-89 | Percy Bilton |
| Major wins | |
| Sealink International | |
Medal record
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Robert Downs (born 24 July 1955) is a former English professional cyclist from Basildon, Essex. He won the Sealink International in 1980 and competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial.[1] At the 1982 Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the 100 km T.T.T. He rode for Manchester Wheelers' Club and was a professional between 1984-1989 ending his career with Percy Bilton.
Palmarès
- 1974
- 1st Tour of Ireland
- 19876
- 3rd in Premier Calendar
- 1977
- 1st in Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 3rd in Stage 3 Milk Race, Sheffield (GBR)
- 1978
- 3rd in General Classification Milk Race
- 11th Commonwealth Games, Road race
- 1979
- 1st in Premier Calendar
- 1980
- 1st Overall, Sealink International
- 9th Olympic Games, Team Time Trial (100 km)
- 1981
- 4th Overall, Milk Race
- 1st in Premier Calendar
- 1982
- 6th Overall, Sealink International
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5th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur) - 4th Overall, Milk Race
- 3rd in Stage 8 Milk Race, Skegness
- 1982 Commonwealth Games
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Gold, Team Time Trial (with Malcolm Elliott, Joe Waugh and Steve Lawrence) - 10th Brisbane-Sydney
- 1984
- 2nd in Milton Keynes
- 1986
- 56th Nissan Classic
- 1987
- 14th Kellogg's Tour of Britain
- 3rd in Dublin
- 1st in Porthcawl
- 1988
- 2nd in Stage 3 Milk Race, Plymouth
- 3rd in South Shields
- 2nd in Worksop
References
- ↑ "Bob Downs Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
External links
- Bob Downs profile at Cycling Archives
- http://www.cyclebase.nl/?lang=en&news=en&pc=normal&page=renner&id=4744
- http://www.wheelers.org/
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