Darryl Webster

Darryl James Webster
Personal information
Born (1962-05-07) 7 May 1962
Leicester, England
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
Manchester Wheelers' Club[1]
Professional team(s)
1988 P.M.S. Dawes
1989 Teka
Major wins
Nissan Classic, 1 stage

Darryl James Webster (born 7 May 1962) is a former English professional cyclist from Walsall. He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games[2] and won twenty three national championship titles.[3] He also famously won a stage in the 1988 Nissan Classic from a 101 mile solo break.[4] Webster has always claimed to be strongly against the use of drugs in sport, but in April 2013 he was caught growing cannabis worth £24,000.[5]

Palmarès

1978
1st GHS Schoolboy National TT 10 miles championship
1980
3rd Junior World Championships, Track, Team Pursuit
1981
United Kingdom 3rd British National Hill Climb Championships
1982
3rd Commonwealth Games,Track, Team Pursuit
1983
5th Tour of the Cotswolds
United Kingdom 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
1984
4th Overall, Sealink International
2nd Overall, Circuit des Mines
United Kingdom 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
DNF Olympic Games, Road race
8th Olympic Games, 100 kilometres Team Time Trial
1985
United Kingdom 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
United Kingdom 4th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
1st Lincoln GP
1986
United Kingdom 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
3rd Lincoln GP
1987
2nd Archer Grand Prix
1st Manx Trophy
2nd Lincoln GP
2nd Overall, Premier Calendar
1988
8th Overall, Tour of Britain
21st Grand Prix des Nations
1st Gwent
1st Windermere
United Kingdom 26th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
31st Overall, Nissan Classic
1st Stage 3, Nissan Classic
1989
8th GP Wales
United Kingdom 29th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)

References

  1. "A History of Manchester Wheelers’ Club" (PDF). Retrieved June 2012.
  2. "Darryl Webster statistics". Olympic Sport. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 2012.
  3. "The tale of Darryl Webster". Pezcycling. Retrieved June 2012.
  4. "Darryl Webster Interview". Planet X. Retrieved June 2012.
  5. "Darryl Webster caught with Drugs". Express. Retrieved April 2013.

External links

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