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Brian Smith
Smith at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full nameBrian Smith
NicknameSmithy
Born (1967-07-07) 7 July 1967 (age 57)
Paisley, Scotland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider (1991–1999)
Team Manager (2011–2016)
Commentator
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
1991–1993Banana–Falcon
1994Motorola
1995–1996Plymouth
Managerial teams
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Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (1991, 1994)

Brian Smith (born 7 July 1967 in Paisley) is a Scottish former racing cyclist turned commentator and manager.

Before turning professional Smith rode for the French amateur team Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt.[1] He won the professional men's race at the British National Road Race Championships in 1991 and 1994, and was runner-up in 1992 and 1993. He competed for Britain in the 1996 Olympic road race and represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 1986, 1990 and 1998. He also won the Grand Prix Midtbank in 1994.

Since 2009, he has commentated on cycle racing for British Eurosport. He also joined the You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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  • {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia., Smith was initially appointed to the role of assistant general manager[2] before becoming the team's Business Development Manager.[3] In July 2014 team You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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  • {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. appointed Brian Smith as interim general manager until the end of the year as he had participated in the formation of the now-defunct Cervélo TestTeam.[4] In addition Smith acts as manager to Czech rider Leopold König.[5] In April 2016 it was announced that Smith would leave Team Dimension Data (as MTN-Qhubeka had become) at the end of the month by mutual consent, with Smith explaining that his role had become less hands-on and more focused on administration and logistics with the team's achievement of UCI WorldTeam status.[6]

Smith is the founder of the Braveheart Cycling Fund, which was launched in 2003 to support young Scottish racing cyclists.[7]

Major results

1987
1st Stage 2 Girvan Easter Three Day
1988
3rd Manx International Road Race
3rd Paris–Troyes
1990
1st Lincoln Grand Prix
3rd Prix des Flandres Françaises
1991
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Tredegar
1992
1st Brighton
1st Glasgow Criterium
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Lancashire
7th Overall Tour of Britain
1993
1st Bishops Castle
1st Manx International Road Race
1st Manchester
1st Port Talbot
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
1994
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st GP Herning
1995
1st Tour of the Fountain
1996
1st Overall Tour of the Kingdom
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 4 Tucson Bicycle Classic
1997
3rd Manx Premier Trophy
1998
1st Stage 2 Tour of Lancashire
3rd Overall Procam Two Day

References

  • Brian Smith at Cycling Archives
  • Hamilton, Alastair (6 February 2008). "Brian Smith Gets PEZ'd". PezCycling News.
  1. ^ "Young Scots get on their bikes for France's cycling schools". The Scotsman. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Smith and Sans Vega to NetApp-Endura management". cyclingnews.com. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Brian Smith appointed as Business Development Manager for Team NetApp – Endura". You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users * {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. * {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. * {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. * {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices * {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices * {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. * {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. * If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous * {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help); line feed character in |website= at position 197 (help)
  4. ^ "Brian Smith, nuevo mánager general interino del MTN-Qhubeka / Profesionales / Noticias del ciclismo / BICI CICLISMO".
  5. ^ Benson, Daniel (3 August 2014). "Transfers: König has contract offers from three WorldTour teams". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. ^ Benson, Daniel (28 April 2016). "Smith: I expect Doug Ryder to take over my role at Dimension Data". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ "About the fund". braveheartfund.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2014.