Bob Downs
 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 teams | |
| - | GS Strada |
| - | Manchester Wheelers' Club |
| Professional team | |
| 1984-89 | Percy Bilton |
| Major wins | |
| Sealink International | |
Medal record | |
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
5th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)- 4th Overall, Milk Race
- 3rd in Stage 8 Milk Race, Skegness
- 1982 Commonwealth Games
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 at Cycling Archives (archived)
- http://www.cyclebase.nl/?lang=en&news=en&pc=normal&page=renner&id=4744
- http://www.wheelers.org/