 Bob Downs riding for Great Britain in the Milk Race | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 July 1955 Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time Trialist | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| - | Basildon CC | ||||||||||||||
| - | GS Strada | ||||||||||||||
| - | Manchester Wheelers' Club | ||||||||||||||
| Professional team | |||||||||||||||
| 1984-89 | Percy Bilton | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| Sealink International | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Downs (born 27 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]
He represented England in the road race, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2] Four years later he represented England and won a gold medal in the team time trial, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4]
He rode for Manchester Wheelers' Club and was a professional between 1984 and 1989 ending his career with Percy Bilton.
5th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
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