Brandon Downes

Brandon Downes

Downes in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 34) Johannesburg, South Africa
Team information
Current team	Melon Mobile RealPay Pro Cycling
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2017	Luso Pro Cycling
2017	Karan Beef
2018	Team BCX
2018	Team Martigues SC–Drag Bicycles
2020–2024	TEG Pro Cycling Team [1]
2025–	Melon Mobile RealPay Pro Cycling
Professional team
2019	TEG Pro Cycling Team

Brandon Downes (born 12 March 1991) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for club team Melon Mobile RealPay Pro Cycling.

Before pursuing cycling, Downes studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he earned a degree in architecture while playing amateur hockey. ^[2]

Major results

2018

1st 947 Cycle Challenge

2019

4th GP Al Massira, Les Challenges de la Marche Verte

2020

2nd Tour of Good Hope

5th Time trial, National Road Championships

2021

1st Overall Mpumalanga Tour  [ fr ]

1st Stage 2

1st Overall Tour du Cap

2022

1st Overall Tour du Cap

1st Stage 2

2nd Overall Tour de Windhoek

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Overall Mpumalanga Tour  [ fr ]

2023

2nd Overall Tour du Cap

1st Stage 1

3rd Overall Tour de Windhoek

1st Prologue & Stages 1 & 4

2024

African Road Championships

2nd Time trial

5th Road race

African Games

2nd Mixed relay

2nd Team time trial

3rd Time trial

2nd Overall Tour de Windhoek

1st Stage 2 (ITT)

2nd Overall Panorama Tour

1st Stages 1 & 4

2025

1st Tour de Limpopo

2nd Overall Tour du Cap

1st Stage 2

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

References

1. "Brandon Downes". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
2. "The architect who won Joburg's biggest cycling race". inthebunch.co.za. 25 May 2020.

External links

• Brandon Downes at UCI
• Brandon Downes at Cycling Archives
• Brandon Downes at ProCyclingStats