Darryl Webster

Darryl James Webster

Personal information
Born	(1962-05-07) 7 May 1962 (age 63) Leicester, England
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
Manchester Wheelers' Club [1]
Professional teams
1988	P.M.S. Dawes
1989	Teka
Major wins
Nissan Classic, 1 stage
Medal record Cycling Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane team pursuit

Darryl James Webster (born 7 May 1962) is a former English professional cyclist from Walsall.

Cycling career

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]

He represented England and competed in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit and won a bronze medal in the 4,000 metres team pursuit, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^{[6] [7]}

Palmarès

1978

1st GHS Schoolboy National TT 10 miles championship

1980

1st Overall National Junior Road Series ^[8]

3rd Junior World Championships, Track, Team Pursuit

1981

3rd British National Hill Climb Championships

1982

3rd Commonwealth Games, Track, Team Pursuit

1983

5th Tour of the Cotswolds

1st British National Hill Climb Championships

1984

4th Overall, Sealink International

2nd Overall, Circuit des Mines

1st British National Hill Climb Championships

DNF Olympic Games, Road race

8th Olympic Games, 100 kilometres Team Time Trial

1985

1st British National Hill Climb Championships

4th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)

1st Lincoln GP

1986

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

26th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)

31st Overall, Nissan Classic

1st Stage 3, Nissan Classic

1989

8th GP Wales

29th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)

References

1. "A History of Manchester Wheelers' Club" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
2. "Darryl Webster statistics". Olympic Sport. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
3. "The tale of Darryl Webster". Pezcycling. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
4. "Darryl Webster Interview". Planet X. Retrieved 1 June 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Darryl Webster caught with Drugs". Express. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
6. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
8. "British Junior Men's Road Series Winners – The Definitive List". Bikesy.co.uk .

External links

• Darryl Webster at Cycling Archives ( archive )
• "Cycle Base".
• wielrennen.hour.be