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| Born | 7 May 1962 Leicester, England | |||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
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| Manchester Wheelers' Club [1] | ||||||||||||||
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| 1988 | P.M.S. Dawes | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | Teka | |||||||||||||
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| Nissan Classic, 1 stage | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Darryl James Webster (born 7 May 1962) is a former English professional cyclist from Walsall.
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]
3rd British National Hill Climb Championships 1st British National Hill Climb Championships 1st British National Hill Climb Championships 1st British National Hill Climb Championships 4th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur) 1st British National Hill Climb Championships 26th British National Road Race Championships (Professional) 29th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
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