Dean Windsor

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Dean Windsor
Dean Windsor Tour de Taiwan.jpg
Windsor in Leaders Yellow Jersey Tour de Taiwan
Personal information
Full nameDean Windsor
NicknameThe Duke
Born (1986-09-09) 9 September 1986 (age 38)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Team information
Current team Endura Racing
DisciplineRoad Racing
RoleProfessional Rider
Rider typeCriterium & Road
Professional teams
2006-2009 Drapac–Porsche
2010-2011 Rapha Condor–Sharp
2012 Endura Racing

Dean Windsor (born 9 September 1986 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional racing cyclist who is known internationally as a criterium rider. [1] Riding on the Track as a junior Dean Windsor won the Under19 Oceania Points Race Championship [2] at Wanganui, NZ in 2004. Then focused on Road Racing winning the National U23 Criterium Championship, in 2007 at Brisbane. Then in 2010 was runner-up in the Australian Elite Criterium Championship [3] at Ballarat. In 2011 he was runner-up in the British Elite Circuit Series [4] behind then Rapha Condor-Sharp Team mate Dean Downing which included a win in the Stafford GP.

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Outside of racing, Windsor is a qualified primary school teacher [5] having studied primary education at Charles Sturt University. [6]

Career highlights

2006
3rd Stage 4 Tour of Wellington, Pahiatua (NZL)
2nd Stage 1 Tour of Gippsland, Mallacoota (Aus)
3rd Stage 5 Tour of Gippsland, Metung (Aus)
2nd Stage 6 Tour of Gippsland, Bairnsdale (Aus)
2007
1st Stage 4 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, Geelong (Aus)
2nd Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Chiayi (TPE)
3rd Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Taichung (TPE)
2008
1st Points Jersey Classification Jayco Bay Cycling Classic,(Aus)
2009
2nd Stage 1 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, Williamstown (Aus)
2nd Stage 3 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, Geelong (Aus)
1st Points Jersey Classification Jayco Bay Cycling Classic,(Aus)
2nd Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Taichung City (TPE)
3rd Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Taichung (TPE)
6th Melle GP (Bel)
3rd Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido, Toyotomi (JPN)
2010
2nd National Elite Criterium Championship, Ballarat (Aus)
3rd Stage 7 Tour de Taiwan, Taipei (TPE)
1st Stage 4 Irish Sea Tour of the North, Ballymena (IRL)
2nd Shay Elliott Memorial Race (IRL)
3rd Elite Circuit Series (GBR)
2nd Newport Nocturne [7]
2011
2nd OCBC Singapore Criterium (SIN)
3rd Stage 8 Tour of Ireland, Skerries (IRL)
2nd Elite Circuit Series (GBR)
2012
2nd Stage 3 Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (ITA)

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