George Atkins (cyclist)

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George Atkins
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Atkins at the 2014 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Richard Atkins
Born (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 32)
Leicester, England
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
2008Pearl Izumi/Planet X/High 5 [1]
2009Websters Cycles [2]
2010100% ME
2011Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers [3]
2012–2013100% ME
Professional teams
2014 Team Raleigh
2015 ONE Pro Cycling
2016 JLT–Condor

George Richard Atkins (born 18 August 1991) is a British former track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2016. He was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme. In 2009 he won the junior race at the British National Road Race Championships. [4] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the track points race. After the Commonwealth Games Atkins took a break from the sport but returned in the summer of 2011. [3]

Contents

It was announced in October 2013 that Atkins would turn professional for the 2014 season, with Team Raleigh. [5] After one season with Raleigh Atkins was listed as part of the inaugural squad of the ONE Pro Cycling team for the 2015 season. [6]

Major results

2007
1st Criterium, European Youth Summer Olympic Festival [7]
3rd Individual pursuit, National Youth Track Championships
2008
3rd Scratch, National Junior Track Championships
2009
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Road race, National Junior Road Championships [7]
National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Madison (with Dan McLay)
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
2nd Points race
2nd Scratch
3rd Kilo
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
2010
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Points race
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Madison (with Erick Rowsell)
2nd Points race, Commonwealth Games
2011
1st Scottish National Hill Climb Championships [8]
1st Drummond Trophy [8]
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships [9]
3rd Time trial, Scottish National Road Championship [8]
2012
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Points race [8]
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit (with Team 100% ME) [8]
3rd Omnium [8]
3rd Madison (with Owain Doull) [10]
1st Jock Wadley Memorial [8]
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships [11]
2013
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Madison (with Jon Mould) [12]
3rd Points race [13]
1st Overall British Cycling Elite Circuit Series [14]
1st Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium [15]
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2014
1st Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium [16]
1st David Campbell Memorial Road Race [17]
2nd Wales Open Criterium [18]
2nd Leicester Castle Classic [19]
2015
3rd National Circuit Race Championships [20]
3rd Leicester Castle Classic [21]
3rd Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Race [22]

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