Rob Britton

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Rob Britton
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Britton at the 2018 Tour of California
Personal information
Full nameRobert Britton
Born (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 40)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Team information
Discipline
  • Road
  • Gravel
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder [1]
Amateur teams
2008–2009Trek Red Truck Racing–Mosaic Homes
2012 H&R Block
Professional teams
2010–2011 Bissell
2013 Team Raleigh
2014–2015 Team SmartStop
2016–2021 Rally Cycling [2] [3]
Major wins
Stage races
Tour of Utah (2017)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2019)

Robert Britton (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian professional cyclist, who currently competes in gravel racing. He formerly rode professionally on the road between 2010 and 2021 for the Bissell, Team Raleigh, Team SmartStop and Rally Cycling teams. [4] [5] He won the overall classification of the Tour of the Gila, a race held in New Mexico, in 2015, [6] and 2018.

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Major results

Road

2008
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Walla Walla
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Devo Classics Springs Stage Race
1st Stage 1 (ITT)
2009
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Devo Classics Springs Stage Race
1st Stages 2 (ITT) & 3
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Walla Walla
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
1st Stage 3 Mount Hood Cycling Classic
2010
1st Stage 1 McLane Pacific Classic
2011
1st Stage 1 McLane Pacific Classic
5th Time trial, Pan-American Championships
2012
1st Stage 2 Tour de Bowness Stage Race
3rd Overall San Dimas Stage Race
3rd Bucks County Classic
10th Overall Tour de Beauce
2014
2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
2nd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
2015
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Tour of the Gila
3rd Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
8th Overall Tour de Beauce
10th Overall Tour de Taiwan
10th Overall Tour of California
2016
3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
5th Overall Tour of Utah
7th Overall Tour de Beauce
2017
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Utah
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
3rd Time trial, National Championships
4th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
5th Overall Tour of the Gila
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
8th Overall Tour of Alberta
2018
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Tour of the Gila
2nd Time trial, National Championships
5th Overall Tour de Beauce
9th Overall Colorado Classic
2019
1st MaillotCan.PNG Time trial, National Championships
10th Overall Tour of Utah

Gravel

2022
6th Unbound Gravel
2023
1st Badlands Long Distance Gravel Race
1st Belgian Waffle Ride – British Columbia
2024
1st Shasta Gravel Hugger
2nd Sea Otter Classic
2nd The Traka 360
3rd Overall Oregon Trail Gravel
2025
1st Unbound Gravel XL

References

  1. Malach, Pat (October 13, 2015). "Britton signs two-year deal with Optum". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. Soladay, Tom. "2019 men's and women's rosters". Rally UHC Cycling . Circuit Sport. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  3. "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. "Rob Britton retires after 12-year pro road career". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. Laura Weislo (May 3, 2015). "Abbott and Britton win overall titles at Tour of the Gila". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc.