Robin Sharman

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Robin Sharman
Personal information
Full nameRobin Sharman
Born (1979-12-08) 8 December 1979 (age 43)
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Professional teams
2005-2006 Recycling.co.uk - MG-XPower - Litespeed [1]
2007KFS-Special Vehicles/Sunday [2]
2008-2009Sigma Sport [3]
2010Basso Bikes [4]
2011Orbea-For Goodness Shakes! [5]

Robin Sharman (born 8 December 1979) is an English road racing cyclist and coach from Repton, Derbyshire. [6] He competed in the Under-23 road races at the UCI Road World Championships in 2000 and 2001. [7] He represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, competing in the road event but did not finish the race. In February 2009 Sharman was appointed Olympic Development Programme Coach for the Great Britain junior squad, following a year as a coach for British Cycling's Go Ride scheme in the East Midlands. [8]

Palmarès

2000
2nd British National Road Race Championships (Under 23)
2005
1st Overall Premier Calendar
2nd Stage 2, 2005 Tour of Britain
2006
1st East Midlands International Cicle Classic
2nd Overall Premier Calendar
2007
3rd Overall Premier Calendar
2011
4th Ryedale Grand Prix [9]

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