 Bob Downs riding for Great Britain in theMilk Race | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1955-07-27)27 July 1955 (age 70) Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time Trialist | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| - | Basildon CC | ||||||||||||||
| - | GS Strada | ||||||||||||||
| - | Manchester Wheelers' Club | ||||||||||||||
| Professional team | |||||||||||||||
| 1984–89 | Percy Bilton | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| Sealink International | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Downs (born 27 July 1955) is a formerEnglish professional cyclist fromBasildon, Essex.
He won the Sealink International in 1980 and competed at the1980 Moscow Olympics in theMen's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial.[1]
He representedEngland in the road race, at the1978 Commonwealth Games inEdmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later he representedEngland and won agold medal in the team time trial, at the1982 Commonwealth Games inBrisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]
He rode forManchester Wheelers' Club and was a professional between 1984 and 1989 ending his career with Percy Bilton.
5thBritish National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
Gold, Team Time Trial (withMalcolm Elliott, Joe Waugh and Steve Lawrence)
