Russell Downing
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Russell Downing |
| Nickname | Fonzy |
| Born | 23 August 1978 Rotherham, United Kingdom |
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| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | JLT–Condor |
| Discipline | Track and road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2000 | Miche Pena |
| 2001 | UVCA Troyes |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1999–2001 | Linda McCartney Racing Team |
| 2002 | iTeamNova.com |
| 2003 | Time Life Repair |
| 2004–2005 | Recycling.co.uk |
| 2006 | Driving Force Logistics |
| 2007 | Health Net–Maxxis |
| 2008 | Pinarello Racing Team |
| 2009 | CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta |
| 2010–2011 | Team Sky |
| 2012 | Endura Racing |
| 2013 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2014 | NFTO Pro Cycling |
| 2015 | Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
| 2016– | JLT–Condor |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2005) Tour of Ireland (2009) Tour de Wallonie (2010) |
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| Infobox last updated on 30 April 2014 |
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Russell Downing (born 23 August 1978) is an English cyclist riding for JLT–Condor. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing. He has competed largely on the UCI Continental Tour and in British Premier Calendar races.
Career
He was the British national road race champion in 2005.[2]
In addition to his national championships, he has also been successful in some multi-stage races. His biggest victory to date has come in the 2010 Tour de Wallonie, a 2.HC class event, as well as the 2009 Tour of Ireland.[3]
For 2010 he signed a one-year contract with the new British Professional Team, Team Sky, and became the first Briton to win a stage for the team, picking up a win in the Critérium International. His contract was renewed for a further year, for the 2011 season. In November 2011 it was announced that his contract was not being renewed for a third year and he would join the British Continental Team Endura Racing.[4] Following the merger of Endura with Team NetApp Downing joined the NetApp-Endura squad for 2013.[5] In September 2013 it was announced that Russell and Dean Downing would join the new NFTO cycling team for 2014.[6] Russell Downing signed for the Cult Energy Pro Cycling team for the 2015 season,[7] but has returned to Britain with JLT–Condor for the 2016 season.[8]
Career achievements
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- 2002
- 1st
National Scratch Race Championships - 1st Buggenhout Kermese
- 1st Boekhout Kermese
- 1st Stage of Tour de Brandenburge
- 1st Points Jersey Tour de Brandenburge
- 2nd Stage of circuit de Mines
- 2003
- National Track Championships
- 1st Points race
- 1st Madison
- 1st
- 2004
- 1st World Cup Team Pursuit
- 1st Havant International
- 1st Overall Credit Union Ras Mumhan
- 1st Stages 2, 4 & 5
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit de Mines
- 1st Stage Circuit des Plages Vendeennes
- 1st Colne Grand Prix[9]
- 1st, Warwick Town Centre Circuit Race[10]
- 1st East Yorkshire Classic[11]
- 2005
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Havant International
- 1st Lincoln GP
- 1st Stage of Giro del Capo
- 1st Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix[12]
- 2nd Overall Circuit des plages vendeennes
- 1st Stage
- 2006
- 1st Triptyque Ardennais
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2007
- 1st Richmond Grand Prix
- 2nd Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic
- 3rd Lincoln Grand Prix
- 2008
- 1st Overall Girvan 3-Day
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Tour of the Reservoir
- Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Robert Price International Grand Prix of Wales
- 1st Chas Messenger Stage Race
- 1st Tour of Blackpool
- 1st East Yorkshire Classic
- 1st Richmond Grand Prix
- 1st Lincoln Grand Prix[13]
- 1st Overall Premier Calendar
- 2nd Overall Tour of Ireland
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2009
- 1st
Overall Tour of Ireland
- 1st Stage 1[14]
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Lincoln Grand Prix
- 1st Stage 3 Cinturón a Mallorca
- 1st Smithfield Nocturne
- 1st Ryedale Grand Prix
- 1st Colne Grand Prix[15]
- 1st East Yorkshire Classic Circuit Race[16]
- 1st Overall Premier Calendar
- 2010
- 1st Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium International
- 1st Monsal Hill Climb
- 2012
- 1st Eddie Soens Memorial Road Race
- 1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 1st Lincoln Grand Prix
- 1st Stage 5 Glava Tour of Norway
- 1st Beaumont Trophy
- 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 2013
- 1st National Circuit Race Championships
- 3rd Monsal Hill-Climb[17]
- 2014
- 1st Stockton Grand Prix[18]
- 2nd Team pursuit, British National Track Championships (with Sam Williams, Adam Blythe, Jon Mould and Sam Harrison)[19]
- 3rd Ryedale Grand Prix[20]
- 3rd Circuit of the Fens[21]
- 3rd Newport Nocturne[22]
- 4th Commonwealth Games – Men's road race
- 5th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
- 2015
- 4th Velothon Wales
- 7th Stage 2 Tour de Yorkshire[23]
- 7th Stage 5 of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque [24]
- 2016
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
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- ↑ http://letour.yorkshire.com/
- ↑ http://www.4joursdedunkerque.org/
External links
- Russell Downing at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Full career biography at teamskyfans
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | British National Road Race Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Hamish Haynes |
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Cyclists from Yorkshire
- British cycling road race champions
- Sportspeople from Rotherham
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Giro d'Italia cyclists
