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Dean Downing 
Personal information Full name Dean Downing Nickname Deano Born 24 January 1975
Rotherham, England, Great-BritainTeam information Current team Rapha Condor Discipline Track & Road Role Rider Professional team(s) 2006
2007-DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
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18th March 2010Dean "Deano" Downing (born 24 January 1975) is an English bicycle racer, specialising in road cycling who rides for Rapha Condor-Sharp. He rode for the DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team in 2006 and is the older brother of the former British champion, Russell Downing. In 2004, he represented Great Britain at the World Track Championships.
For the 2007 season, Downing rode for the original Rapha Condor team and focussed on the British Premier Calendar. In 2008 the team became Rapha-Condor-Recycling.co.uk.
Career Achievements
- 2001
- 1st, Aalst kermesse, Belgium
- 1st, Third night Amateur 6 day Gent (track)
- 2nd, De Drie Zustersteden
- 2nd, Overall Amateur 6 day Gent (track)
- 2nd, British Criterium Championship
- 2nd, Boussu Criterium
- 2nd, Sinaai kermesse
- 2002
- 1st, British Criterium Championship
- 1st, Melsele kermesse
- winner, mountains jersey, Ronde van Zuidoost Vlaanderen
- 2nd, Landskouter kermesse
- 2nd, Wondelgem kermesse
- 2nd, Sinaai Criterium
- 3rd, Kuurne Criterium
- 2003
- 1st, Schellebelle Criterium
- 1st, Landskouter kermesse
- 1st, Sinaai kermesse
- 1st, British Elite Madison Championship, Track
- 1st, Isle of Wight Stage 1
- Winner Mountains Prize, Havant Grand Prix
- Winner Mountains Jersey, Ronde van Zuidoost Vlaanderen.
- 2nd, British Elite Criterium Championship
- 3rd, Wolvertem kermesse
- 4th, G.P. Chamont–Gistoux
- 2004
- 1st, Metaltek Grand Prix road race
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour of Munster International
- 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Bungay
- 1st, Don Despatch Road Race
- 1st, Presten Arena Criterium
- 1st, Mike Binks memorial road race
- 1st, Seacroft wheelers road race
- 1st, York Cycle Works road race
- 1st, British Elite Road Series
- 2nd, Scratch Race, UCI Track World Cup Sydney
- 2nd, British Elite Road Series
- 2nd, Bob Chicken Criterium, London.
- 2005 - Recycling.co.uk/MG-Xpower/Litespeed
- Overall winner, British Cycling Criterium Series
- 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Stoneleigh-UK
- 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Milton Keynes-UK
- 1st, Tour of Reservoir road race
- 1st, Metaltek Grand Prix road race
- 1st, Stage 3, Bermuda GP
- 2nd place National Road Championship - Runnerup
- 2nd, British Elite Criterium Series, Glasgow-UK
- 2nd, Eddie Soens H/cap road race
- 2nd, Lincoln International
- 3rd, British Elite Criterium Series, Warwick-UK
- 3rd overall, Bermuda GP
- 2006 - DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
- 2007 - Rapha Condor
- 1st, Tour of the Reservoir
- 1st, Lincoln Grand Prix
- 1st, Stage 4, Girvan Stage Race
- 4th, Overall Classification, Bikeline 2 Day
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 3
- 2008 - Rapha-Condor ReCycling.Co.Uk
- 1st, Stage 2, FBD Insurance Rás
- 2008 - Great Britain National Team
- 1st, Stage 2, Sachsen-Tour International
- 2010 - Rapha Condor-Sharp
- Tour de Taiwan
- 3rd, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
- 2nd, Stage 6
- 1st, Abstraction Lincoln Grand Prix
- 2011
- 1st. Stage 1, An Post Rás
External links
- Official Website
- Dean Downing interviewed by students
- Dean Downing profile at Cycling Archives
Riders on Rapha Condor-Sharp Graham Briggs | Ed Clancy | Dan Craven | Zakkan Dempster | Dean Downing | Ben Greenwood | Kristian House | James McCallum | Casey Munrow | Tom Southam | Andy Tennant | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Dean Windsor | Manager: John Herety
Categories:- English cyclists
- 1975 births
- Living people
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