- Sid Barras
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Sid Barras
fullname = Sidney Barras
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1948|4|3
country = ENG
GBR
height =
weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears = 1970
1971–1973
1974
1975–1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982–1984
1985–1986
1987
proteams = Bantel - Raleigh
Bantel
TI - Raleigh
Bantel
Viking - Campagnolo
Carlton - Weinmann
Weinmann - Chicken
Coventry Eagle - Campagnolo
Falcon - Campagnolo
Moducel
Watertech - Dawes
majorwins = Flagicon|GBR British Champion x3
updated =20 December 2007 Sid Barras (born
3 April 1948 , [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=948&id=889|title=Profile|publisher=cyclingwebsite.net] [cite web|url=http://www.cyclebase.nl/?lang=en&news=en&pc=normal&page=renner&db=m&id=889|title=Profile|publisher=cyclebase.nl]Darlington area,County Durham ) is an English former professionalroad racing cyclist fromKeighley ,West Yorkshire . He was a professional for 18 years. One of Britain's foremost racing cyclists in the 1970s and 1980scite web|url=http://xpedia.frogtrade.net/index.phtml?d=3337|title=Diary Of A Pro Cyclist|publisher=xpedia.co.uk] with over 380 wins, [cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/sep07/newport07|title=Newport Nocturn|publisher=cyclingnews.com|date=1 September 2007] Barras is also the father of current professional racing cyclist,Tom Barras . In 1999, Barras was Directeur Sportif for British UCI Division 3 Men's Health cycling team. He is also team manager ofRecycling.co.uk in 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.world-of-cycling.com/sites/2005/teams05/recyclingcouk.htm|title=Recycling.co.uk / MG-xPower / Litespeed|publisher=world-of-cycling.com]Palmarès
;1970:4th
British National Road Race Championships (Professional):1stLondon –Holyhead ;1971:2nd
British National Road Race Championships (Professional):2nd Tom Simpson Memorial (Harworth ):2ndBritish National Stayers Championships ;1973:1st Stage 10, Tour de Suisse:1st Tom Simpson Memorial (
Harworth );1974:1st Tom Simpson Memorial (
Harworth );1976:2nd
British National Road Race Championships (Professional);1977:5th
British National Road Race Championships (Professional);1979:1st flagicon|GBR
British National Road Race Championships (Professional):1st flagicon|GBRBritish National Circuit Race Championships (Professional);1980:1st Tom Simpson Memorial (
Harworth ):2ndBritish National Road Race Championships (Professional);1981:4th
British National Road Race Championships (Professional)References
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