Paul Curran (cyclist)

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Paul Curran


fullname = Paul Curran
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|1|15
country = ENG
GBR
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discipline = Road & Track
role = Rider
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amateuryears =
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proyears = 1981–1983
1984
1986-
1994-1996
proteams = Stockton Wheelers
Manchester Wheelers-Trumanns Steel
Manchester Wheelers
Optimum Performance RT
majorwins = flagicon|GBR British Champion
updated = 8 March, 2007

Paul Curran (born 15 January 1961) [http://www.cyclebase.nl/?lang=en&news=en&pc=normal&page=renner&db=m&id=3540 Cyclebase profile] ] was a racing cyclist who dominated the British amateur scene for several years. His career ended when he broke his back in a serious accident during the Tour of the Pennines in 1996. [ [http://www.paulcurran.ndo.co.uk/HomePage.html paulcurran.ndo.co.uk] ] He was born in Thornaby, Cleveland.

Curran won several Commonwealth Games medals and also competed in the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1988 Olympic Games [ [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=975 Olympic Profile at olympics.org.uk] ] .

With wins in top amateur races in France, Curran could probably have secured a professional contract with a continental cycling team. He preferred to remain in Britain however.

Palmarés

;1977:3rd RTTC National Junior Best all Rounder

;1978:2nd British National Track Championships 3000m Pursuit - Junior:3rd British National Track Championships kilo - Junior

;1981:1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Madison, 80km (with Stuart Morris)

;1982:3rd Commonwealth Games Team Pursuit :1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Madison, 80km (with Hugh Cameron):1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships 50km Points Race

;1983:1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Madison (with Hugh Cameron):1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Team Pursuit:2nd British National Track Championships 50km Points Race:2nd British National Track Championships 4000m Pursuit

;1984:1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Madison (with Hugh Cameron):1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Team Pursuit:1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships 50km Points Race:1st National Hill Climb Championship [Team] :3rd British National Track Championships 4000m Pursuit

;1985:1st Tour of Normandy:1st Grafton to Inverell Classic:1st flagicon|GBR British National 100km Team Time Trial Championship:1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships 50km Points Race:1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Team Pursuit:3rd British National Road Race Championships - Amateur

;1986:1st Commonwealth Games Team Time Trial (with Deno Davie, Alan Gornall, Keith Reynolds):1st Commonwealth Games Road Race:1st Circuit des Mines:1st Lincoln Grand Prix:1st British National Hill Climb Championship (Team)

;1987:1st flagicon|GBR British National Road Race Championships - Amateur:1st Lincoln Grand Prix:1st British National 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Deno Davie, Peter Longbottom, Rob Holden):1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Team Pursuit:1st British National Hill Climb Championship:1st British National Hill Climb Championship (Team):2nd British National Track Championships 50km Points Race

;1888:1st flagicon|GBR British National Track Championships Team Pursuit:1st British National Hill Climb Championships (Team):1st Lincoln Grand Prix:2nd British National Team Time Trial Championship:3rd British National Track Championships 50km Points Race:3rd British National Hill Climb Championships

;1989:1st flagicon|GBR British National Criterium Championships, Professional :2nd British National Track Championships, Professional 5,000m Pursuit

;1991:1st Lincoln Grand Prix:1st British National Track 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Chris Boardman, Peter Longbottom, Scott O'Brien)

;1992:3rd British National Road Race Championships - Amateur:2nd British National 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Wayne Randle, John Tanner, Julian Ramsbottom)

;1993:1st National Motor-Pace Championship:3rd British National Track Championships Team Pursuit

;1994:1st Archer Grand Prix:1st National Motor-Pace Championship:3rd British National Track Championships Madison (with Hugh Cameron):3rd British National Track 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Rob Harris, Wayne Randle, Mark Lovatt)

;1995:1st National Motor-Pace Championship:3rd British National Road Race Championships - Amateur

;1996:1st National Motor-Pace ChampionshipBritish National 50km Team Time Trial Championships (with Wayne Randle, Kevin Dawson):1st British National 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Wayne Randle, Kevin Dawson):3rd British National Track 50m Time Trial Championships

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