Simon Richardson (English cyclist)

Simon Richardson (born 21 June 1983) is a retired elite racing cyclist from Bristol who last rode for Team IG–Sigma Sport.

For the Welsh cyclist, see Simon Richardson (Welsh cyclist).

Simon Richardson
Personal information
Full nameSimon Richardson
Born (1983-06-21) 21 June 1983
 England
 United Kingdom
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad & XC MTB
RoleRider
Rider typeAll rounder
Professional teams
2007–2008Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles
2009Rapha Condor
2010–2012Sigma Sport–Specialized

He started as a cross-country mountain biker and won the 2005 Under-23 British National Mountain Biking Championships.[1] He became a professional racing cyclist in 2007 and won the overall title in the 2009 FBD Insurance Rás stage race whilst riding for the Rapha Condor team.

Richardson announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of 2012 after winning the Rouleur’s Combativity award on the final stage of the Tour Of Britain.[2]

Following his retirement, Richardson became a presenter at the Global Cycling Network.[3] He is now working alongside Daniel Lloyd, Manon Lloyd and many other former professional cyclists at GCN.

Palmarès
2004
1st Round of Belgian Cup
2nd British National Cyclo-cross Championships (Under 23)
2005
1st British National Mountain Bike Championships (Under 23)
2006
1st Bikeline 2 Day
2008
1st Stage 5, FBD Insurance Rás
2nd Sea Otter Classic[4]
3rd Lincoln Grand Prix[5]
3rd Richmond Grand Prix[6]
3rd Overall Girvan Stage Race[7]
3rd Overall Tour of the Reservoir[8]
2009
1st Overall FBD Insurance Rás
2010
2nd Stage 3, FBD Insurance Rás
1st Tour of the Reservoir

References
  1. British Cycling Bio
  2. Richardson wraps up the Ras
  3. "About Us". shop.globalcyclingnetwork.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "Plowman Craven Take First and Second at Sea Otter Warm-Up". Cycling Weekly. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. "Downing Wins Lincoln - But Which One?". Cycling Weekly. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. "Downing Secures Seventh Victory". Cycling Weekly. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  7. "Girvan Stage Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. "Tour of the Reservoir". Rapha Condor-JLT. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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