Dean "Deano" Downing (born 24 January 1975) is an English retired bicycle racer, specialising in road cycling who last rode for NFTO Pro Cycling.[2] Downing was educated at Wales High School and Sheffield Hallam University, where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in Construction Management.[3] He rode for the DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team in 2006 and is the older brother of former British champion Russell Downing. In 2004, he represented Great Britain at the World Track Championships.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Dean Downing |
Nickname | Deano |
Born | Thurcroft, Rotherham, England | 24 January 1975
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Track & Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter[1] |
Amateur teams | |
2000 | VC St Raphael |
2001–2003 | John Saey |
2004 | Recycling.co.uk–MG X-Power |
Professional teams | |
2005 | Recycling.co.uk–MG X-Power |
2006 | DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed |
2007–2012 | JLT–Condor |
2013 | Madison-Genesis |
2014 | NFTO Pro Cycling |
Major wins | |
Sachen Tour stage 2 - 2008 |
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. After spending six years with the Rapha Condor squad Downing moved to the new Madison-Genesis team for 2013.[4] In September 2013 it was announced that Russell and Dean Downing would join the new NFTO cycling team for 2014.[2] Downing retired from racing after competing at the 2014 Sheffield Grand Prix, near his hometown of Rotherham.[5] After retiring he became directeur sportif for the Polypipe Cycling Team in 2015.[3] After the team disbanded at the end of the year Downing took up a DS role with his former team JLT-Condor for 2016.[6] In January 2018 Downing was announced as DS and performance coach for the newly revived Holdsworth team.[7]
Major results
edit- 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, 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, Neil Gardner Memorial Trophy Road Race[8]
- 1st, British Elite Road Series
- 2nd, Scratch Race, UCI Track World Cup Sydney
- 2nd, British Elite Road Series
- 2nd, Havant International Grand Prix[9]
- 2nd, Bob Chicken Criterium, London.
- 2nd, Stan Robson Trophy[10]
- 2nd, Warwick Town Centre Circuit Race[11]
- 3rd, Tour of Munster[12]
- 1st, Stage 1
- 4th Colne Grand Prix[13]
- 4th East Yorkshire Classic[14]
- 2005 – Recycling.co.uk–MG X-Power
- Overall winner, British Cycling Criterium Series
- 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Stoneleigh-UK
- 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Milton Keynes-UK
- 1st, Tour of the Reservoir road race
- 1st, Metaltek Grand Prix road race
- 1st, Stage 3, Bermuda GP
- 2nd place National Road Championship – Runner-up
- 2nd, Points Race, British National Track Championships[15]
- 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
- 4th, Crawley Criterium[16]
- 5th, Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix[17]
- 2006 – DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
- 1st Trofee Van Haspengouw[18]
- 1st Neerlineder Kermesse[19]
- 2007 – Recycling.co.uk
- 2nd Crawley Town Centre Criterium[20]
- 4th Overall Premier Calendar[21]
- 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 British National Circuit Race Championships[22]
- 2nd Eddy Soens Memorial[23]
- 2nd Clayton Velo Spring Classic[24]
- 2nd Overall Premier Calendar[25]
- 3rd British National Road Race Championships[32]
- 3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series[33]
- 7th Overall, FBD Insurance Rás[37]
- 1st, Stage 2
- 2008 – Great Britain National Team
- 1st, Stage 2, Sachsen-Tour International
- 2009
- 1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Series[38]
- 1st Round 2 - Exeter, Tour Series[44]
- 1st Round 3 - Woking, Tour Series[45]
- 2nd Overall Tour of the North[46]
- 2nd Blackpool Nocturne[49]
- 2nd Newcastle Leazes Criterium[50]
- 4th Shay Elliott Memorial Race[51]
- 4th Lincoln Grand Prix[52]
- 5th Overall Tour of the Reservoir[53]
- 5th Smithfield Nocturne[54]
- 5th Rochdale Grand Prix Circuit Race[55]
- 2010 – Rapha Condor-Sharp
- 6th Overall Tour de Taiwan[56]
- 3rd, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
- 2nd, Stage 6
- 1st Round 4 - Exeter, Tour Series[57]
- 1st Round 7 - Peterborough, Tour Series[58]
- 1st, Dumfries Bike Fest Grand Prix[59]
- 1st Blackpool Nocturne[60]
- 2nd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series[61]
- 2011
- 1st. Stage 1, An Post Rás
- 1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series[66]
- 1st Abergavenny Grand Prix[67]
- 2nd Otley Criterium[68]
- 2nd Stafford GP[69]
- 2nd Colne Grand Prix[70]
- 1st Round 4 - Colchester, Tour Series[71]
- 1st Clayton Velo Classic[72]
- 3rd Tour of the Reservoir[73]
- 5th Smithfield Nocturne[74]
- 2012
- 3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series[75]
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External links
edit- Official website
- Dean Downing interviewed by students
- Dean Downing at Cycling Archives