 Bob Downs riding for Great Britain in the Milk Race | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 July 1955 Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Cycling career | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time Trialist | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| - | Basildon CC | ||||||||||||||
| - | GS Strada | ||||||||||||||
| - | Manchester Wheelers' Club | ||||||||||||||
| Professional team | |||||||||||||||
| 1984–89 | Percy Bilton | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| Sealink International | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Downs (born 27 July 1955) is a former English professional cyclist from Basildon, Essex.
He won the Sealink International in 1980 and competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial.
He represented England in the road race, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Four years later he represented England and won a gold medal in the team time trial, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He rode for Manchester Wheelers' Club and was a professional between 1984 and 1989 ending his career with Percy Bilton.
5th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
Gold, Team Time Trial (with Malcolm Elliott, Joe Waugh and Steve Lawrence)
