Simon Richardson (English cyclist)
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England
United Kingdom| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Richardson |
| Born | 21 June 1983 England United Kingdom |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road & XC MTB |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles |
| 2009 | Rapha Condor |
| 2010–2012 | Sigma Sport–Specialized |
Simon Richardson (born 21 June 1983) is a retired professional road racing cyclist from Bristol who last rode for Team IG–Sigma Sport. He moved into media work after retiring and currently works as a presenter for Global Cycling Network.
He started as a cross-country mountain biker and won the 2005 under-23 British National Mountain Biking Championships before switching to road racing with Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles in 2007.[1]
Richardson was the general classification winner of the 2009 FBD Insurance Rás, his only overall victory in a professional stage race. Also known as Rás Tailteann, the event comprised eight stages and was part of the UCI Europe Tour. Riding for Rapha Condor, he took the lead after stage three and held it to the end of the race, taking the overall win by two minutes and forty-nine seconds.[2]
His other professional win came at the same race in 2008, beating David O'Loughlin in the sprint to the line on stage five after the two riders broke clear of the field. He would finish the race in 19th place overall.
He had top-twenty overall finishes at the Tour of Britain in 2008 and 2010, and came 5th in the elite men's road race at the 2010 British National Road Race Championships.[3] He also scored podium finishes in uncategorized races including Tour of the Reservoir, Sea Otter Classic and Lincoln Grand Prix.
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.[4]
