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Born | Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom | 27 July 1955||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
He represented England in the road race, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] 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.[3][4]
He rode for Manchester Wheelers' Club and was a professional between 1984 and 1989 ending his career with Percy Bilton.