15-423: Simon Richardson may refer to: Simon Richardson (English cyclist) (born 1983), English racing cyclist Simon Richardson (Welsh cyclist) (born 1966), Welsh racing cyclist See also [ edit ] Simone Richardson (born 1973), Dutch politician [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
30-555: A feature for GCN in which he competed in the Brompton World Championship . Competitors at the event ride Brompton folding bicycles and must wear some element of business attire - in Richardson's case a suit jacket - rather than traditional cycling gear. He finished second in his heat to qualify for the final, and was second in the championship race. Conor Dunne Conor Dunne (born 22 January 1992)
45-527: Is a retired road racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the An Post–Chain Reaction , JLT–Condor , Aqua Blue Sport and Israel Cycling Academy teams. He competed as British in his early career before switching to Ireland, and was the 2018 Irish National Road Race champion. Born in St Albans , Dunne initially represented Great Britain and competed for amateur teams in
60-494: 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. Richardson
75-403: The 2019 Tour of Antalya . On 7 January 2020, Global Cycling Network (GCN) announced him as a new presenter. On 2 May 2020 GCN's YouTube channel released a video where Dunne turned his garden into a Velodrome to create a Garden Hour Cycling Distance record with help from his brother-in-law Nigel. The distance covered was 16.3 kilometres (10.1 miles), which was listed as a new record (as there
90-579: The Irish National Road Race champion while contracted to Irish team Aqua Blue Sport . Racing over 180 km on a circuit around Collooney , he finished one minute and one second ahead of Darnell Moore in second and over three minutes clear of Mark Downey in third. Dunne had top-ten finishes on the UCI Europe Tour at the one-day 2015 Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen and 2019 Fyen Rundt races, and placed fifth overall at
105-566: The 2014 season. He stayed with the team for 2015 and moved to fellow UCI Continental team JLT–Condor for 2016. After moving to Aqua Blue Sport he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España . Dunne finished the race in 158th place, the last classified rider in the final standings. Following the collapse of Aqua Blue Sport, in November 2018 it emerged that Dunne would join the Israel Cycling Academy team for
120-519: The 2019 season. His salary for the year was paid by former Aqua Blue owner Rick Delaney due to Dunne signing a contract with the team for 2019 before it folded. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia . Wearing the Irish national champion's jersey, he completed the race in 135th place and finished 20th on stage twelve from Cuneo to Pinerolo , his highest placing in an individual Grand Tour stage. On 30 December 2019, at
135-685: 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 . Following his retirement, Richardson became a presenter and content creator at Global Cycling Network . He works alongside former IG-Sigma teammate Daniel Lloyd , Conor Dunne and other former professional cyclists at GCN. In 2024, Richardson filmed
150-913: The UK, Belgium and Ireland. He won the British National Men's Junior Time Trial title in 2010 after finishing second in the 2009 race. Dunne was also eligible to represent Ireland and switched his sporting allegiance prior to the 2011 season. While still an amateur, in 2011 he participated in his first professional stage race at the An Post Rás . In 2012 he won the Irish National Men's Under-23 Time Trial Championship , his first national victory as an Irish rider and one of seven career podium finishes at elite and junior Irish championship races. He signed with An Post–Chain Reaction for
165-448: The age of 27, he announced on social media that he was retiring from professional cycling. Dunne's first victory in a professional race came on stage one of the 2013 An Post Rás while riding for Irish amateur team Iverk Carrick Wheelers . He won the 135 km stage from Dunboyne to Longford after outsprinting Michael Northey to the line, and after bonus seconds were applied held the overall lead by four seconds as well as topping
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#1732782708555180-552: The points and youth competitions going into stage two. His second pro win came at the Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic in April 2016 in the colours of JLT–Condor . In a race that was neutralised for twenty minutes while two riders were airlifted to hospital, Dunne overcame the cold and windy conditions to break clear from a ten-rider group in the closing stages and took victory by fourteen seconds. In 2018, Dunne became
195-521: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Richardson&oldid=1151556642 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Simon Richardson (English cyclist) Simon Richardson (born 21 June 1983)
210-486: 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 . He also scored podium finishes in uncategorized races including Tour of
225-424: 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. His other professional win came at
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