Dean Downing Explained
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. 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.
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.[3] 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.[4] After retiring he became directeur sportif for the Polypipe Cycling Team in 2015.[5] 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 team.[7]
Major results
- 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 –
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 – Runnerup
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 –
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 –
1st British National Circuit Race Championships[22]
2nd Eddy Soens Memorial[23]
2nd Clayton Velo Spring Classic[24]
2nd Overall Premier Calendar[25]
1st Overall Bikeline 2 Day[26]
2nd Lincoln Grand Prix[27]
2nd Richmond Grand Prix[28]
3rd East Yorkshire Classic[29]
4th Overall Tour of the Reservoir[30]
5th Overall Girvan Stage Race[31]
3rd British National Road Race Championships[32]
3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series[33]
1st Brentwood Town Centre Race[34]
3rd Circuit de Stone[35]
4th Blackpool Grand Prix Circuit Race[36]
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
1st Blackburn Grand Prix[38]
1st Brighouse Circuit Race[39]
3rd Colne Grand Prix[40]
3rd Warwick Town Centre Race[41]
4th Preston Grand Prix[42]
4th East Yorkshire Classic Circuit Race[43]
1st Round 2 - Exeter, Tour Series[44]
1st Round 3 - Woking, Tour Series[45]
2nd Overall Tour of the North[46]
1st Stage 2[47]
1st Stage 4[48]
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]
1st Colne Grand Prix[62]
2nd Dumfries Bike Fest Circuit Race[63]
3rd Blackburn Grand Prix[64]
3rd York Cycling City Centre Race[65]
- 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]
2nd Brighouse Circuit Race[76]
3rd Colne Grand Prix[77]
- 2013
1st, Beaumont Trophy[78]
3rd, London Nocturne[79]
5th British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series[80]
1st Sheffield Grand Prix[81]
2nd Colne Grand Prix[82]
5th Wales Open Criterium[83]
- 2014
2nd, Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix[84]
2nd Colne Grand Prix[85]
3rd Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium[86]
4th Legstretchers Memorial to Betty Pharoah Road Race[87]
5th British National Circuit Race Championships[88]
5th Beverley Grand Prix[89] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Downing wins Tour Series at Woking . . 3 June 2009 . British Cycling. 27 May 2018.
- Web site: Downing brothers reunited at NFTO for 2014 . Bull . Nick . 25 September 2013 . . 6 October 2013.
- Web site: Biography . deandowning.com . 6 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130801191338/http://www.deandowning.com/biography/ . 1 August 2013 .
- Web site: Kristian House (Rapha Condor-JLT) wins penultimate round of the 2014 British Cycling Elite Circuit Series . . 23 July 2014 . British Cycling. 4 August 2014.
- Web site: Dean Downing. LinkedIn. 28 July 2015.
- Web site: Tour de Yorkshire: Downing brothers in tandem on road back home . Westby . Nick . 18 February 2016 . . 27 March 2016.
- Web site: Holdsworth team returns after a gap of 40 years: Russell Downing to ride . Wynn . Nigel . 22 January 2018 . . 25 May 2018.
- Web site: Neil Gardner Memorial Trophy Road Race . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Havant International Grand Prix (Premier Calendar) . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Stan Robson Trophy . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Warwick Town Centre Circuit Races . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Downing's Crown . . 13 April 2004 . South Yorkshire Times . 17 June 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055614/http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/downing-s-crown-1-618555 . dead .
- Web site: Colne Grand Prix . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: East Yorkshire Classic . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: BC National Senior Track Championships . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Crawley Criteriums . . British Cycling. 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: More success for Dean Downing . Jones . Jeff. 20 April 2009 . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: First win for new DFL-Cyclingnews squad . Kröner . Hedwig. 6 March 2006 . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Gaywood Sprints to Crawley Win . . 21 May 2007 . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Premier Calendar: Standings 2007 . .
- Web site: British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships . . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Second best once again for Downing . . 4 March 2008 . . 15 June 2014.
- Web site: Clayton Velo Spring Classic Handicap . . British Cycling. 15 June 2014.
- Web site: Premier Calendar Survey 2008 . . 4 December 2008 . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Bikeline Two Day 2008 . . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Downing Wins Lincoln - But Which One? . . 11 May 2008 . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Downing Secures Seventh Victory . . 21 September 2008 . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Russell wraps up Downing double . McManus . Gerry . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Tour of the Reservoir . https://web.archive.org/web/20100812082543/http://www.raphacondor.cc/news/tour-of-the-reservoir . dead . 12 August 2010 . . 31 March 2008 . . 17 June 2014 .
- Web site: Girvan Stage Race . . British Cycling. 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Hayles Wins Men's National Road-Race Champs . Birnie . Lionel. 29 June 2008 . Cycling Weekly. 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Elite Circuit Race Series . . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Brentwood Glory for Downing . . 8 June 2008 . . 16 June 2014.
- Web site: Elliott Wins Circuit de Stone . . 18 June 2008 . Cycling Weekly. 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Cycle Fest is a winner for Fylde . . 7 July 2008 . . 17 June 2014 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221141/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/cycle-fest-is-a-winner-for-fylde-1-429326 . dead .
- Web site: Stage 8 Final Results - Newbridge - Skerries . . 25 August 2008 . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: 2009 Blackburn Town Centre Racing . Hickmott . Larry . 13 June 2014 . . 13 June 2014.
- Web site: VS Cycles Brighouse Circuit Races . Hickmott . Larry . 7 July 2009 . . 14 June 2014.
- Web site: Colne Grand Prix . Hickmott . Larry. 14 June 2014 . . 14 June 2014.
- Web site: Wilkinson wins in Warwick . . 7 September 2009 . . 15 June 2014.
- Web site: Briggs Wins Elite Circuit Series Finale . Whitehouse . Andy . 20 September 2009 . British Cycling. 15 June 2014.
- Web site: East Yorkshire Classic National Circuit Race Championship . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Dean Downing blasts to victory in Exeter crit . . 28 May 2009 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Dean Downing Wins in Woking . . 2 June 2009 . . 12 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152134/http://www.raphacondor.cc/news/dean-downing-wins-in-woking . 14 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Dean Downing takes two stages in Northern Ireland . . 13 April 2009 . . 14 June 2014.
- Web site: Downing Takes Stage but Irvine in Yellow . https://archive.today/20140615095649/http://cyclingulster.com/?p=3546 . dead . 15 June 2014 . Lamb . Tommy . 11 April 2009 . . 14 June 2014 .
- Web site: Irvine Looks Set to Win Tour of the North . https://archive.today/20140615095650/http://cyclingulster.com/?p=3548 . dead . 15 June 2014 . Lamb . Tommy . 12 April 2009 . . 14 June 2014 .
- Web site: Blackpool Nocturne . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Newcastle Leazes Criteriums . . British Cycling. 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Shay Elliott Memorial Road Race . . 26 April 2009 . . 14 June 2014.
- Web site: Lincoln Grand Prix 2009: comment and analysis . . 12 May 2009 . Cycling Weekly. 14 June 2014.
- Web site: Tennant Hangs on To Win Tour of Reservoir . Kennedy . Andrew. 29 March 2009 . British Cycling. 13 June 2014.
- Web site: Smithfield Nocturne . . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Rochdale Grand Prix Circuit Races . . 17 June 2014 . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Tour de Taiwan 2010: Stage 7 Results . . 20 March 2010 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Halfords Tour Series: Round 4 (Exeter) . . 3 June 2010 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Tour Series 2010: Peterborough: Dean Downing Victorious . . 17 June 2010 . . 13 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110829053159/http://www.raphacondor.cc/news/tour-series-2010-peterborough-dean-downing-victorious . 29 August 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Downing takes solo win in Dumfries GP Premier Calendar . . 31 May 2010 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Dean Downing wins Blackpool nocturne . . 22 August 2010 . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Elite Circuit Race Series - Men's Circuit Race Standings 2010 . . British Cycling. 13 June 2014.
- Web site: 7th Colne Grand Prix . Hickmott . Larry . King . Cheryl . 14 July 2010 . . 13 June 2014.
- Web site: Report: BikeFest in Dumfries Town Centre . Hickmott . Larry . 28 May 2010 . British Cycling. 17 June 2014.
- Web site: 2010 Blackburn Grand Prix . Kennedy . Andrew . 13 June 2014 . . 13 June 2014.
- Web site: York Cycling City Centre Races . Hickmott . Larry . 25 July 2010 . British Cycling. 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Elite Circuit Race Series . . 9 August 2011 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Report: Abergavenny Grand Prix . . VeloUK . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Local lad Thwaites takes Otley Criterium . . 23 June 2011 . . 12 June 2014 . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123443/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/local-lad-thwaites-takes-otley-criterium-50877 . dead .
- Web site: Stafford GP . . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Colne GP . . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Report: Tour Series Round 4 - Colchester . . 2 June 2011 . . 17 June 2014.
- Web site: Downing and Murray tie to win Clayton Velo . . 27 February 2011 . . 15 June 2014 . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714193941/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/downing-and-murray-tie-to-win-clayton-velo-53762 . dead .
- Web site: Premier Calendar: Bibby wins Tour of the Reservoir . Kennedy . Andrew . 12 June 2014 . British Cycling. 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Smithfield Nocturne . . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: 2012 Elite Circuit Race Series . . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Graham Briggs triumphs in Elite Circuit Series opener . Kennedy . Andrew . 26 June 2012 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Raleigh continue to dominate Elite Circuit Series as Hampton wins at Colne . Kennedy . Andrew . 18 July 2012 . British Cycling. 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Dean Downing wins Beaumont Trophy | Latest News . Cycling Weekly . 2010-11-17 . 2013-07-01.
- Web site: Laura Trott wins women's elite race at London Nocturne . . 9 June 2013 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Elite Circuit Race Series . . 24 July 2013 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: George Atkins wins Elite Circuit Series as Downing takes Sheffield Grand Prix victory . Kennedy . Andrew . 24 July 2013 . . 12 June 2014.
- Web site: The 'cottages4you' Colne Grand Prix . . British Cycling. 12 June 2014.
- Web site: Road: Northey wins round three of Elite Circuit Race Series . Whitehouse . Andy . 12 July 2013 . British Cycling. 15 August 2015.
- News: Bialoblocki wins 2014 Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix . Swarbrick . Guy . 27 April 2014 . . 10 May 2014.
- Web site: Rapha Condor JLT's Graham Briggs wins 2014 Elite Circuit Series Colne Grand Prix . Swarbrick . Guy . 16 July 2014 . . 4 August 2014.
- Web site: Atkins wins Stockton Velo29-Altura Town Centre Races . Swarbrick . Guy . 21 July 2014 . British Cycling. 21 July 2014.
- Web site: Legstretchers Memorial to Betty Pharoah Road Races. . 24 April 2014.
- Web site: 2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship - Hull - July 9 2014: Men's Championship: Official Result . . 9 July 2014 . British Cycling. 16 July 2014.
- Web site: Mike Northey (Madison Genesis) wins latest round of the 2014 British Cycling Elite Circuit Series . Swarbrick . Guy . 18 July 2014 . British Cycling. 4 August 2014.