Adrian Timmis (born 20 June 1964) is an English former professional racing cyclist. In 1981 he rode in the

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. He then represented Britain in the team pursuit event at the

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in Los Angeles. Between 1986 and 1995, he was a professional cyclist. He rode the

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in 1987, and competed in the international Paris-Nice race, Criterium International,

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, Amstel Gold and the Het Volk. Towards the end of its professional career, he began mountain biking in 1989, while going forward to ride for

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. He worked for the

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team and the British National team in the World Championships, Olympic Games and

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Major results

Road

; 1985 : 1st Final Leg

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: 1st Tour of Lancashire : 1st Tour of Merseyside ; 1986 : 2nd National Championships Professional Race Road Britain : 4th Nissan Classic, Ireland : 7th GP Isbergues, France ; 1987 : 70th

: 8th Midi Libre :: 1st Leg 4, Midi Libre :: 2nd Leg 6a, Midi Libre ; 1988 : 1st Tour of Delyn ; 1995 : 1st Sky TV Crit Rochester

Track

; 1981 : 1st Pursuit Britain Track National Championships (Junior) : 2nd Races Track National Championships Points Britain (Junior) : 3rd Pursuit Track National Championships Team Britain (Junior) : 1985 : 2nd Pursuit Britain Track National Championships (Amateur) : 3rd Pursuit Track National Championships Team Britain (Amateur) ; 1987 : 3rd Pursuit Britain Track National Championships (Professional)

Mountain biking

; 1992 : 3rd Series Britain National Points ; 1994 : 3rd British Hill Climb Championships ; 1995 : 2nd Series Britain National Points :: 1st leg

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, Britain National Points Series :: 1st leg Castle Combe, Britain National Points Series

Cyclo-cross

; 2004 : 1st National Championships Cyclo Cross Britain (Veteran) ; 2004/2005 : 4th Series Britain National Points

References

External links

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Profile on Olympics.org.uk
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Timmis, Adrian 1964 births Living people English male cyclists British male cyclists Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Great Britain